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Croatian Prime Minister Plenković supported Zelenski after the fight with Trump
"Croatia knows from its own experience that only a just peace can last," said Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković

"Croatia knows from its own experience that only a just peace can last," said Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković

Instead of signing an agreement on minerals, the meeting at the White House turned into a verbal battle between Trump and Zelensky. The US president accused the Ukrainian leader of ingratitude and disrespect, saying Zelensky was "gambling with World War III". European leaders have extended their support to Kyiv
Tariffs of 25 percent on imports from the European Union, the claim that Ukraine can forget about joining NATO, and the announcement of the signing of an agreement on rare minerals with Zelenskiy. All these are topics that Donald Trump spoke about at the first session of his cabinet

Ukraine is at the center of a global race for critical minerals as the European Union and the United States offer competing deals to exploit its riches

European countries, firmly committed to militarization, are becoming increasingly isolated, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia assessed

On Monday, February 24, on the third anniversary of the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Serbia voted for a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly, with which it supported the European view of the war in Ukraine and thus sided with the countries of the Old Continent.
In the United Nations, the text of the resolution prepared by Ukraine and its European allies was adopted, for which 93 delegations voted.
When Russia attacked, DW journalist Konstantin Goncharov returned from Germany to Ukraine and picked up a rifle. He was wounded. In a personal review for DW, he writes about his experiences from the war, his fatigue and his willingness to fight on

While the negotiations between America and Russia on ending the war in Ukraine continue, the most comments are coming - from Europe, which is not even involved in the negotiations.

The telephone conversation between Trump and Putin, which hints at peace negotiations in Ukraine, and the Europeans, uninformed, humiliated and insulted, are asked to finance and secure it

US President Donald Trump said that Ukraine should never have started a war with Ukraine. He wants to negotiate peace terms bilaterally with Vladimir Putin, bypassing Zelensky and a completely surprised Europe

While European leaders in Paris try to reach a unified position on the future of Ukraine, US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin are planning peace talks - without Europe's participation

Senior officials from the administration of US President Donald Trump will begin peace talks with Russian and Ukrainian negotiators in Saudi Arabia in the coming days.

Volodymyr Zelensky's idea that Ukraine and Russia exchange territories that are currently under occupation could be interesting to Washington as well. But, something like that is not easy to negotiate, Dimitrije Milić, program director of the "Novi thirdi put" organization, told "Vreme"
At the height of the war in Ukraine, the "Alcatraz" unit was formed in the Donetsk region, made up of former prisoners who decided to earn their freedom with weapons.
China controls the global market and the US is looking for alternative sources. Trump is now proposing military aid to Ukraine in exchange for these precious resources
It appears to be a step up from US President Donald Trump's recent executive orders to pause foreign aid grants for 90 days without a secretary of state review

The Russian army continues to advance in eastern Ukraine, but Pokrovsk, as an important transport hub, remains intact. Experts believe that the strategy of avoiding street fighting is part of a wider plan to cut the logistics lines of Ukrainian troops

"We need a united European security and defense policy." Europe should know how to defend itself and no longer depend on the United States," said Zelensky at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, pointed out that the goal should not be a short truce, but permanent peace, regarding the solution to the situation in Ukraine

In Germany, a dispute within the government of the Social Democrats and the Greens prevents the approval of additional money for weapons for Ukraine's air defense

Bratislav Živkovic is one of the first Serbs to take up a rifle in eastern Ukraine to help pro-Russian separatists. He never hid what he was doing, but the hand of justice caressed him in Serbia
The Ukrainian army has made a breakthrough in the Kursk region, although it is under increasing pressure there, since August 2024. What is the scope of the Ukrainian offensive in the Kursk region?

French President Emmanuel Macron has taken aim at Elon Musk, a close ally of US President-elect Donald Trump, accusing him of supporting a "new international reactionary movement".
Ukrainian troops launched a new counteroffensive in the Kursk region, and Moscow claims to have repelled two Ukrainian attacks
Gas deliveries are expected to stop completely on January 1, 2025, as the transit contract between Gazprom and Ukraine's Naftogas expires
Ukrainian Minister of Energy Herman Galushchenko rated this decision as historic. The export of gas via Ukraine to Europe has been stopped since 08:00 Moscow time