Orbán to hold consultations with Slovakia on the Druzhba pipeline as he attacks ‘liar’ Zelenskyy

Published on 02/27/2026 – 10:32 GMT+1 Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he will hold consultations with his Slovak counterpart, Robert Fico, on a joint response against Ukraine as the dispute over the Druzhba oil pipeline continues. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Orbán again urged Kyiv to restart the pipeline immediately, which Kyiv says was damaged in a […]

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Hungary’s Ukraine pipeline claims are ‘nonsense,’ Lithuanian PM tells Euronews

Published on 02/27/2026 – 9:35 GMT+1 Lithuania’s Prime Minister Olga Ruginienė has rejected Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s claims that Ukraine is deliberately blocking Russian oil from reaching Hungary via the damaged Druzhba pipeline, calling the accusation “nonsense”. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “When you’re fighting for security, not just for Lithuania, but for whole Europe, to hear […]

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If Putin stopped Russia’s war in Ukraine he would fall, Estonian PM tells Euronews

Estonian PM Kristen Michal told Euronews’ flagship morning show Europe Today that Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot afford to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine, comparing his grip on power to “riding a bike”. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING While Michal said he does not claim to understand Putin, he believes the logic of dictatorship explains Moscow’s continued aggression, […]

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Italy calls for suspension of EU carbon market

Italy’s Industry minister Adolfo Urso urged the European Union to suspend its carbon market until the bloc presents a revised proposal due this summer, citing the hardship faced by European businesses because of high power and carbon costs. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Emissions Trading System (ETS) is the bloc’s mechanism for making companies pay for their […]

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Brussels seeks EU-wide jail sentences for firearms offenses including 3D-printed weapons

The possession, manufacture and trafficking of illicit firearms could soon carry prison sentences ranging from two to eight years across the entire European Union, under a new proposal unveiled by the European Commission on Thursday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The draft directive presented by the EU executive in Brussels plans to harmonize how firearms-related offenses are defined […]

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