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EU windfall mechanics published as Belgian-led council draft circulates ahead of May 27 vote

The European Commission published the operational mechanics of the Russian-assets windfall package Monday afternoon, with a Belgian-led council draft circulating to member capitals ahead of the May 27 council vote.

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Russia claims capture of Toretsk as Kyiv rushes reserves and EU fast-tracks air defense

Russian forces declared the eastern Donetsk town of Toretsk fully under their control on Tuesday, prompting Ukraine to commit fresh reserves to neighboring Kostiantynivka and pushing EU foreign ministers to authorize an emergency air-defense package within 72 hours.

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Russian forces tighten grip on Pokrovsk as EU rushes air-defense tranche through Brussels

Russian forces drew within three kilometers of Pokrovsk on Thursday as EU ambassadors cleared a long-stalled air-defense tranche for Kyiv, capping six weeks in which Moscow exploited Western preoccupation with the Gulf.

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EU Foreign Ministers Pledge Hormuz Monitors and Reconstruction Funds as Brussels Reassesses Gulf Role

European foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg agreed Thursday to contribute up to 60 naval personnel to the UN observer mission in the Strait of Hormuz and to anchor a 2.4 billion euro initial reconstruction package for Iraq and Yemen.

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Berlin and Paris Quietly Haggle Over Marseille Reconstruction Bill as Southern EU States Push for Bigger Share

European negotiators have begun pre-Marseille bargaining over how to divide a reconstruction package now expected to exceed three billion euros, with Italy, Greece and Spain pressing for a fairer accounting of war costs already borne.

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Europe Pivots Back to Ukraine as Russia Presses Spring Offensive in the Donbas

With the Iran-Israel ceasefire holding into its sixth day, European capitals raced to rebuild bandwidth for Ukraine on Monday as Russian forces intensified pressure along a 40-kilometer stretch of the eastern front.

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