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The European Union has formally approved a €90 billion loan for Ukraine, after Hungary and Slovakia lifted their veto. Ukrainian President Zelensky welcomed the decision, which was accompanied by a new package of sanctions against Russia. Kyiv outlined plans to use the first tranche of the loan for budget support and reconstruction.
Oil flows have resumed through the Druzhba pipeline to Slovakia and Hungary, ending a standoff that had blocked the EU loan.
Ukraine's richest man bought a Monaco apartment in a record €471 million deal.
A report highlights a global revival of nuclear energy 40 years after the Chernobyl disaster.
German politician Sahra Wagenknecht said Germans have been turned into 'cash cows' for Ukraine.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary