{"id":21,"date":"2026-03-20T07:53:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/?p=21"},"modified":"2026-03-20T07:53:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:53:15","slug":"eu-rift-russian-strikes-and-iran-escalation-mark-days-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/video\/eu-rift-russian-strikes-and-iran-escalation-mark-days-news\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Rift, Russian Strikes and Iran Escalation Mark Day\u2019s News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1115\" data-end=\"1395\">(BRUSSELS) &#8211; Hungary and Slovakia blocked discussion of a proposed \u20ac90 billion loan for Ukraine, equivalent to approximately $98 billion, during the first day of a European Union summit in Brussels, highlighting divisions within the bloc over continued financial support for Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1397\" data-end=\"1614\">At the same time, Russian forces intensified strikes on Ukraine\u2019s energy infrastructure, prompting authorities to reintroduce hourly power outage schedules in several regions as the grid came under sustained pressure.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1616\" data-end=\"1782\">Regional officials reported further damage following Russian attacks across multiple areas of Ukraine, though detailed casualty figures were not immediately released.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1784\" data-end=\"1971\">In Sloviansk, Donetsk region, an unidentified man shot and killed a police captain during a document inspection. Law enforcement agencies have launched a search operation for the suspect.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1973\" data-end=\"2221\">Ukraine\u2019s High Anti Corruption Court sentenced Member of Parliament Liudmyla Marchenko of the Servant of the People party and her aide Anastasiia Kolesnik to two years in prison in a corruption case, marking a rare conviction of a sitting lawmaker.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2223\" data-end=\"2349\">In the Middle East, Iran carried out a missile strike on Israel\u2019s largest oil refinery in Haifa, escalating regional tensions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2351\" data-end=\"2529\">A global happiness ranking published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford placed Ukraine 111th, reflecting the ongoing impact of war on living conditions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2531\" data-end=\"2690\">Ukrainian poet Lina Kostenko marked her 96th birthday, with publisher A BA BA HA LA MA HA announcing the forthcoming release of her new book, \u201cWind from Mars\u201d.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2692\" data-end=\"2926\">Weather conditions in the Carpathian Mountains deteriorated, with fresh snowfall reported. Ukraine\u2019s Hydrometeorological Centre said colder than expected conditions would persist before temperatures rise to more typical spring levels.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u041e\u0440\u0431\u0430\u043d \u0431\u043b\u043e\u043a\u0443\u0454 \u20ac90 \u043c\u043b\u0440\u0434| 2 \u0440\u043e\u043a\u0438 \u0442\u044e\u0440\u043c\u0438 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0434\u0435\u043f\u043a\u0438| \u0406\u0440\u0430\u043d \u0430\u0442\u0430\u043a\u0443\u0454 \u041d\u041f\u0417 \u0406\u0437\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043b\u044e| \u041d\u0435\u0432\u0435\u0441\u043d\u044f\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u043d\u043e\u0437 \u043f\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0434\u0438\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8UkTv4PuaGI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(BRUSSELS) &#8211; Hungary and Slovakia blocked discussion of a proposed \u20ac90 billion loan for Ukraine, equivalent to approximately $98 billion, during the first day of a European Union summit in Brussels, highlighting divisions within the bloc over continued financial support for Kyiv. At the same time, Russian forces intensified strikes on Ukraine\u2019s energy infrastructure, prompting authorities to reintroduce hourly power outage schedules in several regions as the grid came under sustained pressure. Regional officials reported further damage following Russian attacks across multiple areas of Ukraine, though detailed casualty figures were not immediately released. In Sloviansk, Donetsk region, an unidentified man&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","iawp_total_views":12,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-europe","category-middle-east","category-video","entry","rows"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1629,"url":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/video\/russian-pundits-call-for-nuclear-strikes-on-ukraine\/","url_meta":{"origin":21,"position":0},"title":"Russian Pundits Call for Nuclear Strikes on Ukraine","author":"Rupert Finch","date":"June 22, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"(MOSCOW) - Russian state television pundits have called for nuclear strikes against Ukraine and the targeting of civilian infrastructure in Ukrainian cities in response to drone attacks on Moscow, while also demanding a new national air defence system. 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