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G7 set to leave Ukraine with $52 billion budget black hole despite EU push

EVIAN, France — A statement being prepared by the G7 countries for publication on June 16 is expected to emphasize how Ukraine now has the upper hand against Russia on the battlefield, but is set to shy away from any of the big financial pledges needed to ensure Ukraine can keep financing that military success. The EU agreed a 90 billion euro ($105 billion) loan to Ukraine in April 2026, which is supposed to cover two-thirds of Ukraine's total financial and defense needs until the end of 2027.

Russia's foreign election meddling has a losing record. Experts explain why

President Vladimir Putin has never lost an election in Russia. Outside Russia's borders, however, the Kremlin has been learning a different lesson. From Moldova to Hungary — and, more recently, Armenia — Moscow has poured money and political capital into influencing elections abroad. Yet, time and again, the candidates and forces it favored have fallen short. Some of Russia's traditional allies have drifted away from Moscow, embracing pro-Western governments, or have become far more resistant

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