Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelensky met with EU leaders Thursday in Cyprus as the bloc approved a €90 billion loan for Ukraine, ending a prolonged deadlock. 

Germany and Ukraine have sealed a new strategic partnership at a summit in Berlin. Chancellor Friedrich Merz said cooperation on security, data technology and industrial recovery would strengthen Europe. He and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy highlighted joint drone development, with Germany learning from Ukraine’s military experience.

Divisions between Washington and European capitals over Iran fuel concerns about US commitment to peace deal.

The European Commission is increasing pressure on Ukraine to adopt several key reforms it was expected to pass last year, in a bid to secure more EU funding and advance toward membership of the bloc.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday he had a “positive” call with US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner about efforts to end Russia’s invasion.

Kaja Kallas, the EU's top diplomat, tells DW such a tribunal was important to document the "war crimes committed on the soil of Ukraine" and to hold the leaders who sent soldiers to kill innocent civilians accountable.

Hungarian PM shows no sign of backing down while Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges EU to resolve dispute.

Kyiv is rolling out a new artificial intelligence (AI) war hub, the Defence AI Center “A1,” aimed at speeding up how battlefield data is turned into real combat power.

David M. Crane, Founding Chief Prosecutor of the UN Special Court for Sierra, argues that the newly established Special Tribunal on the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine must begin operations by the end of 2026, drawing on the proven model of the Special Court for Sierra Leone to deliver swift, cost-effective accountability before political momentum erodes.

President Volodymyr Zelensky, on a tour of European countries, is expected to hold talks in Paris on ways to increase sanctions pressure on Russia, notably by targeting the 'shadow fleet' of tankers it uses to evade sanctions on oil exports. … The Kremlin said the planned meeting would obstruct the peace process and that the "very idea of trying to put pressure on Russia is absurd."