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Russian manufacturers of Kinzhal missiles are not under EU sanctions and still import equipment and components from Europe. After the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine started, contractors of military companies that produce Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missiles are not under European sanctions yet and continue importing equipment and components to produce missiles from different EU countries, The Insider claims in its investigation. The […]

Russia continues receiving components for Iskander and Kinzhal missiles from Europe and other countries via intermediary companies. These types of missiles then actively used by russia for air attacks on Ukraine. In particular, the Machine Building Design Bureau (KBM) receives American chips for missiles from China. They are purchased by the Moscow-based ETC Electronics LLC, established in 2021, from the […]

The President of Estonia made a statement on the enlargement of the European Union, mentioning Ukraine. The enlargement of the European Union has become a success story that should be extended to Ukraine. Our state has proven that it can reform the country even during the war. This statement was made by Estonian President Alar Karis at a meeting of […]

Through third countries, Russia receives electronic parts which are used to make missiles. Can the West do anything about it? Spoiler – it’s very complicated. Yuriy Smirnov, special correspondent of Liga.net investigates. russia has set up the production of the deadliest missiles with which it regularly bombs Ukrainian cities. Exports of key electronics needed by the Russian military machine have […]

New states in the EU oppose giving Ukraine candidate status. Read below why. ▪️Denmark and Sweden are not ready to support giving Ukraine EU candidate status. The countries have invested a lot of effort in reforms in Ukraine, especially anti-corruption, and decided to set some conditions in this area before the next EU step. ▪️The Netherlands. Prime Minister Mark Rutte […]

Russia’s military build-up around Ukraine discussed: EU, US, NATO and OSCE hold first joint talks. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell took part in the first quadrilateral conference call with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Poland, UNN reports. The parties discussed Russia’s military build-up around […]

Despite the decision of the EU Council to remove Ukraine from the travel green-list countries, which is an official recommendation to member states, already ten EU countries have decided to retain the possibility of entry for Ukrainians. This was posted by Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on his Twitter. According to him, already ten EU states have retained the possibility of […]

Due to the rapid deterioration of the epidemiological situation in Ukraine with Covid-19, the EU plans to remove Ukraine from the travel green-list countries. The decision of the EU Council is expected next week. This was reported by Rikard Jozwiak, Radio Svoboda correspondent, citing his sources. ” … EU ambassadors are likely to remove Ukraine from the EU’s recommended safe […]

The dirtiest power plant in Europe is Ukrainian oligarkh Akhmetov’s Burshtynska coal thermal power plant. Ukraine emits more toxic dust containing heavy metals than all EU countries, Turkey and the Western Balkans combined. This is reported by BusinessCensor referring to the report of the public organization Ekodia with reference to a new study of the independent climate and energy policy […]

European Union thinks that Russia is trying to acquire a part of Easter Ukraine gradually, and considers various ways to support Kyiv.   This information is reflected in the document issued this week by European Union for its state members.   The document states, that those steps which were done by the Kremlin such as the organization of illegal elections and issuing […]

On February 10, ahead of the EU-Ukraine Association Council in Brussels, Ukraine and the EU struck a deal to launch the “Natolin4Capacity” project designed to train Ukraine’s civil servants. The project is funded through a EUR 2.45 million grant provided by the European Commission to the College of Europe.   The formal agreement was signed by the Deputy Prime Minister for […]

Ukraine is to apply for the 2022 Presidency of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna announced after the Ukrainian government backed the formal approval on January 27.  The EU Strategy for the Danube Region is a macro-regional strategy involving 14 states, both EU members and third countries that share the […]