Russian invasion The world's response

EU Commission proposes ban on Russian gas

The EU Commission wants to stop all imports of Russian gas and oil. On Tuesday, the Commission proposed an import ban starting January 1, 2028, several media outlets report.

The EU wants to start by introducing a ban with certain exceptions as early as 2026. The Union is urging countries that have agreements with Russia to develop plans for how imports can be ended by the end of 2027.

Hungary and Slovakia are among the countries criticizing the EU's goal of eliminating imports of Russian energy. They believe that switching to other energy sources will be costly.

Europe has overtaken the US – providing the most support to Ukraine

Europe has overtaken the US as the largest supplier of military and financial aid to Ukraine, reports SvD.

New figures from the Kiel Institute for World Economy show that Europe contributed $10.4 billion in military aid and $9.8 billion in humanitarian and financial aid. At the same time, not a single new aid package came from the US in March and April.

The most support per capita comes from Estonia and Denmark, both of which contribute 3 percent of their GDP. This can be compared with Germany, whose support corresponds to 0.4 percent of GDP and has decreased by 70 percent compared to a year ago.

US scraps working group that was supposed to pressure Russia

The US Trump administration has disbanded a working group that was tasked with putting pressure on Russia to reach a peace agreement in Ukraine, reports Reuters. The group, which includes representatives from various agencies, was created earlier this year.

However, the group's work reportedly stalled when it became clear that Donald Trump was not interested in a more confrontational strategy against Russia, according to the news agency's sources.

Trump promised during the election campaign to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours, but has recently become increasingly frustrated with the lack of progress. Instead, he has opened the door for the United States to drop out of the role of mediator altogether.

G7 drops statement on Ukraine and sanctions against Moscow

The G7 summit in Canada resulted in a watered-down joint statement after the United States and Donald Trump opposed support for Ukraine and tightened sanctions against Russia, sources for several media outlets reported.

The host country decided to scrap the statement altogether because the watered-down letter would not be fair to Ukraine, a government source told Reuters.

Instead, Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to issue a statement from the six other countries, the source said.

Bloomberg notes that instead of a communiqué, there were several different joint statements on different areas – such as AI technology, work to combat forest fires, research and people smuggling.