The activation of Article 7 was reportedly floated after Budapest blocked a massive financial support package for Kiev
The French president said that he will defend existing members’ interests during talks with Kiev
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine welcomed the breakthrough in Ukraine’s official opening of accession negotiations to join the bloc. Securing more financial aid will have to wait.
Washington or its allies are the probable culprits in the sabotage of the Russian gas pipelines, the president has claimed
The decision offers an important sign of support, as Ukraine’s progress in fighting off Russia has largely stalled and U.S. commitment to funding has wavered.
But there is strong opposition among some Republicans over the missing provisions on social issues.
The Russian president blamed Washington for masterminding the 2014 coup in Kiev, which led to the current conflict
Ukraine’s capital came under another ballistic missile attack early Wednesday, resulting in more than 50 injuries and several damaged buildings, officials said.
A U.S. aid deal has stalled amid disagreements over immigration policies and growing Republican skepticism about providing Ukraine with more military help.
Biden, ahead of a meeting with Zelenskiy in the White House's Oval Office, told him: "We're gonna stay at your side."
Ukrainian and U.S. officials have also noted friction between Zelensky and his commander in chief, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny.
The next week could be critical for the country’s future. Having promised open-ended support, the US and EU are struggling to provide new funding
A senior US official has outlined a strategy for Ukraine as he urged lawmakers to sign off on more aid
Congress has yet to approve billions in additional military and financial aid Kiev has requested
In an interview with FRANCE 24, former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko (2014-2019) reacted to the US Senate withholding a major package of financial and military aid for Kyiv. Poroshenko warned that the coming days are among "the most important in Ukrainian history" and undoubtedly for the world. He called it "absolutely unacceptable" that Ukraine can be the "hostage" of other issues such as internal politics ahead of next year's US presidential elections.
Prosecutors alleged Mkrtchyan and his soldiers abducted the unnamed victim from the village of Mylove in the Kherson Oblast region in southern Ukraine in April 2022.
Senate Republicans have blocked a move to pass an aid bill for Ukraine after failing to secure border compromises they sought in exchange.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova suggested that the F-16 fighters provided to Kiev could fly from within the military bloc's borders
The trip is part of a series of diplomatic meetings by the Russian leader, and comes as Ukraine tries to shore up eroding Western support for its war effort.