Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico of helping Vladimir Putin finance his war in Ukraine. The Slovak leader met with the Russian president in Moscow on Sunday as part of his country’s bid to ensure their access to Russia supplied energy, of which Slovakia is one of the biggest importers in the EU.

Europe is ready to stop the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine from 1 January 2025. Besides, the European Commission does not comment on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's visit to Moscow. Source: spokesperson for European Commission,

Russian President Vladimir Putin met Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in the Kremlin on Sunday, a rare visit by a European Union leader to Moscow as a contract allowing for Russian gas to transit through Ukraine nears expiry.

European Union leaders insist no decisions can be taken about the future of Ukraine without its consent or behind their backs

European Union leaders reaffirmed on Thursday that no decisions regarding Ukraine's future can be made without its direct involvement. The declaration came during a summit in Brussels with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, emphasizing solidarity with the war-torn nation.

The EU has a non-binding goal of stopping all Russian energy imports by 2027. “The end of Ukraine transit could speed up this decoupling, and would also imply a loss of $6.5 billion annually for Russia, unless it can redirect these flows to other pipelines or LNG terminals,” Bruegel said.

The European Union has transferred the second tranche of budget support to Ukraine in the amount of EUR 150 million, a significant part of which is aimed at providing hot meals in Ukrainian schools. — Ukrinform.

A viral post on X claims that French President Emmanuel Macron is pushing the European Union to deploy military forces to Ukraine. “BREAKING: FRENCH PRESIDENT Macron to push for sending EU troops to Ukraine,” reads the post, which had more than 180,000 views as of December 17.

Human Rights First has been documenting human rights issues in Ukraine since Russia’s 2014 invasion. Since the full-scale invasion of February 2022 I’ve made 17 research visits to the country, focusing on the work of Human Rights Defenders at the eastern front.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, arriving at a summit of EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday, said unity between the EU and United States was necessary to bring peace to Ukraine. "For us, it's very important,

The incoming Trump administration has legitimate concerns about how much the U.S. is spending to help Ukraine — $175 billion at last count.