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10 March 2025
Bulgaria's recently adopted defense strategy identifies Russia as a significant threat to national security, and NATO and the European Union – as key guarantors of the nation’s interests.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host a virtual meeting of world leaders to discuss Ukraine on Saturday, building on a summit in London this month when the British leader announced the formation of a "coalition of the willing" to support Kyiv.
Italy hopes that the plan proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron to deploy European forces in Ukraine will not be necessary.
Ukraine became the world's largest importer of major arms during the 2020-2024 period, with its imports increasing nearly 100 times compared with 2015-2019, while Russian exports fell by 64%.
The UK is advising Ukraine on how to conduct peace negotiations with the United States to prevent a repeat of past diplomatic conflicts.
09 March 2025
Friedrich Merz, the likely next Chancellor of Germany, expressed hope that progress toward a ceasefire in Ukraine could be achieved in the coming weeks. However, he emphasized the need to continue supplying weapons to Ukraine.
American billionaire Elon Musk suggested that sanctions be imposed on Ukraine’s ten wealthiest “oligarchs”.
08 March 2025
The head of the Kyiv Security Forum, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, believes that some people in the US administration do not realize or do not want to realize that Putin is bluffing.
07 March 2025
Former National Security Advisor to Donald Trump, Republican John Bolton, believes that the US President demonstrates weakness, not strength, in his approaches to achieving peace between Russia and Ukraine.
U.S. Republican lawmakers are calling on President Donald Trump to reverse his decision to suspend military and intelligence aid to Ukraine, warning that the move could have serious consequences.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials have explicitly rejected any concessions in future peace talks or accepting any peace proposals from the United States, Europe, or Ukraine.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has proposed extending the protection of Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty to Ukraine as a security guarantee without granting the country full NATO membership.
Participants in a special European Council meeting on March 6 reaffirmed their commitment to continuing substantial military and financial assistance to Ukraine and welcomed the willingness of member states to provide additional support beyond the financial resources and military capabilities already allocated to Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
06 March 2025
The heads of state and government of the EU met in Brussels today to discuss ways to strengthen Europe's strategic autonomy and enhance its defense capabilities. They recognized Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine as an existential challenge for the European Union.
The defense ministers of Germany and the United Kingdom have taken over the leadership of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format. The group's next meeting is scheduled to take place in late March or early April.
A European air force of 120 fighter jets could be deployed to secure the skies from Russian attacks on Kyiv and western Ukraine without necessarily provoking a wider conflict with Moscow, according to a plan drawn up by military experts.
European leaders during a special summit on Thursday in Brussels must ensure that financial and military support for Ukraine is maintained, as only this will help achieve a just and sustainable peace.
05 March 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a meeting in Paris next week of military chiefs from countries committed to supporting a long-term and sustainable peace plan for Ukraine. The plan has been developed in collaboration with Ukraine and several European partners.
British Secretary of State for Defense John Healey will meet with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth the plan to achieve peace in Ukraine, which is being developed by the United States, United Kingdom, France, and European allies.
European nations cannot agree to a "surrender plan" for Ukraine, that is, a ceasefire without security guarantees, since the sovereignty of Europe itself is at stake on the Ukrainian front line.
04 March 2025
The majority of French citizens support continued military assistance to Ukraine, 70% of those surveyed support its accession to NATO, and 66% – that to the EU.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine spoke of the European Commission's plans to provide significant funds for ensuring European defenses.
President Volodymyr Zelensky instructed the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, intelligence chiefs, and diplomats to contact their counterparts in the United States to receive official information about the potential freezing of military aid.
The US, the European Union, the UK, etc. should participate in future security guarantees for Ukraine.
The Ukrainian side is not conducting any negotiations on the possibility of territorial concessions to achieve peace, but is ready to discuss a peace plan that will include a certain phasing of its achievement.
A sovereign Ukraine, which is able to defend itself from Russian aggression, means a safer Poland.