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Ukraine war remains key to Europe’s future prospects
As the late afternoon air-raid sirens interrupted the autumnal Saturday strolls of couples along Khreshchatyk, the main thoroughfare dissecting downtown Kyiv, European and US leaders gathered close by, in a reinforced hotel basement in the shadow...

Ukraine receives additional €4bn EU loan financed by proceeds from frozen Russian assets
Ukraine received a €4 billion tranche from the EU under the G7's Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration for Ukraine (ERA) initiative on 1 October. As reported by the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance, overall, under the ERA instrument, the Ministry of...
Ukraine’s drone attacks plunge Russia into worst-ever fuel crisis: Report
Ukrainian drone strikes have crippled Russia’s oil refining industry, forcing an unprecedented wave of refinery shutdowns and triggering a nationwide fuel crunch, The Moscow Times reported on September 30. By late September, nearly 38% of Russia’s...

Politicians Stoke War Psychosis With Survival Kits And Bunker Talk
Politicians Stoke War Psychosis With Survival Kits And Bunker Talk Statements invoking war are now a constant occurrence from leading European politicians, while governments across the continent stoke tension with talk of survival kits,...

Ukraine has received an additional €4 billion from the EU as part of the G7 loan package
The European Commission has allocated Ukraine the ninth tranche of its macro-financial assistance (MFA) emergency loan, totaling €4 billion, the Commission’s press service reported. “This further strengthens the EU’s role as the largest donor...

Kyiv calls on Ukrainians from occupied and historical Ukrainian lands not to participate in Russia's war
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine expresses its strong protest against the so-called autumn conscription, which the Russian Federation will begin on October 1, 2025, including in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine – the...

Ukraine receives further EUR 4B from EU under G7 loan scheme
The European Commission has disbursed the ninth tranche of its exceptional Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) loan to Ukraine, worth EUR 4 billion. The Commission's press service told this to an Ukrinform correspondent. "This further reinforces the...

Ukrainians promised power despite Russian terror
The head of Ukraine’s largest power company promised his countrymen a secure supply of electricity this winter despite the heaviest attack on any European country since World War Two. Maxim Timchenko, chief executive of DTEK, said that, a year...

Ukraine's EU membership would now mean war in Europe — Hungary’s Orban
STOCKHOLM, October 1. /TASS/. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has firmly opposed the idea of Ukraine's EU membership, emphasizing that it would mean war in Europe. "No EU membership for Ukraine. Because membership would first and foremost...

Ukraine receives EUR 4 billion from EU at expense of frozen Russian assets
The state budget of Ukraine on Wednesday received a tranche of EUR4 billion from the EU under the G7 Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration for Ukraine (ERA) initiative from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets, the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine has...

Ukraine Warns of CABINETRAT Backdoor + XLL Add-ins Spread via Signal ZIPs
Oct 01, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Incident Response The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of new targeted cyber attacks in the country using a backdoor called CABINETRAT. The activity, observed in September...

Ukrainian arrested in Poland for Nord Stream bombing, PiS MEP slams his arrest as ‘subservience to Berlin’
A Ukrainian suspected by Germany of involvement in the Nord Stream gas pipeline bombing has been arrested in a town near Warsaw. Mariusz Kamiński, MEP and former minister of the interior under PiS, was quick to slam the move. “The detention on...

Ukrainian Space: French and Ukrainian Companies Sign Agreement to Create Satellite Constellation
Ukrainian and French companies have signed a cooperation agreement in the field of space technologies, which involves the creation of a satellite constellation. The First Contact company announced this in a press release. The document was signed...

Ukraine's First Lady, Princess Anne honor child war victims
Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska and Princess Anne, King Charles III's sister, yesterday visited a memorial for Ukrainian children killed by Russia. They also met with children who had been rescued from occupation. Zelenska reported this on...

Ukraine backs Costa’s plan to pour rocket fuel on EU bid
News Politics Kyiv gives a thumbs up to European Council plan to bypass Hungary’s veto. A top Ukrainian government official on Wednesday supported European Council chief António Costa’s plan to quickly advance Kyiv’s application for EU membership....

Ukrainian army's transition to corps-based system completed – Chief of General Staff
The transition of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to a corps-based structure has been completed, with all newly established corps already carrying out tasks within their designated formations. Chief of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces...

Ukraine war a threat to all of Europe - Frederiksen at EU summit
Photo: https://www.facebook.com/mettefrederiksen.dk Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said that she considers Russia’s war against Ukraine a threat to all of Europe and supports the European Commission’s proposal for reparations loans to...

Ukraine has completed the screening process for compliance with European legislation
On September 30, 2025, Ukraine, together with the European Commission, completed the official screening of Ukrainian legislation for compliance with EU law. The final bilateral session focused on Chapter 22: Regional Policy and Coordination of...

US Dollar Under Pressure as Shutdown Clouds Economic Data Releases
The US federal government is under partial closure following the inability to approve appropriations to start the new fiscal year. The president has threatened to permanently fire not just furlough many "non-essential" government workers, but note...

“In the Near Future, We Will Start Consultations with the Private Sector to Devise Ways to Restrict Plastic Use”
In the coming period, we will begin consultations with the private sector to jointly devise how plastic use can be limited and reduced to a minimum, said Minister Davit Songulashvili. He made the remark during a meeting with Roland Preis (World...