At NATO summit in Ankara, Zelenskyy announces three new drone deals with European allies
Four years of war built an industry nobody expected. Now Denmark, Estonia and Netherlands want in on it too. Nine deals signed, and Zelenskiy isn't done yet.
Four years of war built an industry nobody expected. Now Denmark, Estonia and Netherlands want in on it too. Nine deals signed, and Zelenskiy isn't done yet.
Russia carried out an overnight missile and drone strike on Kyiv, damaging residential buildings, sparking fires and injuring medical workers after Ukraine warned of a large-scale assault.
The European Union is moving towards unlocking €6.6 billion in military assistance for Ukraine, stepping up pressure on Russia’s war finances, and weighing enhanced maritime security measures in the Strait of Hormuz amid renewed regional tensions, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday.
Wars have often accelerated technological change. The machine gun altered infantry tactics, the tank transformed mobility, and air power redefined strategic reach.
For the first time since the Ukraine war began, Moscow appears to be preparing its public not for escalation, but for transition. President Vladimir Putin’s recent suggestion that the conflict may be “coming to an end” was not a peace declaration.
Following one of the largest aerial attacks by Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday (local time) called for "additional pressure" on the neighbouring country to end the war, while stating that Kyiv has never been an "obstacle to peace."
Russia launched one of its largest aerial attacks on Ukraine overnight on Monday, firing more than 650 drones and over 30 missiles across at least 13 regions, killing three people, including a four-year-old child, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, in an X post.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he generally supports the idea of a trilateral meeting involving the national security advisors of Ukraine, the United States and Russia, expressing cautious optimism about the prospect of such a meeting.
The latest round of diplomacy around Ukraine marks a subtle but consequential shift in how the war’s possible endgame is being framed.
Quietly hitting back at the US for its claims of Europe ‘decaying’ and its leaders ‘weak,’ the EU indefinitely froze $246 billion of Russian assets held by it.