Robert Fico
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Merz threatens to block EU budget unless all member states fund Ukraine
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned that Germany will block the EU's 2028–2034 budget unless every member state commits to financing Ukraine from 2027 onward. His demand, sent to European Council President António Costa, puts the proposed budget at risk while EU leaders seek a way to cover Ukraine's projected €70 billion financing gap in 2027.
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Finland and Norway leaders call Putin, assessing Moscow’s willingness for Abu Dhabi talks
Finland’s president Alexander Stubb and Norway’s prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre spoke to Vladimir Putin on October 27 about the war in Ukraine. After the 90-minute call, they told Volodymyr Zelensky that Russia appeared serious about a trilateral negotiating-group meeting in Abu Dhabi, although the European Commission sees little sign that Putin is ready for meaningful peace negotiations.
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Estonia blames Russian special services for sabotage at Milrem Robotics building in Tallinn
Estonia's Security Police concluded that the 14–15 August fire at the Tallinn building of defense company Milrem Robotics — a supplier of unmanned ground vehicles to Ukraine — was an act of sabotage ordered by Russian special services. Three Latvian suspects have been detained and Estonia summoned Russia's chargé d'affaires on 29 September; the Kremlin rejected the accusations as unfounded.