Politics

Greece has officially lodged a complaint with Ukraine regarding an unmanned maritime vehicle discovered near the island of Lefkada.

The former President of Poland stated that, since 2023, the “circumstances” and Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s behaviour had changed. He agreed that the decision to strip Zelenskyy of his award should be taken by Navrotsky.

Hungarian journalists claim that the operation against Oschadbank’s cash-in-transit staff near Budapest may have been a political decision by the then Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán.

Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia have opened the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway, which forms part of the Middle Corridor, a logistics route for trade between Asia and Europe that bypasses Russia.

More than 1,000 US troops and their equipment have begun withdrawing from Lithuania following the completion of their latest rotation. Vilnius is awaiting the arrival of a new contingent, although its size and deployment schedule have not yet been determined.

European Union negotiators have reached an agreement on new rules for the deportation of migrants. The document provides for the possibility of sending individuals who have been ordered to leave the EU to special centres outside the bloc.

Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has stated that Kyiv and Warsaw are holding behind-the-scenes talks following Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to name one of the Special Operations Forces units ‘after the Heroes of the UPA’.

Hungary has signalled its willingness to lift its objections to the start of negotiations on Ukraine’s membership of the European Union. This could pave the way for official negotiations to begin for Ukraine and Moldova in the coming weeks.

During a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump raised the issue of the war in Ukraine. According to sources, he asked Beijing to use its influence over Moscow to restart the peace talks.

Residents of European Union countries may face widespread job losses over the coming years. This is due to rising energy prices and industrial restructuring.

Ruslan Stefanchuk, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, has stated that over 15,000 amendments have been tabled to the draft Civil Code. According to him, some of these are constructive, whilst others are an attempt to block consideration of the draft.

The US Central Intelligence Agency has ceased its involvement in the preparation of certain intelligence assessments, particularly those relating to Iran. This follows prolonged disputes between the CIA and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence over jurisdiction and the sharing of information.