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Wednesday, 17 December 2025, 02:43
By the end of 2025, Ukraine plans to open embassies in the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Panama, and Uruguay, as well as establish more than ten new consular offices.
During the regular meeting of the Contact Group on Support for Ukraine, the newly appointed Minister of Defense of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal commented on the state's main needs in the field of defense and expectations from international partners.
Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot discussed increasing military aid to Ukraine, joint arms production, and the launch of new economic programs, including a EUR 200 million support fund.
Russian attacks terrorize Ukraine, leaving destruction and fear behind.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed 16 new ambassadors following a meeting with Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and the Office of the President.
France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noel Barrot, has arrived in Ukraine for a two-day visit, Ukrinform reports.
Istanbul is once again poised to become a center of global diplomacy this week. On Friday, the city will host negotiations on Iran's nuclear program involving the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. Additionally, a third round of talks between Ukraine and Russia is expected to take place, with a ceasefire among the key topics, though the exact date has not yet been confirmed.
20 July 2025
Russian Ambassador to the Vatican Ivan Soltanovsky says it is "very hard to imagine" the possibility of holding peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in the Vatican, as proposed by Pope Leo XIV.
On Sunday, July 20, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, together with Ukrainian ambassadors, visited frontline positions in the Zaporizhzhia region, including the Orikhiv district.
Arms supplies and the development of arms production, reconstruction projects, and effective legal mechanisms for holding Russia accountable are priorities for ambassadors in their work with partner countries for the next six months.
Former U.S. Secretary of State (2005–2009) Condoleezza Rice believes that Donald Trump’s recent statements about Russia mark a “turning point” in the effort to achieve peace for Ukraine.
Russia is weaponizing the deportation of Ukrainian citizens through Georgia. Ukraine proposes that Russia instead transfer the deported individuals directly to the Ukrainian border.
19 July 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated in his evening address that Ukraine must implement its agreements with U.S. President Donald Trump as swiftly as possible.
Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), Rustem Umerov, has proposed a meeting with the Russian side to take place next week.
The Embassy of Ukraine in Poland has warned that false and manipulative information is being spread on social media regarding the speech of Ukraine’s Ambassador to Poland Vasyl Bodnar during this year’s commemoration of the Volyn tragedy held in Chełm on July 11.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha to discuss the EU's 18th sanctions package, diplomatic coordination with the United States, and the situation of Ukrainians being deported from Russia to the Georgian border.
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted in favor of continuing military assistance to Ukraine.
Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp emphasized the importance of the European Union’s 18th package of sanctions against Russia, highlighting the EU’s determination to intensify economic pressure.
Poland welcomes the 18th package of EU sanctions against Russia, which is aimed at crippling the Russian war machine.
The key tasks of the newly appointed Special Representative for Cooperation with the United States, Olha Stefanishyna, will be to implement the agreement on subsoil resources, launch a mechanism for purchasing American weapons, and strengthen coordination between the United States, NATO, and the EU.
18 July 2025
Romania and Germany, together with their partners, can help Ukraine now and after the war ends.
Special forces of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine conducted operations during which they entered 600 km deep into Russian territory. In particular, they entered the Novgorod region, where a Tu-22M3 bomber was destroyed.
Russia is trying to make the most of Trump's 50-day “ultimatum” to increase pressure on the front. However, its potential is gradually weakening, and this is already evident in all areas.
A new perspective is gradually taking shape in Washington: that Ukraine’s victory is not an abstraction, but an achievable goal.
On Friday, July 18, Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin.
The UK government has decided to lower the price cap on Russian crude oil, following an agreement reached earlier today within the EU as part of the 18th sanctions package against Moscow.
Ukraine continues to expand its domestic weapons production, but international support remains essential to fully meet the needs of Ukrainian forces.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has instructed Ukraine's newly appointed Defense Minister, Denys Shmyhal, to urgently finalize all necessary contracts for drones required by the country's Defense Forces.
The next meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, known as the Ramstein format, will take place on Monday, July 21.