The EU plan gives Ukraine aĀ ā¬140 billion loanĀ for defence and salaries in 2026ā27. Kyiv repaysĀ onlyĀ when Russia pays reparations. Von der Leyen: Europe must fund Ukraineās survival and cannot dump the bill on taxpayers alone. 3/
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US seeks $100B Russian funds for Ukraine, keeps 50% profits
The U.S. wants to steerĀ $100 billionĀ of Russian funds into a U.S.-run Ukraine investment vehicle and keepĀ 50% of profits. The rest goes into a U.S.āRussia investment fund. 4/
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EU races to unlock ā¬140B frozen Russian assets for Ukraine
Europe races to unlock Russiaās frozen money for Ukraine, writes Reuters. EU wants to pullĀ ā¬140 billionĀ from Russiaās immobilized sovereign assets to arm Ukraine and pay its budget. Belgium blocks the plan and time runs out. 1/
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Ukraine peace push involving Russia, Trump, and Zelensky
Source: https://
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Witkoff: Zelenskyy’s political survival key to peace
Witkoff named the core problem months ago: Can Zelenskyy survive politically if he acknowledges this (lost territory)? That question still drives everything. Zelenskyy must show Trump thatĀ Russia, not Ukraine, blocks peace without trading away land defended for three brutal
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28-point draft: Russian territorial wins, NATO limits, frozen asset fund
The 28-point draft did two things at once: – built inĀ Russian winsĀ on territory and NATO limits;
– routedĀ $100bn of frozen Russian assetsĀ into a U.S.-run Ukraine fund with shared profits and a separateĀ U.S.āRussia investment vehicle. 8/ -
Zelenskyy’s Pokrovsk encirclement claim led to Trump’s Donetsk plan shift.
Zelenskyy told Trump in New York that Ukraine almost encircled a big Russian group nearĀ Pokrovsk. Trump liked the map so much he posted that Ukrainians might ātake back their countryā¦ maybe even go further.ā Weeks later, his team pushed a plan that gives Donetsk to Russia. 6/
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Europe says Trump abandoned working sanctions and weapons strategy
Europe says Trump threw away a working strategy: sanctions and weaponsĀ to force Russia to negotiate. They say someone convinced him āUkraine is losing,ā even though in early autumn UkraineĀ held the lineĀ and smashed Russian refineries with long-range drones. 5/
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Putin refuses to soften demands on Donetsk and Luhansk, risking deadlock
Putin still refuses to move off his core demands from theĀ Alaska summitĀ ā full control of Donetsk and Luhansk and rules that lock Ukraine under Russiaās shadow. If he doesnāt bend, the process returns to deadlock while Russia keeps bombing Ukrainian cities. 4/
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Geneva negotiators reduce plan, remove worst parts; Trump sends envoy
In Geneva, negotiators cut the plan fromĀ 28 to 19 points. They removed the worst parts: the war-crimes amnesty, the harshest limits on Ukraineās army, and the clearest grabs for Russian frozen assets. Trump now sends another envoy to Moscow. 3/