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U.S. Grants Hungary One-Year Waiver on Russian Energy After Trump–Orbán Meeting

The waiver buys Budapest time to diversify away from Russian energy.

Lithuania Offers Gas Support to Ukraine for Winter, Signals LNG Route via Klaipėda

Ukraine Says Talks With U.S. on Tomahawks Are Positive as Trump Signals Reluctance

Estonia Presses China in Beijing Talks to Curb Support for Russia's War

Netherlands Formally Transfers 18 F-16s to Romania in €1 Deal for Training Hub

Estonia Reports Russian Border Cutter Flying Wagner Flag on Narva River

Bulgaria Moves to Protect Fuel Supplies as U.S. Sanctions Threaten Lukoil Refinery

Trump Says Orban Requested U.S. Waiver From Russian Oil Sanctions

Saab Weighs Canadian Gripen Assembly as Ukraine Deal Talks Spur Production Plans

Ukraine Says It Killed Russian Officer Accused in Kyiv War Crimes With Car Bomb in Siberia

Lithuania Closes Belarus Border and Authorizes Shootdowns After Balloon Incursions Disrupt Flights

Saab Prepared to Open Gripen Assembly in Ukraine as Kyiv Pursues 100–150 Jet Deal

Poland Detains Two Ukrainians Accused of Spying on Troops and Critical Infrastructure

Serbia Offers to Host Ukraine–Russia Talks in Belgrade

Zelensky Says Ukraine Expects 150 Swedish Gripen Jets, First Arrivals Next Year

Zelensky Says First Swedish Gripen Jets Could Arrive Next Year

France Sets 2026 Readiness to Deploy Troops in Support of Ukraine Security Guarantees

UK and Germany Launch Lighthouse Project to Deepen Cyber and Sub-Hunting Cooperation

Ukrainian Partisans Claim Sabotage Disabled Russian Command Communications in Bryansk

Australia Ends Wedgetail Deployment After 45 NATO Missions Supporting Ukraine