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"The first F-16s, together with a trained crew, can arrive in #Ukraine before the beginning of summer", - Prime Minister of #Belgium De Croo.

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Today, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with the Prime Minister of Belgium, Alexander de Croo, to sign a bilateral security agreement with the #Belgium, — Bild

Around noon, a visit to the Melsbroek military airfield is planned, where Zelensky will be informed about preparations for the delivery of F-16 fighter jets to #Ukraine.

#Belgium will supply #Ukraine with 30 F-16 aircraft by 2028, the first fighter jets will arrive this year, - Belgian Foreign Ministry.

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#Netherlands will allow #Ukraine to use its F-16s to strike military targets in #Russia.

Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren has reassured Kyiv that the 24 F-16 fighter jets that the #Netherlands intends to donate to #Ukraine may be used to strike targets inside #Russia, - Politico

She said the Netherlands would not impose a limitation as was the case with #Belgium.

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#EU ambassadors have agreed on the 14th package of sanctions against #Russia, - #Belgium's presidency announced.

New restrictions include a ban on the shipment of #Russia|n LNG in European ports and the transportation of #Russia|n oil.

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- NEWS - Mark Rutte takes over as new NATO chief, dismisses Trump concerns

NATO's new chief Mark Rutte took over the leadership of the military alliance from outgoing #NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg at a ceremony in Brussels (#Belgium) on Tuesday. In his acceptance speech, Rutte downplayed fears over the impact of a potential Donald Trump victory in upcoming US (#USA) president election and pledged to keep backing #Ukraine.

- France 24

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⛽️🇪🇺💸🇷🇺 Russia maintains its position as one of the three largest gas suppliers to Europe, along with Norway and the US — Bloomberg

In October, the EU purchased gas from Russia for 1.3 billion euros, which is 21% more than in October 2023
Thus, #Russia became the second gas supplier to the #EU in October with a share of 21.2% — #Algeria is in 1st place

🔹EU countries paid €701.5 million for LNG from Russia in October, which is 28% more than in September 2024 and 26% more than in October 2023
The main importers were:
🇫🇷 #France (€366 million - the maximum since December 2022)
🇪🇸 #Spain (€141.5 million)
🇳🇱 #Netherlands (€93.6 million).
🇧🇪 #Belgium reduced its purchase of LNG from Russia by almost half - to €73.1 million.

🔸 Russian pipeline gas imports, on the contrary, fell to a minimum since June 2024 (€603 million)
The leaders in purchases were:
🇭🇺 #Hungary (€231 million - the maximum since January 2024),
🇬🇷 #Greece (€150 million)
🇸🇰 #Slovakia (€124 million).
🇮🇹 #Italy reduced gas imports from Russia to a minimum since the beginning of the year — €85 million.

⚠️According to the RePower EU program, the European Union intended to reduce its dependence on Russian oil and gas by 2/3 by the end of 2022 and reduce it to zero by the end of 2027.
At the same time, the cost of purchasing Russian LNG for the EU has increased by 150% in three years due to an increase in prices and volumes of LNG supplies

🔗source: nangs.org

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#BREAKING | #Rwanda cuts diplomatic ties with #Belgium, orders all Belgian diplomats to leave the country within 48 hours

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