The Economic and Financial Affairs Council discussed the implementation of the G7 loan to be given to Ukraine with the revenues obtained from the frozen assets of the Central Bank of Russia in a meeting held yesterday. Speaking after the meeting, Hungarian Finance Minister Varga stated that they wanted the decision to renew EU sanctions against Russia to be made every 36 months instead of every 6 months after the presidential elections to be held in the US in November, making Ukraine ineligible to receive the $50B loan for now.
Egyptian media reports that ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel in Gaza, mediated by Qatar and Egypt, are set to resume next week. Israel is awaiting Hamas’s response to the ceasefire offer.
Israeli and US delegations, who were in Doha for negotiations, have returned home for consultations. The current agreement being discussed includes the exchange of hostages and prisoners, with plans for further talks on a permanent ceasefire and the release of additional hostages.
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