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First Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Korniyenko believes it is possible for Ukraine to join the European Union as part of a "package" together with Balkan countries that have long been on the path toward EU accession.
The Russian leadership may be tempted to test NATO’s unity. To force Putin to end the war in Ukraine and abandon further ambitions, economic pressure on Russia must be intensified to make prolonging the war impossible.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kyiv on Thursday, June 12, for talks with Ukrainian officials on the current security situation and further military assistance, according to dpa.
Poland will do everything it can "until the last minute" of its EU presidency, which ends on June 30, to overcome Hungary's opposition and open the first negotiating chapters for Ukraine's accession to the European Union.
11 June 2025
The countries that took part in the Ukraine-Southeast Europe Summit share the view that the security of Ukraine and the countries of Southeast Europe is indivisible.
The participants of the Ukraine-Southeast Europe Summit reaffirmed their support for Ukraine's path toward full Euro-Atlantic integration, including NATO membership, and called on the international community to strengthen sanctions against Russia.
The recent wave of intensified Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities is a reaction to successful operations carried out by Ukrainian forces on Russian territory. Poland is actively advocating for a new package of sanctions against Russia in response to its crimes in Ukraine.
The White House has officially confirmed that it is organizing a series of bilateral meetings for President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the upcoming G7 summit in Canada, where leaders of the G7 as well as the presidents of Brazil, Mexico, and Ukraine are expected to attend.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said that countries in Southeast Europe must do everything possible to prevent Russia from imposing on Ukraine a future reminiscent of the dark Soviet era.
Russia is the main source of threats for all countries in Southeast Europe, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Romanian President Nicusor Dan stated that since Russia had adopted a strategy aimed at delaying and undermining the peace process, the only way to achieve a just peace is to help Ukraine negotiate from a position of strength.
Putin's Russia has become even more brutal, so it is now important to strengthen support for Ukraine, primarily from the European Union, and to increase sanctions pressure.
Russian MP Aleksey Pushkov, head of the Federation Council Committee on Information Policy, claims that the US is allegedly “the main candidate for collapse in the near future” due to growing internal conflicts.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz is considering appointing Germany’s Ambassador to Ukraine, Martin Jäger, as the next head of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND).
Newly elected Romanian President Nicusor Dan will take part in the Ukraine-Southeast Europe Summit, which is being held in Odesa on June 11.
Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic travelled to the Ukrainian city of Odesa for a regional summit on Wednesday, the first time the Moscow-friendly leader has visited the country during his 12 years in power.
Marcy Kaptur, Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus and Democratic Congresswoman, has called on U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to establish relations with Ukraine that will ensure the country’s victory in its fight for freedom.
The U.S. administration supports the need to meet Ukraine's requirements for air defense systems.
10 June 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha and his Lithuanian counterpart Kęstutis Budrys visited Odesa where they honored the memory of the victims of yet another brutal attack by Russia.
Advisor to the Head of the Ukrainian President’s Office Mykhailo Podolyak said Russia is plotting to attack northern Europe.
The war in Ukraine will not end until NATO no longer has military presence in the Baltic States.
Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Farhan Haq expressed serious concern over Russia's continued attacks on Ukraine’s civil infrastructure, including maternity hospitals, cultural monuments, and museums.
The Hungarian authorities tried to interfere in Ukraine’s internal affairs in dozens of different ways.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry on Tuesday denied comments made by Israel's Ambassador to Ukraine, Michael Brodsky, who claimed that Israel had delivered Patriot missile systems to Kyiv.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and his Lithuanian counterpart Kęstutis Budrys visited Mykolaiv, where they honored the memory of fallen Ukrainian heroes.
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Lithuania, Andrii Sybiha and Kęstutis Budrys visited the city of Kherson and Kherson region.
The Russian delegation at the negotiations in Istanbul directly stated that their "memorandum" is an ultimatum that Ukraine will not accept.
It would be too early at the moment to discuss a next round of talks in Istanbul between Ukraine and the Russian Federation because the lack of sufficient international pressure on Russia is hindering political progress, although the humanitarian track is moving forward.
Ukraine expects that Poland’s official policy on supporting Ukraine under the presidency of Karol Nawrocki will remain in place, as the security of the two countries is inextricably linked.