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Hungary, which has blocked Ukraine's path to NATO for years, has agreed to a decision that has made Ukraine's accession irreversible...

Ruben Brekelmans: "Ukraine is fighting this battle, is fighting this war, and the methods and the innovations are changing every day. We can also learn from this experience..."

Unless the government raises taxes, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) will have to print hryvnias. What will the government choose?

The outlines of the agreement are known: it includes both concessions from Ukraine and "compensations" from Hungary... Orbán plans to remain in the Russian orbit in the future…

Despite successes in the matter of frozen Russian assets, the issue of compensation for victims of Russian aggression is still unresolved.

Damon Wilson: "Americans increasingly understand that Vladimir Putin is a thug, a bandit, a bully... But this is your country. This is your fight."

If the reason for Hungary's absurd demands is a poor understanding of Ukraine, then a compromise is possible. But it is likely that Budapest is preemptively set on derailing Ukraine’s path to EU accession.

There are exactly two weeks to go to the NATO summit, and we can certainly predict the agreements that will be reached in Washington

"The secret to dealing with a potential Trump presidency is – don't expect anything. [...] I think he would now see that Ukraine failing, losing to Russia, would be just like Afghanistan for him. He doesn't want to be in that position…"

Switzerland has changed the troublesome provisions of the final document of the Peace Summit, which could have had undesirable consequences for Ukraine. Public outcry has improved the possible outcome of the Peace Summit.

Kajsa Ollongren: "Even if there is one right-wing populist party that is not that enthusiastic, the others will be able to force them to continue to support Ukraine."

The boundaries between today's Russia and five NATO states are not established in accordance with international law. The same problem exists with Ukraine...

Making such a decision will send a powerful signal to the world that Ukraine has compromised on key principles...

Tomáš Kopečný: "Today, the pace of deliveries depends on a single factor: the availability of financial resources. And very often we have to compete with the Russians." 

David Stulík: "Not striking Russia is like fighting with one hand tied behind your back... Soon we will see a 'black swan' scenario in Russia."

Izium is relatively quiet. Fighting is most active in Vovchansk, just 5 km away from the Russian border and 170 km from Izium. Meanwhile, Russian forces continue their daily attacks on Kharkiv, two hours away by car from Izium.

Even the US – famously Iran’s No. 1 enemy – has made gestures of respect for the politician who was rightly dubbed "the Butcher of Tehran"…