Switzerland announced Monday that it has frozen assets held in the country tied to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his associates following the U.S. capture of the leader in Caracas. “On 5 January 2026, the Federal Council decided to freeze any assets held in Switzerland by Nicolás Maduro and other persons associated with him with […]
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‘Russia’s stance doesn’t change’ — Kremlin responds to Trump’s proposal to freeze Ukraine front line
Russia has previously rejected freezing the war along the current front lines while reportedly demanding that Ukraine cede the entire Donetsk Oblast. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can be taken, this is our right […]
US military aid freeze remains in place so far despite Zelensky’s statement, WSJ reports
The pause on U.S. military assistance for Ukraine will remain in place until U.S. President Donald Trump decides that President Volodymyr Zelensky supports peace talks with Russia, the Wall Street Journal reported on March 5, citing undisclosed U.S. official sources. The sources reportedly said it remains unclear whether Zelensky‘s recent statement, in which he affirmed […]
Trump’s ‘staggering’ Ukraine military aid freeze threatens the world order, expert says
A decision by the White House to suspend all military aid to Ukraine has stunned Kyiv and its European allies, throwing the very future of the established world order into doubt. “I’m utterly staggered. It’s just extraordinary,” Timothy Ash, associate fellow at the Chatham House’s Russia and Eurasia Programme, told the Kyiv Independent on March […]
US foreign aid freeze threatens Russian war crimes investigations in Ukraine, Reuters reports
U.S. President Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign funding has begun to affect international efforts to hold Russia accountable for war crimes in Ukraine, Reuters reported on Feb. 10, citing eight unnamed sources and an obtained Ukrainian document. More than 140,000 Russian war crimes have been recorded by Kyiv since the beginning of Moscow’s full-scale invasion, […]
Zelensky looks to domestic, EU funders for key projects amid US aid freeze
President Volodymyr Zelensky has directed the government to identify domestic and European funding sources for key projects in energy infrastructure, veterans’ affairs, and border checkpoints during the 90-day freeze on U.S. foreign aid. U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his inauguration day suspending foreign assistance programs for 90 days, jeopardizing many critical […]
Zelensky orders report on Ukrainian programmes affected by Trump’s foreign aid freeze
President Volodymyr Zelensky has ordered a report on U.S.-funded projects in Ukraine affected by President Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign assistance, he said during his evening address on Jan. 28. U.S. President Donald Trump suspended all U.S. foreign aid programs for 90 days in an executive order signed on his day of inauguration, Jan. 20, […]
Trump’s foreign aid freeze stranded independent media in Ukraine. Here’s how you can help
It probably made sense on paper. In his first week in office, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a 90–day freeze on U.S. foreign aid to review whether the distribution aligned with his foreign policy. I can see how Trump supporters and his team might have considered it a reasonable move: A new president takes office […]
US diplomats push for exemption on Ukraine aid amid 90-day freeze, FT reports
U.S. diplomats are urgently seeking an exemption for Ukraine-related programs from a 90-day foreign aid freeze imposed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to documents reviewed by the Financial Times (FT) and sources familiar with the situation. The sweeping directive, which took immediate effect, also includes “stop work” orders on existing projects. Senior diplomats […]