The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

While Washington seems inclined to tilt towards Moscow, Germany is rearming and may soon have the strongest army in Europe.

Kyriakos Pierrakakis elected head of Eurogroup in recognition of Greece's reform agenda. Belgian candidate caught in crossfire over reparations loan for Ukraine. The Eurogroup handles key economic and financial dossiers.

The EU has decided to keep the assets of the Russian Central Bank immobilised for the foreseeable future. The ban, which is based on a provision for economic emergencies, pushes back against external attempts to release the €210 billion in assets before Ukraine is compensated.

The European Union has handed Ukraine a list of reforms needed to join the bloc

Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January, many European observers have been in a state of wilful denial. They have been hopeful that Trump 2.0 would be largely the same as his first administration where the rhetoric was worse than the reality.

The meeting comes amid sky-high transatlantic tensions.

Who could possibly have seen this coming?

The European Union and Ukraine have drawn up a to-do list that will allow Kyiv to make technical progress on its bid to join the EU despite official talks being blocked by Hungary, saying EU accession is a “key element” of Ukraine’s security guarantees.

The Prime Minister said there were a ‘number of issues still to be resolved’ but dismissed suggestions his optimism had been frayed.

The Prime Minister said there were a ‘number of issues still to be resolved’ but dismissed suggestions his optimism had been frayed

Sources at Ukraine’s security service claim the Dashan tanker had received "critical damage" after it got hit by sea drones in Black Sea off Crimea’s coast.