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Russia in particular wants measures lifted on state-owned agricultural lender Rosselkhozbank, which was hit in 2022 by EU sanctions removing it from the SWIFT international bank messaging system.
President Donald Trump's two months back in the White House have been marked by soaring friction between Washington and its European allies.
A senior aide to the Ukrainian leader told AFP the besieged country needed a "serious" contribution from Europe, not just peacekeepers.
The allies said Israel must "fully respect international law" and allow the flow of aid into the territory.
It now refers to a broader "Readiness 2030" package aimed at putting the bloc in a stronger position by the end of the decade.
BYD said it doubled its exports in the first two months of 2025 from a year earlier, to 130,000 vehicles. It sold 4.2 million worldwide in 2024.
The media funding freeze affects many US outlets like Voice of America.
The summit brings all 27 EU leaders together for the first time since the explosive meeting between US and Ukraine presidents.
Macron called Russia a "threat to France and Europe" and said France was "legitimately worried" about the U.S. shifting its position on the Ukraine conflict.
Then the CDU/CSU and SPD will have to hammer out the rest of the coalition agreement before they can take office.
The talks, which brought together 18 allies, came just two days after US President Donald Trump berated Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in front of reporters at the White House.
Europe has been scrambling for a strong and unified position since the US president sidelined Kyiv.
The United States is the largest source of foreign direct investment in Europe and vice-versa.
Kallas said that in any deal on Ukraine, "Europeans need to be on board."
Only London stocks managed to stay out of the red in afternoon trading after Trump warned that he would hit the EU with 25 percent tariffs.
"The only thing that puts NATO in jeopardy is the fact that we have NATO allies who barely have militaries,” he said.
Moscow has also touted the possibility of US investment in strategic minerals found in Russia and in parts of Ukraine under the control of Russian troops.
The European Commission reiterated its intent to make the bloc's economy carbon-neutral by 2050.
"We should work together to preserve these opportunities for our people and businesses. Not against each other," the source said.
