Henry Foy
@henryjfoy.ft.com
Brussels Bureau Chief, Financial Times.
Past lives in Moscow, Warsaw, London, Delhi and Mumbai.
Get in touch [email protected]
https://www.ft.com/henry-foy
Past lives in Moscow, Warsaw, London, Delhi and Mumbai.
Get in touch [email protected]
https://www.ft.com/henry-foy
Reposted by Henry Foy
EU to bar Chinese suppliers such as Huawei from critical infrastructure such as telecom and solar panels, as Brussels rethinks it security and tech policies.
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Brussels in move to bar Chinese suppliers from EU’s critical infrastructure
[FREE TO READ] Proposed Cybersecurity Act would phase out groups such as Huawei and ZTE from telecom networks and solar energy systems
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January 17, 2026 at 6:38 AM
EU to bar Chinese suppliers such as Huawei from critical infrastructure such as telecom and solar panels, as Brussels rethinks it security and tech policies.
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💥 Brussels is drafting proposals to create a two-tier EU membership model that could fast-track Ukraine’s entry in any peace deal to end Russia’s invasion - a move that would overhaul the EU's accession system used since the cold war
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January 16, 2026 at 7:30 AM
💥 Brussels is drafting proposals to create a two-tier EU membership model that could fast-track Ukraine’s entry in any peace deal to end Russia’s invasion - a move that would overhaul the EU's accession system used since the cold war
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Central bankers stand up for Powell
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January 13, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Central bankers stand up for Powell
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💥 Kyiv's G7 allies to descend on Davos in bid to force Donald Trump to personally endorse US security guarantees to post-ceasefire Ukraine, as European capitals worry he is yet to agree steps drawn up by his administration
w @mjruehl.bsky.social & @ortenca.bsky.social
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w @mjruehl.bsky.social & @ortenca.bsky.social
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Ukraine’s G7 allies to press Donald Trump in crunch talks at Davos
[FREE TO READ] Leaders of Italy, Germany, France, Canada and UK will seek US president’s personal endorsement on security guarantees
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January 13, 2026 at 11:16 AM
💥 Kyiv's G7 allies to descend on Davos in bid to force Donald Trump to personally endorse US security guarantees to post-ceasefire Ukraine, as European capitals worry he is yet to agree steps drawn up by his administration
w @mjruehl.bsky.social & @ortenca.bsky.social
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w @mjruehl.bsky.social & @ortenca.bsky.social
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“It would certainly be unprecedented and dangerous… for Europe and the US itself. But unprecedented and dangerous things have happened frequently in history. Sadly, when it comes to Nato, it is time to start thinking about the unthinkable.”
@gideonrachman.bsky.social
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@gideonrachman.bsky.social
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Europe needs to think the unthinkable on Nato
[FREE TO READ] Conflict over Greenland could destroy the transatlantic alliance, requiring a new European security treaty to replace it
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January 13, 2026 at 8:36 AM
“It would certainly be unprecedented and dangerous… for Europe and the US itself. But unprecedented and dangerous things have happened frequently in history. Sadly, when it comes to Nato, it is time to start thinking about the unthinkable.”
@gideonrachman.bsky.social
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@gideonrachman.bsky.social
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Scoop! Trade between EU member states has fallen for the first time in almost a decade, leaked Brussels figures show
“Europe’s loss of competitiveness is largely self-inflicted”
Brilliant, if bleak, story by @alicemhancock.bsky.social & @bmoens.bsky.social
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“Europe’s loss of competitiveness is largely self-inflicted”
Brilliant, if bleak, story by @alicemhancock.bsky.social & @bmoens.bsky.social
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Trade between EU member states is slowing, data shows
[FREE TO READ] Findings reinforce warnings from policymakers such as Christine Lagarde that internal market has ‘stood still’
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January 13, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Scoop! Trade between EU member states has fallen for the first time in almost a decade, leaked Brussels figures show
“Europe’s loss of competitiveness is largely self-inflicted”
Brilliant, if bleak, story by @alicemhancock.bsky.social & @bmoens.bsky.social
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“Europe’s loss of competitiveness is largely self-inflicted”
Brilliant, if bleak, story by @alicemhancock.bsky.social & @bmoens.bsky.social
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Britain is in talks with Nato allies to beef up military presence in the Arctic, in a bid to persuade Donald Trump he can secure the region without annexing Greenland
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu said the EU was “accelerating our work” in Greenland to boost “Arctic security”
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@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu said the EU was “accelerating our work” in Greenland to boost “Arctic security”
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Britain in talks with Nato allies over increasing presence in Arctic
[FREE TO READ] UK premier Keir Starmer is seeking to fend off Donald Trump’s threat to take over Greenland
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January 11, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Britain is in talks with Nato allies to beef up military presence in the Arctic, in a bid to persuade Donald Trump he can secure the region without annexing Greenland
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu said the EU was “accelerating our work” in Greenland to boost “Arctic security”
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@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu said the EU was “accelerating our work” in Greenland to boost “Arctic security”
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“They’re conspicuously silent” said one EU official. “Rutte was supposed to be the man Europe could rely on to be our Trump-whisperer. But he wasn’t supposed to be this quiet.”
