Russia and Ukraine have exchanged strikes on each other's energy infrastructure, leading to outages and strikes in Russia's energy and defense sectors.
Ukraine faces an energy crisis due to attacks on infrastructure, with Orban’s political manipulations and Western support discussions ongoing.
Valeriy Klychko reports on the aftermath of energy attacks, local ceasefire at Zaporizhzhya NPP, front situation, and legal cases.
Key European updates: dispute on Russian assets, Ukraine’s border issues, new sanctions package, and Russia’s nuclear exercises.
Political scientist Ihor Reiterovych analyzes the situation regarding Ukraine's reparation loan and the delays due to Belgium's position in the EU.
Discussion on the real effectiveness of European sanctions against Russia, business influence, and the roles of the US and UK.
Russian lawmakers suggest capping retail food markups at 15%, risking a return to Soviet-era shortages and economic inefficiency.
Russia launched a massive combined attack on Ukraine with missiles and drones targeting energy infrastructure and residential buildings. Most attacks were repelled. Ukraine appointed a new commander for drone air defense and detailed ongoing fundraising for frontline drones. The Orban-Trump meeting on energy deals is also discussed.
Key events: Ukrainian drone attacks in Bashkortostan, Ukrainian Armed Forces contract reforms, Russian oil sanctions, corruption cases.
