"It is a decision that I regret, French agriculture minister Annie Genevard told reporters at the Salon de l'Agriculture following EU chief Ursula von der Leyen's announcement. It is not in line with the respect that should have been shown for the European Parliament's decision. She denounced the provisional application as very damaging to the functioning of our institutions and, above all, to the spirit of our European institutions."
"Zelenskyy's move of inviting Slovakia's Fico to Ukraine will likely be seen as an attempt to de-escalate the issue while isolating Hungary's Orban as he faces a difficult parliamentary campaign. As Orban has been ramping up the use of fiercely anti-Ukrainian rhetoric to the point of putting Zelenskyy on some AI-generated election posters and claiming that Ukraine could actively seek to harm Hungarian energy grid."
"Hungary's Viktor Orban has just announced that he spoke with the Slovak prime minister, Robert Fico, and the pair agreed to form a joint investigative committee to clarify the contested condition of the pipeline. In a clip on social media, he said that both countries were affected by what he called an oil blockade by Ukraine, a claim contested by both Ukraine and th."
France strongly opposes the EU's provisional application of the Mercosur trade agreement, with Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard expressing regret and criticizing the decision for disregarding the European Parliament's position and damaging institutional functioning. Simultaneously, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy invites Slovakia's Prime Minister Fico to Ukraine for discussions, strategically attempting to de-escalate tensions while isolating Hungary's Viktor Orban, who has escalated anti-Ukrainian rhetoric during his parliamentary campaign. Hungary's Orban announces formation of a joint investigative committee with Slovakia to examine the Druzhba pipeline's condition, claiming Ukraine has imposed an oil blockade—a claim disputed by Ukraine and others.
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