Nato yet to issue public statement asserting territorial integrity of ally Denmark or Greenland
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Nato yet to issue public statement asserting territorial integrity of ally Denmark or Greenland
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Nato silence on Donald Trump’s Greenland threats rattles European allies
[FREE TO READ] Military alliance yet to issue public statement asserting territorial integrity of Arctic island and kingdom of Denmark
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January 11, 2026 at 8:18 AM
“They’re conspicuously silent” said one EU official. “Rutte was supposed to be the man Europe could rely on to be our Trump-whisperer. But he wasn’t supposed to be this quiet.”
Nato yet to issue public statement asserting territorial integrity of ally Denmark or Greenland
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Nato yet to issue public statement asserting territorial integrity of ally Denmark or Greenland
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“Some Russians might want to spin it that they’re not going to interfere… but the Americans are not stupid. They knew Russia couldn’t do anything for Maduro,” said @hannanotte.bsky.social
Great @maxseddon.bsky.social piece on Russia’s bloody nose in Venezuela
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Great @maxseddon.bsky.social piece on Russia’s bloody nose in Venezuela
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How Russia’s Venezuelan oil adventure went awry
[FREE TO READ] Maduro’s capture leaves Putin’s costly plans to build an anti-US bulwark in Latin America in tatters
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January 9, 2026 at 10:23 AM
“Some Russians might want to spin it that they’re not going to interfere… but the Americans are not stupid. They knew Russia couldn’t do anything for Maduro,” said @hannanotte.bsky.social
Great @maxseddon.bsky.social piece on Russia’s bloody nose in Venezuela
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Great @maxseddon.bsky.social piece on Russia’s bloody nose in Venezuela
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What was agreed between the US, Europe and Ukraine in Paris this week? Will European troops go to Ukraine? And does this mean a ceasefire is close?
I try to answer these Qs with @mfilippino22.bsky.social on the @financialtimes.com podcast this morning
Listen here:
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I try to answer these Qs with @mfilippino22.bsky.social on the @financialtimes.com podcast this morning
Listen here:
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Venezuela’s crumbling oil infrastructure
Donald Trump’s call to revive the South American country’s petroleum industry might be a tall order
www.ft.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:20 AM
What was agreed between the US, Europe and Ukraine in Paris this week? Will European troops go to Ukraine? And does this mean a ceasefire is close?
I try to answer these Qs with @mfilippino22.bsky.social on the @financialtimes.com podcast this morning
Listen here:
www.ft.com/content/def2...
I try to answer these Qs with @mfilippino22.bsky.social on the @financialtimes.com podcast this morning
Listen here:
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The White House doesn’t care about environment, health or suffer of people. Peace, justice, cooperation or prosperity are not among its priorities.
Not even the great legacy of US to global governance.
And they spell it out.
HTTPS://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/climate/trump-un-climate-treaty.html
Not even the great legacy of US to global governance.
And they spell it out.
HTTPS://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/climate/trump-un-climate-treaty.html
Trump Pulls Out of Global Climate Treaty
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:53 AM
The White House doesn’t care about environment, health or suffer of people. Peace, justice, cooperation or prosperity are not among its priorities.
Not even the great legacy of US to global governance.
And they spell it out.
HTTPS://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/climate/trump-un-climate-treaty.html
Not even the great legacy of US to global governance.
And they spell it out.
HTTPS://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/climate/trump-un-climate-treaty.html
Smart insight from @bmoens.bsky.social
The EU is facing a showdown over a rewrite of its merger rules - testing how far the bloc will go in relaxing rules in the pursuit of scale and economic revival - column here @bmoens.bsky.social with excerpts from an interview with competition commissioner Teresa Ribera www.ft.com/content/2c9c...
Showdown in Brussels over competition policy is nearing
The EU’s rewrite of merger guidelines has become a battleground for how much leeway companies should have on M&A
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Smart insight from @bmoens.bsky.social
“We know who our allies no longer are. It’s just we are still hoping we are wrong and the problem will go away,” said one European official of Trump’s disregard for the generation-old transatlantic alliance. “We know what needs to be done, we just need to bloody do it.”
