Orban cited a confidential document on Ukraine's accession allegedly presented at an EU summit in Brussels on the previous day.

As such, Ukraine can become the EU's key partner in 'green' steel and the development of industrial value chains. To this end, channeling EU resources and funding from global financial institutions towards the country's post-war recovery — and industry — will be a prerequisite.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is criticizing European allies for their slow and fragmented response to Russia's invasion.

Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani responded to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s criticism of the EU, emphasizing that "Europe has guaranteed Ukraine’s independence," Il Giornale reports.

By Jan Strupczewski, Lili Bayer and Andrew Gray BRUSSELS, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The European Commission is considering ways to allow Ukraine's quick accession to the EU as part of a peace deal with Russia but without giving Kyiv full membership rights,

The European Commission has formally unveiled a 90-billion-euro ($105 million) loan for Ukraine, intended to cover a large part of Kyiv’s financing needs for the next two years.

The European Union plans to allocate most of a new loan program to Ukraine's military needs over the next two years.

The Ukrainian leader’s speech in Davos, Switzerland, was one of his most scathing critiques of his closest allies.

By Michele Kambas NICOSIA, Jan 7 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday pressed allies for ironclad security guarantees against any renewed Russian attack while also seeking progress on EU membership talks and tougher sanctions on Moscow.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said that Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is overstating his ability to block Ukraine's European future after Orbán vowed to keep Ukraine out of the EU for 100 years.