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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Starmer says ‘focus must remain’ on European conflict after meeting Zelensky

Zelensky says he has sent anti-drone experts to help US and its allies in Gulf region

The Independent UK

Belgian PM condemned over call to repair relations with Russia to ease energy costs

Even Belgium’s foreign minister says Bart De Wever’s suggestion would give Putin ‘exactly what he wants’

The Guardian - UK

Newsletter: EU ministers to mull bolstering naval mission under US pressure

Also in this newsletter: Belgian Prime Ministers calls on Europe to cut deal with Russia on war in Ukraine, and EU diplomats expect tensions over the closed Druzhba pipeline to play out until after April's Hungarian elections.

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Belgian PM De Wever: Europe must strike a deal with Russia to end Ukraine war

Belgian PM Bart De Wever says Europe must negotiate with Russia to end the war in Ukraine and restore cheap energy access, as EU leaders remain divided on engaging Moscow.

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Tens of thousands protest austerity reforms in Brussels

Tens of thousands of people marched in Brussels to protest austerity reforms introduced by Prime Minister Bart De Wever’s government.

Euronews

Iran war fuels further threats to Europe's Jewish communities, experts warn

Europe faces rising terror threats to Jewish communities, with synagogue attacks, foiled plots and experts warning the Iran war is fuelling radicalisation even further.

Euronews

Belgian court suspends new asylum rules in blow to 'strictest migration policy yet'

The ruling by Belgium’s Constitutional Court suspended recently introduced asylum rules, in a blow to Prime Minister Bart De Wever’s attempts to introduce Belgium's “strictest migration policy yet”.

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From a T-Rex to the Hungry Caterpillar: Trump’s Greenland threats unleash attacks from world leaders at Davos

European leaders and California Gov Gavin Newsom have expressed strong concerns at the World Economic Forum over the Greenland crisis and global trade issues

The Independent UK

Belgian PM’s cat Maximus is social media star with ‘subliminal political message’

Maximus Textoris Pulcher, an official resident at Rue de la Loi 16, shows a warmer side of Bart De Wever

The Guardian - UK

How the EU's reparations loan for Ukraine fell apart at the eleventh hour

On Thursday night, EU leaders realised that their planned reparations loan for Ukraine – a proposal without parallel in modern history – could not overcome the obstacles in its way.

Euronews

EU’s Ukraine loan may have been Plan B, but don’t underestimate its significance to the bloc

This €90bn agreement won out over a plan to use frozen Russian assets, but has been hailed a ‘huge deal for the EU’

The Guardian - UK

Putin touts battlefield gains, signalling war in Ukraine will continue

During his annual press conference and call-in show, the Russian president stated that his troops were advancing in Ukraine, the day after EU leaders agreed on a €90bn loan for Kyiv, avoiding the use of frozen assets.

Euronews

Reparations loan for Ukraine: Who's in favour and who's against?

The European Union's bold attempt to issue a reparations loan to Ukraine using immobilised Russian assets has sharply divided the bloc's key leaders. Ahead of a crucial summit, Euronews breaks down who's in favour and who's against.

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Reparations loan under 'pressure from different sides', Kallas says as more countries voice doubts

The reparations loan for Ukraine is in doubt after Italy, Bulgaria, Malta and the Czech Republic joined the Belgian opposition and called for "alternative solutions". EU leaders will gather on Thursday to decide how to meet Kyiv's financial and military needs for the next two years.

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Evening Standard

PM meets Belgian leader for talks on unlocking Russian assets for Ukraine

The Prime Minister hosted Bart De Wever at Downing Street meeting on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Trump talks ‘complete nonsense’ about crime in London, says Met police commissioner – as it happened

Mark Rowley says capital is a safe city, and claims of no-go areas are ‘completely false’

The Guardian - UK

Belgian PM meets Starmer in London as debate continues on using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine – as it happened

Bart De Wever will also discuss migration, security and economy ahead of coalition of the willing meeting and EU summit next week

Euronews

Reparations loan for Ukraine is 'very fragile' and risks investor exodus, Euroclear warns

Euroclear, the custodian of the immobilised Russian assets, has criticised the reparations loan for Ukraine as fragile, unpredictable and risky. In Brussels, the German chancellor holds a crisis meeting with the Belgian prime minister to find a compromise and break the deadlock on the proposal.

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The Independent UK

Why the EU could not agree on using £80bn of frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s war effort

Disagreements within the bloc prevented a deal being struck to use the assets

Euronews

Unpacking Ursula von der Leyen's reparations loan to support Ukraine

Liquidity guarantees, legal protection, anti-corruption safeguards, 'Made in Europe' criteria: here's how Ursula von der Leyen intends to overcome the Belgian resistance and approve the reparations loan for Ukraine.

Euronews

EU weighs Plan B for Ukraine as Belgium raises bar to unblock reparations loan

Belgian Prime Minister De Wever lashed out at plans for a reparations loan in a strongly worded letter to Ursula von der Leyen, calling it dangerous and wrong. European officials are seriously considering a bridge loan as clock ticks for the December summit. Belgian resistance is seen as entrenched.

Euronews

'Fundamentally wrong': Belgian prime minister doubles down on opposition to reparations loan

Hopes to secure a reparations loan for Ukraine have been dashed after the Belgian prime minister blasted the proposal as "fundamentally wrong" and called on the EU to raise fresh debt instead of touching the Russian assets.

Euronews

US peace plan throws reparations loan for Ukraine into disarray

The new peace plan promoted by the United States has added fresh complications for the EU's unprecedented proposal to issue a reparations loan for Ukraine pegged to Russia's frozen assets. Leaked documents show the funds would be released and invested.

Euronews

What we learned from Ursula von der Leyen's options paper to support Ukraine

The options paper sent by Ursula von der Leyen to EU leaders presents a binary choice: fresh debt or tap the Russian assets. Euronews breaks down the key elements of her long-awaited document.

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Belgium to strengthen airspace security following multiple drones incursions

The country's defence minister said the National Airspace Security Centre aims to be made operational from 1 January 2026.

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