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Donald Trump’s renewed ambition to seize Greenland triggers alarm in Europe
[FREE TO READ] Fresh from his Venezuela adventure, US president shows no sign of backing down on Arctic island
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January 6, 2026 at 7:51 AM
“We know who our allies no longer are. It’s just we are still hoping we are wrong and the problem will go away,” said one European official of Trump’s disregard for the generation-old transatlantic alliance. “We know what needs to be done, we just need to bloody do it.”
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“It somehow manages to not even hint at the insanity of the intention of the US to ‘run’ another country whose president they have just kidnapped,” said one official about an EU statement about the crisis.
EU deference to Trump contorts response to brazen Venezuela attack
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EU deference to Trump contorts response to brazen Venezuela attack
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EU deference to Trump contorts response to brazen Venezuela attack
[FREE TO READ] Also in this newsletter: France jumps the gun on pesticide protection measures
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January 5, 2026 at 7:23 AM
“It somehow manages to not even hint at the insanity of the intention of the US to ‘run’ another country whose president they have just kidnapped,” said one official about an EU statement about the crisis.
EU deference to Trump contorts response to brazen Venezuela attack
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EU deference to Trump contorts response to brazen Venezuela attack
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Smart piece from @alicemhancock.bsky.social on the snarl-up hampering Europe’s efforts to modernise its power grid.
Too many speculative and unprepared initiatives are causing years-long delays for critical energy projects, executives warn
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Too many speculative and unprepared initiatives are causing years-long delays for critical energy projects, executives warn
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Europe’s renewables push slowed by waits for links to grid, operator warns
[FREE TO READ] Speculative ventures are stopping vital projects from getting connections, major European grid operator says
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January 4, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Smart piece from @alicemhancock.bsky.social on the snarl-up hampering Europe’s efforts to modernise its power grid.
Too many speculative and unprepared initiatives are causing years-long delays for critical energy projects, executives warn
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Too many speculative and unprepared initiatives are causing years-long delays for critical energy projects, executives warn
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“There have been moments that we have needed to stand up and say: sorry, but we’re not going to undo our regulation just because you don’t like it” EU comp chief Ribera tells @bmoens.bsky.social
EU readies tougher tech enforcement in 2026 as Trump warns of retaliation
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EU readies tougher tech enforcement in 2026 as Trump warns of retaliation
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EU readies tougher tech enforcement in 2026 as Trump warns of retaliation
[FREE TO READ] Challenges to Google, Meta, Apple and X will test Brussels’ willingness to stick with digital rule book
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January 4, 2026 at 10:52 AM
“There have been moments that we have needed to stand up and say: sorry, but we’re not going to undo our regulation just because you don’t like it” EU comp chief Ribera tells @bmoens.bsky.social
EU readies tougher tech enforcement in 2026 as Trump warns of retaliation
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EU readies tougher tech enforcement in 2026 as Trump warns of retaliation
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Trump now owns Venezuela.
- @edwardluce.bsky.social, as ever, nails it.
The US president has a growing appetite for military adventure; Trump has converted to regime change. What happens in Venezuela from now on will be on his account.
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- @edwardluce.bsky.social, as ever, nails it.
The US president has a growing appetite for military adventure; Trump has converted to regime change. What happens in Venezuela from now on will be on his account.
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Trump now owns Venezuela
[FREE TO READ] The US president has a growing appetite for military adventure
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January 3, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Trump now owns Venezuela.
- @edwardluce.bsky.social, as ever, nails it.
The US president has a growing appetite for military adventure; Trump has converted to regime change. What happens in Venezuela from now on will be on his account.
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- @edwardluce.bsky.social, as ever, nails it.
The US president has a growing appetite for military adventure; Trump has converted to regime change. What happens in Venezuela from now on will be on his account.
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The EU, which has spent almost four years demanding Ukraine’s sovereignty be respected, did not refer to Venezuela’s own autonomy.
US attack on Venezuela divides Europe www.ft.com/content/48be...
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US attack on Venezuela divides Europe www.ft.com/content/48be...
Follow the @financialtimes.com liveblog here
Trump says US to ‘run’ Venezuela until transition of power
Strongman leader Nicolás Maduro has been captured and flown out of country
www.ft.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:44 PM
The EU, which has spent almost four years demanding Ukraine’s sovereignty be respected, did not refer to Venezuela’s own autonomy.
US attack on Venezuela divides Europe www.ft.com/content/48be...
Follow the @financialtimes.com liveblog here
US attack on Venezuela divides Europe www.ft.com/content/48be...
