What's corroborated

According to the news agency Bloomberg, Ukraine's war funds will run out in June.

She would like to see the EU look at all possible creative ways forward.

Time is something Ukraine does not have.

Viktor Orbán will remain in office for at least a month if he loses.

Maria Malmer Stenergard finds it hard to see that it would become more difficult if Magyar wins.

No one expects movement until after the Hungarian election on April 12.

The latest sanctions package, the twentieth, is blocked by Hungary and Slovakia.

They did not bring any new support package.

Through their presence, they show solidarity with Ukraine and support and contribute to important political attention at a time when the Middle East is taking up more space.

Maria Malmer Stenergard was one of 12 foreign ministers from EU countries and other ministers and representatives of EU countries present in Bucha near Kyiv on Tuesday.

The battlefield looks less one-directional than it did a year ago.

Parliamentary turbulence and political fatigue matter because endurance in this war depends not only on weapons and external financing, but on the state’s ability to hold together under pressure.

Ukraine's internal resilience is important, as a country fighting a long war of attrition cannot afford institutional drift.

The less political bandwidth the West has for Ukraine, the more comfortable Moscow becomes.

Escalation around Iran has diverted Washington's attention, unsettled energy markets, and created an international distraction from which Russia tends to benefit.

Russia still benefits from the appearance of diplomacy, as stalled talks buy time, ease pressure, and preserve the illusion that the war may still be resolved through patient engagement.

Humanitarian returns do not offer a path to ending the war.

Since the beginning of 2026, amid diplomatic efforts involving Ukraine, Russia, and the United States, 650 military personnel and seven civilians have been returned.

Prisoner exchanges and the return of civilians remain the only clearly meaningful outcomes of the diplomatic process.

Ukraine cannot simply walk away from diplomatic meetings, as refusing to participate would hand Moscow an easy propaganda victory and risk alienating partners whose support remains essential.

Russia has no interest in a real settlement on terms compatible with Ukrainian sovereignty.

These meetings have increasingly looked less like negotiations than parallel conversations with no destination.

The current diplomatic process has brought together Ukrainian, American, and Russian representatives in different formats without producing a common framework or a credible route to ending the war.

For much of the world, Bucha remains one of the defining images of the early phase of the full-scale invasion.

The Ministry of Defence previously said it was 'highly likely' Russia had shared intelligence with Iran before the outbreak of the war.

Sir Keir Starmer initially refused Donald Trump's request to use the Diego Garcia base to launch bombing raids on Iran, before allowing limited US action from the airfield following a ramping up of tensions and scathing criticism from the President.

American bombers are launching 'defensive' strikes on Iran, including missile sites targeting the Strait of Hormuz, from Diego Garcia.

UK Defence Secretary John Healey said Vladimir Putin's 'hidden hand' is likely helping Iran in the conflict.

The Al Udeid base has also come under attack during the war, which has now raged for more than a month.

Iran used missiles and drones to hit the Prince Sultan base on Friday, injuring 12 American troops.

On March 26th, Russia imaged the Shaybah oil and gas field in Saudi Arabia, İncirlik Air Base in Türkiye, and Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.

Russia also photographed other areas, including US military facilities in the Middle East.

The missile incident led to warnings that Iran had developed weaponry capable of striking London.

Iran fired two ballistic missiles towards Diego Garcia some 2,360 miles away, with one shot down and the other failing in flight.

Moscow allegedly photographed the Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean last Tuesday.

Russia is helping Iran in its war against the US and Israel by spying on the Diego Garcia base in the Chagos Islands.