Ja die Medien lieben es von "gespaltener" EU zu labern, was einfach nur heißt dass es verschiedene Länder mit verschiedenen Interessen gibt 🤷‍♂️
und dann das ganze als persönliches Drama zwischen Einzelpersonen darstellen - absurd. FreizeitRevue-Journalismus.

Typical Russian diplomacy: come empty handed to the table and push all demands to the other side.

Once Trump is out of the picture, either b/c of health issues or having lost the midterms and control of both house and senate, Putin will be more accommodating.

Bank of Russia is selling its gold.

6/Russian forces recently advanced near Vovchansk and in the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka and Dobropillya tactical areas.

7. €90bn is not enough for Ukraine, so this is not the end of the story
• A €90bn loan is a great first step, but it will not be nearly enough to plug Ukraine’s funding gap for 2026-27
• This means that more wrangling over the fate of Russia’s immobilised reserves likely lies ahead 👇
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6. Could the EU loan pave the way for Eurobonds?
• The bloc will issue a €90bn loan to Ukraine by raising joint EU debt on capital markets
• This is huge, since it means that EU member states are taking one more step towards the issuance of Eurobonds
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(4. Cont'd)
• Meloni opposed issuing a loan using Russia’s immobilised assets
• The explanation could lie with Italian banks: UniCredit is the second-largest foreign investor in Russia
• Kremlin threats to confiscate the assets of EU firms still present in Russia could explain Italy's stance
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2. Russia’s central bank reserves are immobilised indefinitely
• In mid-December the EU immobilised Russia’s central bank assets indefinitely
• There is no need anymore to renew these sanctions every six months - putting an end to Hungary's blackmailing
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1. Ukraine gets a much-needed financial lifeline
• Without the loan, Kyiv would have run out of money in Spring - Ukraine has a funding gap of €130bn for 2026-27
• From that perspective, the EU loan is brilliant news - it means Ukraine can keep fighting
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