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EU ready to back Belgium in frozen assets war against Russian oligarchs
Instead of going to court, Russia's oligarchs are relying on a 1989 investment treaty, which Belgium and Luxembourg signed with the Soviet Union.
Ukraine expects US envoys in late spring or early summer, hopes to revive peace talks
Rustem Umerov said he and U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner discussed humanitarian issues, prisoner exchanges between Kyiv and Moscow, and peace efforts.
Why Russia can’t protect its oil refineries from Ukrainian strikes
Since mid-April, Ukraine has struck the Tuapse oil terminal on Russia's Black Sea coast four times, triggering major fires at one of the country's key oil export hubs despite active air defenses and repeated Russian claims of intercepted drones. The attacks have caused days-long fires, halted refinery operations, polluted parts of the coastline, and forced authorities into prolonged emergency response efforts. This raises a question: If Russia maintains one of the largest air defense networks
Ukraine asks US to verify possible Starlink use aboard Russia's shadow fleet vessels
A Ukrainian delegation asked U.S. State Department officials to verify whether sanctioned vessels in Russia's shadow fleet are using Starlink technology, which could violate U.S. sanctions policy.
Oil refinery, defense technology center struck in large-scale Ukrainian attacks across multiple Russian regions
President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed later in the day that Ukrainian forces attacked the city of Yaroslavl, targeting an oil infrastructure facility.
Could Europe take over Ukraine peace talks from Trump? Here's what officials say
The EU is not about to hold its own peace talks with Russia and has no concrete plans to do so, several bloc's leaders and diplomats have confirmed on May 8, following news reports that suggested otherwise. The discussions come as U.S.-mediated peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv have remained stalled for more than two months, as Washington is focused on its war with Iran. Frustration among European capitals at the lack of progress has led EU leaders to prepare for their own talks with Russia'
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"We just don't see the point (to follow it) for the parade," a senior Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent.
