Context: @FT reported on Monday that Germany & France have called for Ukraine to be granted “symbolic” benefits in a pre-accession phase that excludes EU farming subsidies and voting rights, falling short of Kyiv’s hopes of fast-track full membership.
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Zelensky to Crash EU Summit Demanding Ukraine Membership Progress
Also: Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to crash a summit of EU leaders in Cyprus Thursday evening. Officials told @FT he wanted to eyeball leaders directly to demand progress on Ukraine’s EU membership bid, alongside the €90bn package.
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EU’s Kallas Hopeful on €90bn Ukraine Loan Approval
“I do not want to jinx it,” the EU’s chief diplomat Kaja Kallas said last night when asked if she thought the saga was over and EU ambassadors would on Wednesday vote to approve the €90bn loan for Ukraine. “Hopefully all the obstacles are [now] removed.”
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Ukraine Reopens Druzhba Pipeline as EU Mulls €90bn Loan
After President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Tuesday that repairs had been completed and Ukraine would reopen the Druzhba oil pipeline carrying Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia, EU ambassadors today could vote to approve the €90bn EU loan for Kyiv.
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Kyiv driver shoots at pedestrian in road rage incident
They couldn't share the road: in Kyiv, a car driver shot at a pedestrian https://
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Air Defense Downs 189 of 215 Drones, Hits at 13 Locations
Air defense neutralized 189 out of 215 drones, with hits reported at 13 locations https://
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Over 230 Battles on Front, Pokrovsk Hit 80 Times
On the front, more than 230 battles took place: Pokrovskyi and one other direction were attacked by the enemy 80 times https://
pravda.com.ua/news/2026/04/2
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Russia Strikes Ukraine Railway Yard, Engineer Fatally Wounded
Russia is intensifying its attacks on Ukraine’s railway infrastructure. It struck a rail yard in southern Zaporizhzhia overnight, fatally wounding an engineer, according to Ukraine's deputy prime minister. Russia's strikes on Ukraine's railways are meant to disrupt passenger,
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Is Syria Omitted?
Overnight, Ukrainian forces shot down 189 out of 215 Russian drones.
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Russian Armed Forces Estimated Losses as of April 22, 2026
Estimated losses of the Russian Armed Forces as of April 22, 2026