The EU will be able to renew its sectoral sanctions against Russia after Hungary abandoned its veto threat, which it had linked to energy concerns.
Zelenskyy said last year he had no intention of renewing the gas transit deal, stressing the importance for Europe of moving on from Russia and not allowing the Kremlin to ‘earn additional billions’ on Ukrainian blood.
The future of US aid to Ukraine remains uncertain as President Donald Trump begins his second term in office.
Euronews Next takes a closer look at the Pantsir-S1 missile system that is believed to have played a role in shooting down Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8243.
Russia launched at least 61 drones over Ukraine on the night of 24-25 January, whilst Ukrainian forces confirmed to have downed 46 them.
“We’d better meet and have a calm conversation on all issues of interest to both the US and Russia based on today’s realities,” Putin said in a TV interview.
The latest wave of rallies was fuelled by Fico’s recent trip to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, a rare visit to the Kremlin by an EU leader since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
With a key deadline set to expire next week, Viktor Orbán and his deputies have raised the spectre of vetoing EU sanctions against Russia, a move which would upend the bloc’s foreign policy.
As the war in Ukraine approaches the three-year mark, Russia has stepped up its air attacks, sending dozens of drones almost every night.
Addressing the World Economic Forum, the US president pledged to apply pressure on OPEC, claiming that a drop in the price of oil would end Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.