Ukraine hopes for loan but may not get it until mid-May
Ukraine and the majority in the EU are keeping their fingers crossed for a quick loan to Kyiv. However, it will probably take until mid-May.
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EU votes on €90 billion Ukraine loan - could be finalized this week
The issue of approving €90 billion in loans to Ukraine will be raised as a decision point at the EU ambassadors' meeting on Wednesday. Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) told TT that the announcement was gratifying.
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Chernobyl's race against time for another 100 years
Forty years have passed since the fateful night when reactor 4 at Chernobyl exploded. But the cleanup work has barely begun. And a Russian drone attack last year is making the race against time much worse. The inner "sarcophagus" is in danger of collapsing. That must not happen, says expert Shaun Burnie on the phone from Kyiv.
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Zelenskyy says sanctions relief fills Russian war chest
Lifting sanctions against Russia is unrealistic, says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. A boost in oil revenues will go to the Kremlin's dwindling war chest.
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Police chief resigns after Kyiv attack
One of Ukraine's highest-ranking police chiefs is resigning after criticism of police actions in connection with Saturday's shooting in Kyiv, in which six people were killed.
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At least six killed in shooting in Kyiv
At least six people were killed in a shooting in southern Kyiv on Saturday, the city's mayor said. The shooter was killed by police during an arrest.
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Giant Russian attack on Ukraine - dozens killed
Russia has bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of attack drones and dozens of missiles. Many civilian high-rise buildings have been hit and the death toll is rising.
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Another crashed drone found in southern Finland
Police in Finland said on Saturday that another crashed drone was found in the southern part of the country. Its warhead did not explode.
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