Around 60 heads of state and government expected at Munich Security Conference
This year's Munich Security Conference will be attended by around 60 heads of state and government, as well as 150 ministers and heads of international organizations.
This year's Munich Security Conference will be attended by around 60 heads of state and government, as well as 150 ministers and heads of international organizations.
Polish President Andrzej Duda stated that it would be in Ukraine's interest for the Trump administration to include Poland in negotiations aimed at ending the war.
Poland’s Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk arrived in Kyiv on Monday on an unannounced visit.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, at a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday, stressed the importance of ensuring that Ukraine in the coming months gains the strongest possible hand in order to achieve peace through strength.
The U.S. president says his administration has scheduled meetings and tentative discussions with both the Ukrainian and Russian sides regarding the end of the war.
02 February 2025
If the plan of the U.S. special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, involves a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war and holding elections in Ukraine, it is important to understand that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be intimidated by this.
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala believes that Russia will not stop if peace in Ukraine turns into its victory.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin's statements on the legitimacy of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are absurd.
Russia has formed an alliance with Iran and North Korea, which could pose a threat to the United States, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Ukraine and witness firsthand the progress made by the Ukrainian people.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated that a diplomatic resolution to the war requires an effective plan for a just peace and a strong Ukrainian position at the negotiating table.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that while contacts between his team and representatives of U.S. President Donald Trump are ongoing, detailed peace agreements can only be achieved in direct negotiations between the presidents of the U.S. and Ukraine.
Ukraine has received military aid from the United States worth more than $70 billion, but claims that U.S. support has amounted to $100–200 billion are inaccurate, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has urged Ukraine's allies to provide greater support, ensuring a lasting peace that would deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from considering another attack.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is afraid of engaging in direct negotiations with Ukraine, perceiving such actions as a sign of defeat and weakness.
Former French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has been appointed head of the parliamentary friendship group with Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that discussions about the idea of deploying a European peacekeeping contingent in Ukraine are ongoing, but this mission cannot be the only guarantee of security.
01 February 2025
Keith Kellogg, the U.S. President's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, has stated that Donald Trump's team has a "solid plan" to end hostilities and initiate peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
The Donald Trump administration has begun discussing the need for elections in Ukraine, potentially by the end of the year, amid efforts to negotiate an end to the war launched by Russia.
In Odesa, several objects of Ukraine's cultural heritage came under enemy fire, including the Philharmonic building, which is under UNESCO protection. Ukraine insists on toughening sanctions against those who harm the national cultural heritage.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) has rejected allegations of involvement in unlawful activities in Slovakia.
In the Netherlands, companies owned by Russian oligarchs continue to operate despite sanctions by exploiting legal loopholes.
31 January 2025
Defense Minister Rustem Umerov of Ukraine arrived in the Netherlands to meet with the head of the Ministry of Defense, Ruben Brekelmans.
The United States is ready to increase pressure on Russia through sanctions, tariffs, and other measures if the Kremlin leader refuses to start negotiations to end Russia's war against Ukraine.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced that on Friday, January 31, it dismissed Marina Bezrukova from her position as director of the state enterprise Defense Procurement Agency and appointed Arsen Zhumadilov as the acting director.
Germany's Social Democrats support providing aid to Ukraine and are not interested in disputes over additional military assistance.
Germany must continue supporting Ukraine to ensure it remains strong before lasting peace can be achieved.
On January 31, the Bundestag adopted a proposal by the Free Democratic Party (FDP) urging the government to cease obstructing additional military aid to Ukraine and to promptly submit the necessary proposals to the parliament's budget committee.
The main task of Ukrainian diplomacy is to strengthen Ukraine as much as possible and increase the cost of war for the aggressor state in order to bring about a just peace.