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16 April 2026
The international Four Freedoms Award ceremony will take place on April 16 in Middelburg, the Netherlands, where this year’s laureates are President Volodymyr Zelensky and the people of Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said he has instructed the commander of the Air Force to contact partners who had earlier committed to providing missiles for Patriot and other systems.
15 April 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Italian President Sergio Mattarella to discuss security issues in Europe and the Middle East, and to thank Italy for its support of Ukraine and assistance to its energy sector.
Following the latest Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting, allies announced new support packages, particularly in air defense, drones, and logistics, and confirmed contributions to joint defense programs.
The United States and Iran are considering extending their ceasefire, which is set to expire on Tuesday, April 21, by another two weeks to allow more time for negotiations on a potential peace agreement.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Italy has expressed interest in Ukraine’s experience in drone defense.
Italy is interested in jointly producing drones with Ukraine.
A meeting between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is currently underway in Rome.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said that partner countries need to increase investments to provide Ukraine with $60 billion in defense assistance this year, in addition to funds expected from the European Union under a joint loan.
The 34th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at the level of defense ministers of NATO member states has begun in Berlin.
Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court has granted permission for Yulia Tymoshenko, leader of the Batkivshchyna parliamentary faction, to travel abroad to attend an international event in Zagreb.
President Volodymyr Zelensky, during a meeting with Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, thanked the government and people of Norway for allocating €9 billion in support for Ukraine this year and emphasized a long-term, mutually beneficial partnership in the defense sector.
President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed support for Ukraine, preparing a Drone Deal, and establishing a Special Tribunal during a meeting with President of the Storting of Norway Masud Gharahkhani and leaders of political parties.
President Volodymyr Zelensky will continue his meetings in Norway today and then travel to Italy, where he will hold talks with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha drew the attention of his Israeli counterpart, Gideon Saar, to a Russian ship carrying stolen Ukrainian agricultural products that had docked at one of Israel’s ports.
Ukraine remains a key priority of Norway's foreign policy, as the two countries deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in defense and other areas.
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Rob Jetten, met with the President of the United States, Donald Trump, in Washington - they discussed the war in Ukraine and in the Middle East.
The head of the Office of the President, Kyrylo Budanov, the main Ukrainian negotiator with Russia, is seen by Western officials as effective in conducting peace negotiations.
14 April 2026
In Oslo, President Volodymyr Zelensky and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre signed a declaration on defense partnership.
On Tuesday, Ukraine appealed to the UN Security Council to convene a meeting due to intensified Russian shelling and rising civilian casualties.
President Volodymyr Zelensky is beginning a visit to Norway.
During President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Germany, 10 documents were signed. In particular, the Ministry of Defense signed two contracts: one with the American company Raytheon for the supply of PAC-2 missiles and one with the German arms manufacturer Diehl Defence for IRIS-T systems.
European Council President António Costa has sent invitations to the leaders of EU member states for an informal meeting of heads of state and government on April 23–24, 2026, in Cyprus, noting that an address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected.
Ukraine and several other countries have officially joined sanctions imposed by the European Union against Russian entities last month.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced that his meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz resulted in new cooperation agreements – ten in total.
The first foreign visit of Hungary’s parliamentary election winner, Péter Magyar, as the country’s new prime minister to Warsaw will signal programmatic alignment between his party Tisza and Donald Tusk’s Civic Coalition, and will also point to a revival of the Visegrád Group within the European Union.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine would not agree to “light” versions of membership in the European Union or NATO, insisting instead on full integration.
Ukraine and Germany signed two cooperation agreements as part of intergovernmental consultations.
He stated that after the defeat of Viktor Orbán in Hungary, Vladimir Putin had lost his "Trojan horse in the European Union," and called on his successor, Péter Magyar, to remove Hungary's veto on assistance to Ukraine.
The President said that after his discussion with Rutte, there would be updates on the PURL program, which allows Ukraine to purchase missiles for Patriot air defense system systems from the United States.