PoliticsEnergy prices, budget impasse push Ukraine into background at EU summit — media
Volodymyr Zelensky is seeking to recapture European leaders’ attention at the Brussels summit, but rising energy costs and a deadlock over the EU budget may overshadow other issues, Politico reported. Sources said some EU leaders are uneasy about his handling of ties with US President Donald Trump; one diplomat called Zelensky’s public criticism of Trump “not helpful.” The European Commission said EU gas prices have risen 140% and diesel prices 100% since the start of the year, warned of a difficult winter with low gas stocks, and reiterated its aim for member states to end Russian energy purchases entirely.
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Energy prices, budget impasse push Ukraine into background at EU summit — media