The European Union and Ukraine welcomed the approval of a EUR 90 billion loan, while also calling on third countries to help close Ukraine’s remaining financing gaps, as well as the adoption of the 20th package of sanctions against Russia.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky expressed gratitude for the progress on the EUR 90 billion EU loan and the new sanctions package against Russia.

After the unblocking of a EUR 90 billion loan to support Ukraine and the approval of the 20th sanctions package against Russia, the next necessary step is opening the first cluster of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU.

Sherpas cannot prepare the route to the world’s highest peak because a huge block of ice is in the way.

Sarah Smith asked the president about King Charles’s upcoming visit, the state of the so-called special relationship and the war with Iran.

The European Commission has welcomed the adoption by EU member states of the 20th sanctions package against Russia, publishing technical details of the latest set of measures, which for the first time includes an anti-circumvention tool.

The Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a Russian unmanned surface vessel that attempted to approach one of the ports in Odesa.

The approval came as Donald Trump is to attend a dinner with billionaire Paramount backers the Ellisons.

Cyril Ramaphosa said the suspension was because of the critical role Fannie Masemola plays in fighting crime.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Pavlo Palisa and a British delegation led by the UK Prime Minister’s National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell visited units holding defense on the Zaporizhzhia front.