Follow the @financialtimes.com liveblog here
Before meeting Trump, Zelenskyy told European leaders he did not expect Russia to drop its demands or agree to Ukraine’s plan, but wanted the US to shift focus to pressuring Russia, two officials told @financialtimes.com
w @maxseddon.bsky.social & @christopherjm.ft.com
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w @maxseddon.bsky.social & @christopherjm.ft.com
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Russia claims Ukraine evading talks as Zelenskyy prepares to meet Trump
[FREE TO READ] Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov says Europe is main obstacle to peace
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December 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Before meeting Trump, Zelenskyy told European leaders he did not expect Russia to drop its demands or agree to Ukraine’s plan, but wanted the US to shift focus to pressuring Russia, two officials told @financialtimes.com
w @maxseddon.bsky.social & @christopherjm.ft.com
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w @maxseddon.bsky.social & @christopherjm.ft.com
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The EU needs to stand behind its digital rule book and green standards while deepening the single market to ensure the EU remained competitive in a global economic race, said the bloc’s competition chief @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu
With @henryjfoy.ft.com
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With @henryjfoy.ft.com
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EU will lose ‘race to the bottom’ on regulation, says competition chief
[FREE TO READ] Teresa Ribera says Europe’s competitiveness depends on resisting calls to roll back rules
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December 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The EU needs to stand behind its digital rule book and green standards while deepening the single market to ensure the EU remained competitive in a global economic race, said the bloc’s competition chief @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu
With @henryjfoy.ft.com
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With @henryjfoy.ft.com
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“If the EU is to be more effective and decisive it may need to resort to action through coalitions of the willing rather than all members in some areas… A weak and indecisive EU that is incapable of shaping its future will only embolden its foes — both within and without”
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Europe needs strategic purpose matched with action
[FREE TO READ] A €90bn Ukraine loan should mark the beginning of a more decisive and ambitious EU
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December 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
“If the EU is to be more effective and decisive it may need to resort to action through coalitions of the willing rather than all members in some areas… A weak and indecisive EU that is incapable of shaping its future will only embolden its foes — both within and without”
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“Macron betrayed Merz, and he knows that there will be a price to pay for that,” said one EU diplomat. “But he’s so weak that he had no other choice but to fold in behind Giorgia Meloni”
How the Franco-German ‘engine’ completely broke down, w @chassnews.bsky.social
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How the Franco-German ‘engine’ completely broke down, w @chassnews.bsky.social
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Role reversal: how foot-dragging France blindsided newly assertive Berlin
[FREE TO READ] As Friedrich Merz pushed to finalise a deal on Russian frozen assets, it became clear that he was missing one key ally
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December 21, 2025 at 9:36 AM
“Macron betrayed Merz, and he knows that there will be a price to pay for that,” said one EU diplomat. “But he’s so weak that he had no other choice but to fold in behind Giorgia Meloni”
How the Franco-German ‘engine’ completely broke down, w @chassnews.bsky.social
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How the Franco-German ‘engine’ completely broke down, w @chassnews.bsky.social
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💥 EU to give €90bn loan to Ukraine - to be borrowed against bloc’s shared budget after plan to draw on Russian frozen assets collapses
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EU to give €90bn loan to Ukraine
[FREE TO READ] Money to be borrowed against bloc’s shared budget after plan to draw on Russian frozen assets collapses
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December 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
💥 EU to give €90bn loan to Ukraine - to be borrowed against bloc’s shared budget after plan to draw on Russian frozen assets collapses
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Senior EU officials met De Wever and Belgian officials on Wednesday with negotiations running late into the night. They made progress on legal guarantees, but sticking points remain on liquidity provisions and protection for Euroclear assets in Russia and third countries.
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EU leaders vow to agree funding for Ukraine
[FREE TO READ] Volodymyr Zelenskyy joins summit in Brussels pressuring Belgium to drop its opposition to using Russia’s frozen assets
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December 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Senior EU officials met De Wever and Belgian officials on Wednesday with negotiations running late into the night. They made progress on legal guarantees, but sticking points remain on liquidity provisions and protection for Euroclear assets in Russia and third countries.
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“Everyone thought they would quickly destroy Russia. The European swine immediately joined in... hoping to make a killing,” said Putin, adding that Moscow could resume diplomacy “if not with the current politicians, then when the political elites in Europe are replaced”
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Vladimir Putin predicts European ‘swine’ backing Ukraine will lose power
[FREE TO READ] Russian president vows to liberate ‘historic lands’ in hardline speech, showing no signs of compromise on invasion goals
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December 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
“Everyone thought they would quickly destroy Russia. The European swine immediately joined in... hoping to make a killing,” said Putin, adding that Moscow could resume diplomacy “if not with the current politicians, then when the political elites in Europe are replaced”
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