Ukraine is hosting a summit with the European Union in Kyiv on Friday and is hoping to receive news and a timeline on its potential membership. But according to a draft EU statement seen by POLITICO, the bloc is expected to pour cold water on Kyiv's hopes. Ukrainian...
‘Never Rule Anything Out’: UK Defense Secretary on Jets for Ukraine
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said Wednesday that sending fighter jets to Ukraine isn't the right approach "for now," but stressed that nothing should be ruled out. "I've been involved with this for a pretty long time. And I've learned two things; never rule...
Ukraine’s Intel Chief Thinks Crimea Will Be Taken, But US Officials Disagree
The head of Ukraine's military intelligence, Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, thinks Ukrainian forces will be able to take Crimea from Russia, and he hopes it will happen by this summer. But Ukraine's backers in Washington as well as other Ukrainian officials, don't hold the same...
General Atomics Offers to Sell Ukraine Two Reaper Drones for One Dollar
The American weapons maker General Atomics is offering to sell Ukraine two of its MQ-9 Reaper drone for only one dollar, a move that will put pressure on the Biden administration to approve the deal, which would mark another major escalation of military aid. According...
Ukraine Says It Will Receive 120-140 Western Tanks in ‘First Wave’ of Deliveries
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Tuesday that Ukraine expects to receive between 120 and 140 Western-made tanks in the "first wave" of deliveries. "The tank coalition now has 12 members. I can note that in the first wave of contributions, the Ukrainian...
US Prepares to Send Ukraine Longer-Range Rockets in Next Arms Package
The US is preparing another major escalation of military aid to Ukraine as Reuters reports the next arms package will include rockets that have a range of 94 miles, almost double the range of the munitions Ukraine was provided for the HIMARS rocket systems. Citing two...
Egyptian FM in Russia Passes Message to Lavrov From Blinken
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday said that his Egyptian counterpart delivered a message from Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on Russia to "stop" its war in Ukraine. Lavrov met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Moscow and told...
Iran Summons Ukraine Envoy Over Israeli Drone Attack Comments
Iran's foreign ministry on Monday summoned a Ukrainian envoy over comments made by an advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that were made after an apparent Israeli drone attack targeted a facility in the Iranian city of Isfahan on Saturday night....
Croatia’s President Says Western Arms Supplies to Ukraine Prolong War
Croatian President Zoran Milanovic on Monday offered more criticism of the policy of arming Ukraine, saying that by providing tanks and other heavy weapons, his fellow NATO members are prolonging the war. "I am against sending any lethal arms there. It prolongs the...
Poland Says It’s Ready to Send F-16s to Ukraine in Coordination With NATO
Polish officials said Monday that Warsaw is willing to send US-made F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine but only in coordination with NATO. "We will act in full coordination here," Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said. Since the US and Germany announced last week...