MNI BRIEF: Dombrovskis: Extended Debt Plan Would Help Germany

MNI BRIEF: EC Reviews Estonia Economic Imbalances

MNI China Daily Summary: Wednesday, December 18

CORRECTS-MNI INTERVIEW: CBRT To Cut 2-3 Times By Feb-Cangoz

MNI BRIEF: China Youth Umemployment Rate Fell In November

MNI CHINA MONEY MARKET INDEX: Easing Expectations Surge

US EIA: CRUDE OIL STOCKS EX SPR -0.93M TO 421.0M DEC 13 WK

MNI: US NOV HOUSING STARTS 1.289M; PERMITS 1.505M

MNI: US Q3 CURRENT ACCOUNT GAP -$310.9B

MNI EXCLUSIVE: EU-Mercosur Deal Close, But Likely Short-Lived - Officials

AUSTRALIA: 2025 Election Outcome Looking More Uncertain According To Newspoll

© 1982-2024 MNI. All rights reserved.
Terms | Privacy
Log Out
Free Trial

EU-RUSSIA: VdL-Ukraine Membership Talks Possible In Early 2025

EU-RUSSIA
EM BulletHomepagemarkets-real-timePolitical RiskEmerging Market NewsPolitical Risk BulletCEEMEARussiaBulletUkraineFixed Income BulletsForeign Exchange BulletsMarkets

Ahead of two days of high-profile EU summits, wires report comments from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. She, along with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni, Polish PM Donald Tusk, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, and European Council President António Costa, will hold a dinner with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Brussels later this evening. Discussions set to focus on the level of support European partners can offer amid continued Russian advances in the Donbas and critical threats to Ukraine's energy infrastructure posed by Russian aerial bombardment.

  • Earlier, VdL claimed that EU membership talks with Ukraine were possible in early 2025. Comes a day after TVP World speculated that PM Tusk, who visited the western Ukrainiain city of Lviv on 17 Dec, could use Poland's presidency of the Council of the European Union in H125 to fast-track Ukraine's accession.
  • VdL also said that the next sanctions package on Russia is already in preparation. Rikard Jozwiak at RFE/RL says that it is set to be presented to member states in January. Talk of a new sanctions package comes just days after member states signed off on the 15th package, including sanctions against Russia's 'shadow fleet' of oil tankers. As with previous sanctions packages, there remains the prospect of objections and vetos from Hungary and Slovakia in exchange for EU concessions. 
227 words

To read the full story

Close

Why MNI

MNI is the leading provider

of intelligence and analysis on the Global Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange and Energy markets. We use an innovative combination of real-time analysis, deep fundamental research and journalism to provide unique and actionable insights for traders and investors. Our "All signal, no noise" approach drives an intelligence service that is succinct and timely, which is highly regarded by our time constrained client base.

Our Head Office is in London with offices in Chicago, Washington and Beijing, as well as an on the ground presence in other major financial centres across the world.

Ahead of two days of high-profile EU summits, wires report comments from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. She, along with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni, Polish PM Donald Tusk, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, and European Council President António Costa, will hold a dinner with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Brussels later this evening. Discussions set to focus on the level of support European partners can offer amid continued Russian advances in the Donbas and critical threats to Ukraine's energy infrastructure posed by Russian aerial bombardment.

  • Earlier, VdL claimed that EU membership talks with Ukraine were possible in early 2025. Comes a day after TVP World speculated that PM Tusk, who visited the western Ukrainiain city of Lviv on 17 Dec, could use Poland's presidency of the Council of the European Union in H125 to fast-track Ukraine's accession.
  • VdL also said that the next sanctions package on Russia is already in preparation. Rikard Jozwiak at RFE/RL says that it is set to be presented to member states in January. Talk of a new sanctions package comes just days after member states signed off on the 15th package, including sanctions against Russia's 'shadow fleet' of oil tankers. As with previous sanctions packages, there remains the prospect of objections and vetos from Hungary and Slovakia in exchange for EU concessions.