European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the Ukraine war, Iran and China on Tuesday in their first phone call since the Trump administration took office on Jan.
The EU needs to continue developing and accepting new members,” said EU's chief diplomat Kaja Kallas after a meeting with Swedish and Ukrainian officials. Despite Kyiv receiving legal approval to start talks with Brussels,
Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos said the EU aims to open two negotiating “clusters” with Ukraine by mid-2025.
The European Commission will continue talks with Ukraine on natural gas supplies to Europe and will include Hungary and Slovakia in these talks, according to a statement shared by an EU diplomat and seen by Reuters on Monday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to discuss further support for Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict and the country’s European integration ambitions.
Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Minister of Justice Olha Stefanishyna discussed the issue of EU enlargement with the ministers for European affairs of EU member states in Brussels.
In principle, the United States could negotiate a peace deal with Russia and Ukraine without involving the leaders of Europe (specifically, the European Union and non-EU NATO members). However ...
Hungary wants the European Union to intervene in a gas dispute it has with Ukraine, a potential sign of friction in the bloc’s upcoming discussions over renewing sanctions against Russia.
Officials said Ms Kallas and Mr Rubio agreed on the need to maintain "maximum pressure on Moscow" over it's war on Ukraine. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The European Union does not plan to extend the preferential trade agreement framework in its current form past its June 5 expiration date and is considering a new set of rules instead, the Polish news portal RMF24 reported on Jan.
The European Union is concerned that US President Donald Trump may directly coordinate with Russian President Vladimir Putin the settlement of the conflict on Ukraine, removing from negotiations The EU and Kiev.