EU foreign ministers are set to visit Bucha on March 31, marking four years since its liberation from Russian occupation.
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Diplomacy in Washington, energy markets under pressure, and new details on the pipeline's Druzhba condition.
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Escalation in the Middle East could affect Ukraine’s air defense supplies, tensions between Hungary and Ukraine are rising, and EU leaders are searching for ways around Budapest’s veto on new Ukraine funding.
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The next round of peace negotiations may take place in early March in Abu Dhabi. A new prisoner-of-war exchange between Ukraine and Russia is expected.
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Trilateral negotiations between Ukraine, Russia, and the US are set for Feb 17–18 in Geneva.
The Russian delegation will be headed by Vladimir Medinsky, who took part in the negotiations in Istanbul last spring
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🌐The Munich Security Conference will take place on 13–15 Feb. For the first time, Ukraine House will run on the margins of the conference.
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A new round of peace talks is expected in the coming days, previously announced for Feb. 1 in Abu Dhabi. However, Zelensky says the date or location could still change depending on developments in US–Iran relations.
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In the coming days, international attention will focus on the Ukraine–US–Russia trilateral talks, scheduled for Jan 23–24. These are 1st talks in trilateral format since the start of full-scale invasion
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🌍President Zelensky will attend the World Economic Forum in Davos next week, where a meeting with Donald Trump and a potential $800 billion reconstruction deal is expected.
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President Zelensky may travel to the US next week to meet Donald Trump to finalize a Ukraine–US security agreement. Kyiv says the document is ready and awaits Trump’s approval.
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🤝A new round of negotiations between Ukrainian and US delegations begins in Florida, centered on a proposed 20-point peace plan. Separate talks between the US & Russia are also scheduled over the weekend.
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The European Council meeting on 18–19 December will be decisive for the fate of the reparations loan backed by frozen #RussianAssets. Without EU financing, Kyiv risks running out of money by mid-2026.
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The EU is pushing ahead with a reparations loan backed by frozen #RussianAssets. Yesterday, Ursula Von Der Leyen & Friedrich Merz held an emergency meeting with Belgium’s PM to secure Belgium’s support.
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📃The United States is pressuring Ukraine to sign a peace agreement by Thursday, 28 November (US Thanksgiving)
The 28-point draft was prepared by the U.S., without Ukraine or its European partners involved.
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🚨 Ukraine’s political crisis is set to intensify next week, as NABU/SAPO investigations into Timur #Mindich, a longtime presidential associate, and several senior officials deepen.
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💶 The EU Economic & Financial Affairs Council #ECOFIN meets on Nov 13 – with UA 2026 funding still unresolved. #Belgium continues to block reparations loan proposal, raising questions over shared risks.
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🤝 Next week, the “Coalition of the Willing” convenes for a secret summit in Spain (Nov 4) – discussions expected to focus on ramping up international aid to Ukraine & outlining post-war security guarantees.
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🛫 Next week, President Donald Trump embarks on an Asia tour — visiting Malaysia, Japan, and ending in South Korea, where a meeting with China’s Xi Jinping is expected.
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🤝 Next week, PM Svyrydenko leads a UA delegation to #Washington for talks on military aid, sanctions, energy, and peace. President Trump is weighing the delivery of Tomahawk missiles.
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📅 The Week Ahead: Key Global Security & #Ukraine Agenda 🧵 (Sept 29 - Oct 5): 👇
🌍 Warsaw Security Forum, Sept 29–30, will gather reps from 80+ countries incl. top officials. Expected: strong backing for 🇺🇦 amid talk of possible #US pullback from peace talks.
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📅 The Week Ahead: Key Global Security & #Ukraine Agenda 🧵 (September 15-21): 👇
🚨 Today, Sept 12, the #UNSC holds an emergency meeting over 🇵🇱 airspace violations by RU drones.
Also today, Russia & Belarus launch #Zapad2025 military drills (Sept 12–16).
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📅 The Week Ahead: Key Global Security & #Ukraine Agenda 🧵 (September 1-7): 👇
🤝 President Zelensky announced that a security guarantees framework for Ukraine will be ready next week.
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📅 The Week Ahead: Key Global Security & #Ukraine Agenda 🧵 (August 25-31): 👇
🤝Next week in Ukraine, the spotlight stays on peace talks — but a Zelensky–Putin meeting still looks remote, even with potential #US mediation.
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📅 The Week Ahead: Key Global Security & #Ukraine Agenda 🧵 ( August 4-10)
⏳ August 8 marks Trump’s 200th day in office — and the deadline for a RU peace deal. Absent any progress, the US may impose sweeping new sanctions, incl. 100% secondary tariffs on Russian oil.
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📅 The Week Ahead: Key Global Security & #Ukraine Agenda 🧵 (July 28 - August 3):
🛑 A draft law restoring NABU&#SAPO independence, submitted by Zelensky, is expected to be voted on between July 29–31.
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📅 The Week Ahead: Key Global Security & #Ukraine Agenda 🧵 (June 30-July 6): The EU Council meeting. The US cuts war crime investigations. Ureainian budget boost #KIweekahead 👇
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📅 The Week Ahead: Key Global Security & #Ukraine Agenda 🧵 (June 23-29): NATO summit. The European Council meeting. New round of peace talks. #KIweekahead 👇
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