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04 June 2025
The absence of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at today’s meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group could be a result of either his personal initiative or the official stance of the White House on curbing support for Ukraine, which will have drastically different consequences for future cooperation.
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said that at the meeting of the Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul this week, Russia again failed to demonstrate a real readiness for peace or negotiations.
Ukraine has been elected as a member of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the period from 2026 to 2028.
Russia should really get to feel that war is worse than peace, so sanctions are required to make this happen.
The US Embassy in Ukraine said on Wednesday there is currently a continued risk of "significant air strikes", advising that U.S. citizens exercise appropriate caution.
Military aid from partners in 2025 will exceed the levels of all previous years of a full-scale invasion.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had spoken with Russian leader Vladimir Putin over the phone, including on Ukrainian attacks on Russian airfields, referring to the conversation as "good", although adding that it was not the one leading to immediate peace.
Warsaw and Berlin have a special role to play in ensuring the security of NATO's eastern flank and supporting Ukraine.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov discussed strengthening the work of the Drone Coalition with Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds during a meeting of the Contact Group on Defense Issues of Ukraine in the Ramstein format.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that only the US can ensure monitoring of the ceasefire, admitting that some European countries may also participate in this process.
In the Kherson region, Russian troops killed a 70-year-old man and wounded an 83-year-old woman with a drone in the village of Veletenske.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has released unique footage of Operation Spiderweb that destroyed or damaged 41 Russian strategic military aircraft.
Acting Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans stated that the Netherlands would provide Ukraine with a new military aid package worth EUR 400 million aimed at strengthening its maritime security.
Germany has already transferred a quarter of its available Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine and cannot provide more from its own stock. However, Berlin is actively seeking to acquire such systems from partners for subsequent delivery to Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is ready to meet with leaders, including Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, even if Russia does not agree to a ceasefire before high-level negotiations.
Lithuanian statesman and politician, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabrielius Landsbergis, believes that if Ukraine had the opportunity to increase its weapons production tenfold, it could significantly change the course of the war, enabling the country to deter or push back Russian forces.
Ukrainian President Zelensky stated that the document Russia presented as a "memorandum" is, in fact, an ultimatum rather than a basis for negotiation.
The Crimean Bridge can sustain serious damage from a powerful explosion, but completely collapsing it would be extremely difficult.
Ukraine has proposed a ceasefire to Russia ahead of a potential high-level meeting focused on achieving peace, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Russia has indicated that it is ready to hand over 500 Ukrainian prisoners of war this weekend, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded members of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) for their successful execution of Operation Spiderweb with a classified presidential decree.
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted amendments to the Budget Code of Ukraine necessary for the implementation of the U.S.-Ukraine minerals agreement, with the draft law passing almost unchanged in the second reading.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has confirmed that Ukraine has been invited to participate in the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague. However, he refrained from commenting on the format of Ukraine's participation, noting that the detailed agenda is still being finalized.
The long-term commitment to Ukraine's irreversible path to NATO membership, which the Allies reaffirmed last year during the Washington Summit, remains valid, and the Alliance is already building a bridge to achieve this goal.
Ukrainian intelligence breached computer networks of Russia’s strategic aircraft manufacturer, the Tupolev Design Bureau.
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion, about 30 Ukrainian children under the age of one died from Russian shelling.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi, after a visit to Kyiv yesterday, said "the threat to nuclear safety remains very real and ever-present" in Ukraine.
China is pragmatically using cooperation with Belarus to strengthen its influence in Europe, supporting the Lukashenko regime in exchange for geopolitical benefits, in particular Minsk’s transit role of Minsk.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine may soon consider a draft law on contract military service by those who have reached the established age limit.
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal likened Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb in Russia’s rear to the American operation to eliminate "No. 1 terrorist" Osama bin Laden.