EU leaders will have no good news for Ukraine on the Russia oil ban next week, amid confusion on what Hungary really wants.
"We should not stare at the summit," EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen told press in Davos on Tuesday (24 May), referring to an extraordinary EU leaders' meeting on Ukraine in Brussels next week.
"I don't think that this [the Russia oil embargo] will be a topic at the Council that will be decided there", she added.
Von der Leyen formally p...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.