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25 August 2025
Russian leader Vladimir Putin's regime views a secure and prosperous Ukraine as the greatest threat to its survival and fears that Western partners could provide Kyiv with strong security guarantees against a renewed Russian attack.
24 August 2025
During the Defense Cooperation Forum: Future Warfare, Ukraine's Minister of Defense Denys Shmyhal spoke about how digitalization, innovations, and artificial intelligence are helping Ukrainian forces.
Canada will provide $200 million to co-finance the joint production of advanced drones with Ukraine, involving Canadian suppliers. The country has also become the first non-European participant in NATO's Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative for Ukraine.
Today in Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte expressed gratitude to the Canadian government for providing another package of military assistance to Ukraine.
Norway is allocating approximately 7 billion Norwegian kroner (USD 696.12 million) to finance air defense systems for Ukraine.
Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney will visit Poland, Germany, and Latvia to develop defense and other partnerships.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb said that his recent talks with U.S. President Donald Trump suggest the American leader is getting impatient with Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin over Russia’s delays in moving toward peace in Ukraine.
23 August 2025
Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, said that by the end of 2025, the total value of military assistance provided by Alliance member states to Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression will reach around $50 billion.
Around 51% of German citizens are against sending German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) personnel to a potential peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, while 36% are in favor.
Representatives of Ukraine’s defense industry, under the unified national brand ZBROYA, showcased their products in Denmark and discussed further cooperation with state customers in the framework of the Danish model.
President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed security guarantees and increasing the Netherlands’ involvement in this process with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof.
22 August 2025
During a meeting in Kyiv with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal discussed defense cooperation between Ukraine and the Alliance.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said he does not understand why Russia needs security guarantees, since it is Russia that is the aggressor country.
NATO, together with its partners, is working on future security guarantees for Ukraine that must be credible and effective, avoiding the pitfalls of the Budapest Memorandum or the Minsk agreements.
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting in Kyiv with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, during which he stressed his gratitude to the Alliance for its support — particularly the PURL program, which enables Ukraine to purchase weapons from the United States.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russians are doing everything they can to prevent a meeting between the leaders of Ukraine, the US, and Russia from taking place.
Ukraine doesn’t need to tie its security guarantees strictly to NATO’s Article 5. At this stage, it’s more important to maintain the independence and flexibility of its armed forces while gradually aligning with the Alliance through shared understanding on key issues.
U.S. intelligence agencies stopped sharing information with allies about Russian-Ukrainian peace talks several weeks ago.
To reliably protect Ukraine, the international community must develop a mechanism for the automatic imposition of sanctions against Russia in the event of renewed aggression.
21 August 2025
The Chiefs of Defense of the United States, several European NATO member states, and Ukraine have developed military options to support negotiations to bring a “lasting peace” in Europe.
European countries want U.S. President Donald Trump to deploy U.S. fighter jets to Romania as part of Washington's security guarantees to help end the war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal met with Thomas Röwekamp, Chairman of the Defense Committee in Germany’s Bundestag, to discuss defense production, military training, and the use of frozen Russian assets.
A potential meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, as well as U.S. President Donald Trump, could be held in one of Europe’s neutral countries—Switzerland, Austria, or Turkey.
The United States plans to play a minimal role in any Ukraine security guarantees.
20 August 2025
Chiefs of defense from NATO member states reaffirmed their commitment to achieving a just, reliable, and lasting peace in Ukraine during a virtual meeting held on Wednesday.
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks with the speakers of the parliaments of Poland, the Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark to discuss achieving a just and lasting peace for Ukraine.
On December 1, 300 Dutch soldiers with two Patriot air defense systems and anti-drone complexes will head to Poland to protect military equipment deliveries to Ukraine from Russian attacks.
Pope Leo XIV called for a day of prayer and fasting on August 22, praying for peace, particularly in Ukraine.