US Senate lurches toward possible early passage of Ukraine aid bill on 13/02/24
The Democratic-led US Senate moved towards the final passage of a $95.34 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Monday (12 February), amid growing doubts about the legislation's fate in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. Ukraine seeks action against Polish farmers for grain spillage on 13/02/24
Kyiv urged Warsaw on Monday (12 February) to "hold to account" Polish farmers for stopping three trucks at a border crossing between Poland and Ukraine and spilling the Ukrainian grain they were carrying. France proposes Hezbollah withdrawal, border talks for Israel-Lebanon truce on 13/02/24
France has delivered a written proposal to Beirut aimed at ending hostilities with Israel and settling the disputed Lebanon-Israel frontier, according to a document seen by Reuters that calls for fighters including Hezbollah's elite unit to withdraw 10 km from the border. EU takes a step closer to using frozen Russian assets profits for Ukraine on 13/02/24
The EU on Monday (12 February) adopted legislation to set aside windfall profits made on frozen Russian central bank assets, in a first concrete step towards the bloc's aim of using the money to finance Ukraine's reconstruction. Herbivorous Europe finally turns into a more muscular actor on 13/02/24
Europeans must scale up the efforts to provide Ukraine with all the support it needs to stand up to Russia, whether or not the US will continue to back up Kyiv, write Fabrizio Tassinari and Teona Giuashvili. EU’s Borrell urges Israel allies to stop sending weapons on 13/02/24
EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell on Monday (12 February) urged allies of Israel - primarily the United States - to stop sending it weapons as "too many people" are being killed in Gaza. The Brief – Russian gas to Europe changes route on 12/02/24
Russia's aggression against Ukraine produces images of Armageddon-type destruction: Mariupol, Bakhmut, now Avdiivka. But against this background, there is a place in Ukraine that seems heavenly secure. Climate-change-driven migration seen as bigger threat than Russia – MSC report on 12/02/24
Respondents fear climate-change-driven migration more than the security threat posed by Russia, according to a fresh survey for the Munich Security Conference (MSC) published on Monday (12 February). Senate advances Ukraine aid bill despite Trump opposition on 12/02/24
A narrowly divided US Senate moved closer to passing a $95.34 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Sunday (11 February), showing undiminished bipartisanship despite opposition from Republican hardliners and Donald Trump. Israel frees two hostages in Rafah under cover of air strike causing civilian deaths on 12/02/24
Israel launched a special forces operation that freed two Israeli hostages in Rafah amid air strikes early on Monday (12 February), which local health officials said killed 37 people and wounded dozens in the southern Gaza city.
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