# Energy prices, budget impasse push Ukraine into background at EU summit — media

https://mins.news/en/item/102630

- TASS, 2026-10-16 06:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2202819

> 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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