Netherlands provides Ukraine with nearly EUR 4B security assistance – ambassador
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine has received almost EUR 4 billion security support from the Netherlands.
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine has received almost EUR 4 billion security support from the Netherlands.
Salome Zourabichvili has stated that she intends to remain President of Georgia following the elections scheduled for tomorrow, December 14.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the newly established Ministry of National Unity of Ukraine will perform different tasks, and there is no duplication or contradictions between them.
Representatives from the newly-appointed Lithuanian government plan to visit Ukraine as early as next week.
At the onset of the full-scale invasion, Russia put forward conditions for ending the war, which were practically an ultimatum to surrender, and nothing has changed since then.
Germany and its partners will only consider deploying peacekeepers to Ukraine as part of future "security guarantees" once specific conditions, including a ceasefire, are established.
Following a massive Russian missile attack, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha met with newly appointed EU Commissioner for Defense Andrius Kubilius to discuss bolstering the EU's defense-industrial base and increasing investment in Ukraine's defense industry.
On Friday, December 13, an American delegation arrived in Ukraine’s capital during a massive Russian missile strike.
It is important for Ukraine that the international community continues supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression.
12 December 2024
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte emphasized the need for the Alliance and its member states to transition from peacetime thinking to a wartime mindset to prevent future conflicts on NATO territory.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has suggested deploying European troops to Ukraine to monitor a ceasefire agreement. However, a concrete plan for this initiative has yet to be developed.
U.S. President Joe Biden plans to hold a virtual meeting with G7 leaders on Friday to discuss the situation in Ukraine and ongoing efforts to support the country.
The foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Germany, Poland, France, Ukraine, and the EU High Representative signed the Berlin Declaration following their meeting.
President of Montenegro Jakov Milatović believes that every nation has the right to choose its future, and that Ukraine will eventually become a member of NATO.
The remaining part of the Russian military contingent in Syria is pulling to the naval and air bases in Tartus and Khmeimim, where they largely binge-drink and engage in looting while waiting for evacuation.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, during a meeting with Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev in Beijing, said that China will continue to work to create "favorable conditions for a political solution" of the crisis (war - ed.) in Ukraine.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed readiness to have another phone call with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin despite the lack of a positive outcome from the previous conversation.
It is important for Vladimir Putin to continue aggression on Ukraine’s territory. Therefore, Ukraine must be strong to start negotiations to be able to talk to Russia on an equal footing.
A lasting peace in Ukraine can only be achieved with the consent and participation of Ukrainians in peace negotiations, and the West must provide Ukraine with appropriate security guarantees in the future.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has criticized Kyiv for using U.S.-supplied missiles to strike Russian territory last month.
Svenja Schulze, Germany’s Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, has arrived in Kyiv to deliver a "winter aid package."
On December 12, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha will visit Germany at the invitation of German counterpart Annalena Baerbock.
Marshal of the lower house of the Polish Parliament, presidential candidate from the Poland 2050 party Szymon Hołownia did not rule out the participation of Polish troops in the peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, adding that the mission should be deployed only under the auspices and within the framework of NATO.
The Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security pursues efforts to provide a brief explanation to foreign audiences on the current topics of particular interest as regards Ukraine.
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (NDAA 2025), passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on December 11, includes several critical measures to support Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression.
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The United States and Germany, as the leading Western powers, need to appeal to Turkey to not allow Russian naval vessels previously stationed in Syria to get to the Black Sea.
Recognizing Russian jurisdiction over temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine would imply forgiving Russia.
A Ukrainian delegation led by the Presidential Adviser and Commissioner for Children's Rights and Child Rehabilitation Daria Herasymchuk visited Ireland to strengthen cooperation to bring back Ukrainian children illegally deported or displaced by Russia.
If the goal is to actually end the war, Ukraine should receive a formal invitation to join NATO.