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15 October 2025
Russia spends around $150 billion per year on the war, meaning Ukraine will need at least $120 billion for defense in 2026. Half of this amount is to be raised from international partners and allocated to the production of European and Ukrainian weapons.
Ukraine's main task at this stage is to expand its long-range strike capabilities against enemy territory. The potential exists, and systems like Patriots and Tomahawks can help lay the foundation for lasting peace.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal outlined the key priorities he presented to international partners during the 31st meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format.
At today's meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, representatives of 19 countries expressed their readiness to provide Ukraine with new military aid packages.
Germany is allocating EUR 400 million to support the production of Ukrainian long-range drones, whose strikes on targets deep inside Russia are already yielding results.
Supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression is in the shared interests of NATO member states and other democracies, as the outcome of this war will have consequences far beyond Ukraine's borders.
The U.S. Department of War is prepared to join NATO's collective efforts to secure peace in Ukraine if no path toward peace emerges in the near future. In the meantime, the PURL initiative remains the best instrument for assisting Ukraine.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius opened the 31st meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format and pledged further support, including in the area of air defense.
To better protect its critical infrastructure from Russian strikes, Ukraine requires, among other things, unique air defense systems produced by the United States.
In Brussels, Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal met with European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius and European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos to discuss financing for the defense sector and the use of frozen Russian assets.
More than half of NATO member states have expressed readiness to join the Alliance’s PURL initiative, which aims to purchase American weapons for Ukraine.
Estonia will deliver drones worth tens of millions of euros to Ukraine this week and join the PURL aid package.
Finland will deliver a new aid package to Ukraine this week and join the PURL initiative for the procurement of U.S. weapons for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Ukraine remains a top priority for Bucharest and NATO allies, which is why support for the country has continued since the first day of Russian aggression and will continue in the future.
Military aid to Ukraine saw a sharp decline in July and August 2025, despite the introduction of NATO's Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative.
14 October 2025
U.S. Envoy to NATO Matthew Whitaker expects NATO allies to announce “big” spending pledges from allies for Ukrainian weapons purchases to help counter Russian air strikes.
The NATO Parliamentary Assembly has called on Russia to grant international observers access to facilities where Ukrainian prisoners of war are being held.
U.S. President Donald Trump has described Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a leader who could assist in resolving the war launched by Russia against Ukraine.
13 October 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that potential funding for supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine could come from three sources: NATO's PURL program, a "Mega Deal" being negotiated with the United States, and frozen Russian assets.
Germany, including its parliament, fully recognizes that Ukraine is fighting for its destiny and defending democracy in Europe, and will therefore continue to provide strong support to Kyiv.
The Ukrainian government has introduced an experimental mechanism to transfer technologies developed within the Ministry of Defense (MoD) system into mass production.
The recent Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure are intended to break the country’s resistance, and these hopes of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin must not be allowed to come true.
Western governments must increase pressure on national manufacturers that continue to cooperate with Russia’s military-industrial complex.
Western governments must increase pressure on national manufacturers that continue to cooperate with Russia’s military-industrial complex.
Seven more countries have expressed intention to join in the PURL initiative with specific contributions.
The impact of our drones in Donbas is very strong
Ukraine is ready and willing to relay its combat experience to European countries amid Russian drone incidents in EU, NATO airspace – Sybiha
This follows from a report released by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) on October 12, seen by Ukrinform.
The U.S. President stated that Ukraine could receive Tomahawk cruise missiles if Russia refuses a peaceful settlement.
12 October 2025
The Netherlands has intensified monitoring of the presence of Russian military vessels in the North Sea following a recent incident involving a Russian submarine passing near Dutch waters.