KYIV BLOG: EU finalises €5bn Ukraine Peace Fund contribution that will see little new money sent to Kyiv
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EU ambassadors agreed to back a new €5bn Ukraine Assistance Fund on March 13, part of the EU's off-budget European Peace Facility (EPF) that is used to partially reimburse member countries for the weapons they provide to Ukraine ..read more
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A surprise EU proposal to expand agricultural ”emergency brake” import restrictions will cost Ukraine €1.7bn
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EU countries have overnight agreed to impose new restrictions on Ukrainian agricultural imports that will cost the cash strapped country €1.7bn and hurt its ability to fight the war against Russia ..read more
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Russia says it wants to create ‘buffer zone’ in Ukraine
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Speaking on March 18, following President Vladimir Putin's re-election victory speech, where he broached the idea, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that a zone between Russia and Ukraine was the best way to protect Russians ..read more
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Slim hopes of EU enlargement progress ahead of European Parliament elections
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EU members are pushing for the start of accession talks with Bosnia at this week’s EU Council, but wider progress unlikely before June elections ..read more
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Seed of dissent: EC imposes fresh restrictions on Ukraine agriculture exports under European farm lobby pressure
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The European council agreed to add several new agricultural products to a list that reimposes tariffs and quotas on Ukraine agricultural product imports to the EU, voting on a surprise decision to expand the list ..read more
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One year on: Russia’s budget deficit already at end of year forecast level
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This time last year and a cheer went up from amongst Ukraine’s supporters. The twin oil sanctions were moving into place and it looked like they were going to work as Russia’s oil revenue collapsed and the budget deficit blew out ..read more
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UBN: Russia could take the Baltic states in 48 hours
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Russian forces must only make an offensive push for 250km to cut the Baltic states from Europe ..read more
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An epic insurance brawl over Russia’s seizure of planes is going nowhere
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An epic brawl in the aviation insurance business is going nowhere as Western firms try to recover something from the Russian government, which seized billions of dollars’ worth of leased planes impounded by Russia ..read more
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US urges G7 to issue $50bn bonds backed by CBR frozen money income, EU agrees to seize the profits
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The US has urged its G7 allies to issue a $50bn bond backed by the profits earned from the $300bn of frozen Central Bank of Russia (CBR) money held in Europe ..read more
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Kremlin calls conflict with Ukraine ‘war’ for first time
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For the first time, the Kremlin has called the conflict in Ukraine a “war.” Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov admitted the fight was a war in an interview with a leading Russian newspaper, using the word that until now was illegal ..read more
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