German Chancellor Merz reiterates idea of "associate membership" in EU for Ukraine

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has spoken in favour of "associate membership" in the EU for Ukraine, with benefits that would reward the country for progress towards full accession.

By Olha Kovalchuk

Poland Won't Stand In The Way Of Ukraine's EU Bid, Despite Relations Hitting Rock Bottom

Poland Won't Stand In The Way Of Ukraine's EU Bid, Despite Relations Hitting Rock Bottom Poland will not obstruct the commencement of negotiations regarding Ukraine's accession to the European Union, but Warsaw remains firmly opposed to granting any preferential treatment to Kyiv, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has told journalists. Relations between the two Eastern European allies have reached crisis-mode of late, after President Volodymyr Zelensky named an elite special ope...

By Tyler Durden

Poland demands full EUR 450M EU refund for weapons supplied to Ukraine

Warsaw is insisting on a full reimbursement of its expenditures – around PLN 2 billion (approximately EUR 450 million) – for weapons supplied to Ukraine, and does not want these funds to be directly redirected to military support for Kyiv.