Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine Thursday. Kiev has confirmed war has broken out between Russia and Ukraine, and Moscow has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Mikhail Podoliak, the most senior adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, has stated that the delivery of Western arms to Kiev should happen much faster.
Brussels might not initiate formal membership talks with Kiev at next month’s summit and could reschedule the matter for March 2024 instead, Reuters has reported, citing an unnamed senior EU official.
Ukraine has received fewer artillery rounds since Israel launched its military operation against the Gaza Strip, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. He added that competition for munitions between countries has intensified, particularly for 155mm shells.
The next generation of Ukrainians or their offspring may end up fighting if Ukraine’s conflict with Russia becomes ‘frozen’ at this stage, but Kiev is working to prevent such an outcome, President Volodymyr Zelensky told a group of visiting journalists in the capital. He also confirmed Ukraine has “already lost too many people” in the conflict with Russia.
A conflict is brewing between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the country’s top military brass over the former’s reluctance to admit that Kiev’s counteroffensive against Russia has ground to a halt, Aleksey Arestovich, a former aide to the Ukrainian leader, has told El Mundo.
Russia and Ukraine may never sign a formal peace treaty ending the current conflict, Kirill Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence, wrote in an op-ed, pointing to Moscow and Tokyo, which never signed a comprehensive peace treaty after World War II due to territorial disputes.
Washington’s abilities to provide help to the Kiev authorities are becoming smaller from day to day but the country is still providing the military assistance asked for by Ukraine, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has stated at a briefing.
The European Union has authorized at least €27 billion in direct military assistance to Ukraine since last year, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has stated, touting the aid as the “highest figure ever reached".
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is eager to negotiate with former US President Donald Trump directly just in case the Republican frontrunner retakes the White House in 2024, an insider source in Kiev has told Ukrainian outlet Strana.
There is no victory in sight for Ukraine in the conflict with Russia, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said. He added that the bloc must be ready to support Kiev for an extended period, and potentially substitute US military aid if it wants to stop Moscow from prevailing.
The European Union will not meet its goal of supplying 1 million artillery shells to Ukraine before next March, Bloomberg has reported. Officials previously vowed to ramp up ammunition deliveries through direct transfers and deals with private industry.
Russia’s victory in the conflict with Ukraine would affect NATO’s security as well, the US-led bloc’s secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg has stated. NATO will continue to support Kiev with weapons and ammunition to avoid such a “dangerous” outcome, he stressed.
Ukraine will not stop fighting Russia until it takes back all the territories it considers its own, President Vlodymyr Zelensky told Reuters in an interview. Withdrawal of US support would hardly affect Kiev’s policies in this regard, he added.
The US government agency overseeing Washington’s humanitarian relief program for Ukraine has warned lawmakers that funding has run out, putting Ukraine at risk of economic ruin if more money isn’t allocated amid the former Soviet republic’s conflict with Russia.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has dismissed as unfounded and categorically condemned allegations in a joint communiqué by foreign ministers of the G-7 group regarding the Israeli war on Gaza, Iran’s nuclear program as well as alleged Tehran’s military help to Russia in the war on Ukraine.
Kiev has a strategy to continue its stalled counteroffensive push against Moscow and will try to yield victories shortly, President Vlodymyr Zelensky says.
The European Commission has recommended launching membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova once the two countries have concluded reforms required by the bloc.
The US is not pushing Ukraine toward negotiations with Russia, State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel has insisted, commenting on media reports claiming that such efforts are taking place behind closed doors. Over the weekend, Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelensky said that at least some of Kiev’s Western backers are likely engaged in back-channel communications with Moscow.
US Senate Democrats blocked a Republican push to win quick approval for a bill providing emergency aid to Israel that passed the House of Representatives last week, but that provides no assistance for Ukraine's war against Russia.
The Ukrainian government is hoping to set up partnerships with EU countries so it can continue fighting regardless of the outcome of the 2024 US presidential elections, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has stated.
The time is not right for elections in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated, after months of pressure from the West to organize a parliamentary vote in order to preserve the perception of democracy.
Kiev is gearing up for a massive drone bombing campaign against Russia this winter, as the fighting on the ground is expected to enter a lull due to harsh weather conditions, a Ukrainian general in charge of UAV operations has stated.
While Ukraine is not holding any talks with Russia to end the conflict, other countries are most likely engaged in such efforts, Ukraine’s President Vladimir Zelensky has stated.
