The Ukrainian Review

🇩🇪🇪🇺🇺🇦 Merz calls on EU to immediately provide Ukraine with a €90 billion loan and end Budapest's blockade. He said Europe cannot allow individual countries to block decisions affecting the security of the entire continent. During his speech, Merz stressed that the financial assistance has already been agreed at the EU level and must be provided without delay. He stressed that delay creates risks for Ukraine, which needs resources for defense and maintaining economic stability

❗️The Economist urges the world to prepare for the worst "Operation Blind Fury. The campaign against Iran will weaken Trump. It will anger him. Be warned, he doesn't handle defeat very well."

🇯🇵🇺🇸 Sanae Takaichi's reaction to Trump's Pearl Harbor remark...

🇭🇺🇸🇰❗️🇺🇦🇪🇺 Hungary and Slovakia ignored the EU Council's statement in support of Ukraine The document, in particular, proclaims Ukraine's future in the EU, support in the war with Russia, achieving peace on the principles of the UN Charter and international law, as well as the payment of a €90 billion loan to Kyiv and the introduction of new sanctions against Russia. Brussels does not expect a resolution of both issues before June - that is when a prime minister may appear in Hungary if Orban loses the elections on April 12.

🇸🇰🇺🇦 Talked about Ukraine all day: Fico complained about Zelensky and blocked oil. The Prime Minister of Slovakia accused Zelensky of a "unilateral decision" to stop transit and called it "illegal interference in the election campaign in Hungary."

🇫🇷🇮🇷 Macron on Iran: This escalation is reckless. We support a moratorium on attacks against civilian infrastructure. Gas, oil—but also water—must not be targeted. As the region enters a period of religious holidays, I think everyone’s minds should calm down and the fighting should stop for at least a few days to try to give negotiations a chance.

🇷🇴🇲🇩 Despite many political difficulties ahead, the increasing societal trend is towards accepting the reunification of Romania and Moldova. Will this happen: A) within a decade; B) by 2050; C) Not in this century?

🇺🇦 SBU detained a member of the Unmanned Systems Forces on suspicion of spying for Russia and Belarus. The suspect allegedly shared information about the movement, number, and specifications of drones with the adversaries. Read more 👀 theukrainianreview.info/security-servi…

✈️🇺🇸 CNN: A U.S. F-35 jet made an emergency landing in the Middle East after being hit by suspected Iranian fire during a mission over Iran. The jet landed safely and the pilot is stable, but the incident is under investigation.

🇺🇦 Zelensky: Russia must clearly understand and really feel that Ukraine will be in Europe and it cannot be stopped. That is why we are carrying out internal reforms and working at the external level to ensure a clear date for Ukraine's accession to the EU. If a clear date is set, this will mean that Russia will not be able to block our accession in any way. You see how various things are blocked and how difficult it is for a united Europe to implement even the decisions that have already been made. This should not happen with the opening of clusters for Ukraine or with our accession - this is a matter of trust, security and the future.

🇧🇪🇺🇦 Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said his country “100%” supports Ukraine and backs continued sanctions pressure on Russia, despite his earlier comments about the possible “normalization” of relations with Moscow in the future. Read more 👀 theukrainianreview.info/belgiums-pm-re…

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Hegseth on Iran: The world, the Middle East, our ungrateful allies in Europe, and even segments of our own press should be saying one thing to Trump: thank you.

🇺🇸 Newsweek: According to the latest polls, the US president’s actions are disapproved by 56% of respondents, while only 37% approve. Trump’s net approval rating on the economy has fallen to -29%, even worse than at the peak of COVID-19. The US president’s actions on the cost of living are disapproved by 67%, compared to 26% who rate them positively. This is also the lowest rating on this issue. The net approval rating on fuel prices is -39%. 61% of respondents noted a worsening of inflation.

🇺🇦❗️Syrskyi: In 2026, Russia plans to recruit another 409,000 troops. This means one thing – the enemy does not abandon its intentions and continues preparing for further aggression against Ukraine. Read more 👀 theukrainianreview.info/russia-to-mobi…

🇨🇳🇹🇼 China says peaceful reunification would solve Taiwan’s energy concerns by giving it access to mainland power and resources, - SCMP The comments come as Taiwan worries about fuel supplies due to Middle East tensions.

🇰🇵 From August 2023 to December 2025, North Korea supplied Russia with weapons and troops worth between $7.67 billion and $14.4 billion, - Bloomberg. Russia primarily repays Pyongyang with military technology and high-precision components that are difficult to track by satellite—these account for between 80% and 96% of the total compensation, according to South Korean analysts.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 The Pentagon plans to allocate more than $200 billion to continue its military operation against Iran. At the same time, the United States is considering new escalation scenarios. Read more 👀 theukrainianreview.info/us-plans-to-al…

❗️SBU Detains Russian and Belarussian Double Agent Spying on Unmanned Systems Forces. 🇺🇦 SBU and National Police have detained six more Russian agents who committed arson in various regions of Ukraine. The perpetrators were local residents aged 17 to 23.

🇨🇺 Russia has sent two tankers with oil and fuel to Cuba. The move comes as the island faces an energy blockade linked to U.S. pressure. Cuba last received oil from Mexico on January 9. Since then, supplies have stopped. Read more 👀 theukrainianreview.info/russia-sends-o…