Joe Biden told the G7 that they “will not break our resolve” in supporting Ukraine on Sunday on the summit’s final day. At a press conference in Japan, US President said he had received a “flat assurance” from Kiev that Western-supplied F-16 fighter jets would not fly into Russian territory. These powerful jets, which Ukraine … Read more
Kyiv appears to have abandoned its quest to fly British fighter jets over Ukraine, instead accepting the UK’s assistance in obtaining the more common, US-made F16 Falcon. Volodymyr Zelensky paid a ‘surprise visit’ to the United Kingdom on Monday, meeting with Rishi Sunak for “substantive negotiations,” according to the Ukrainian leader. Zelensky praised the UK … Read more
The Biden administration unveiled a new $1.2 billion military aid package for Ukraine on Tuesday, increasing the total since the start of the war with Russia to $36.9 billion. “Today, the Department of Defence (DoD) announced a new security assistance package to reaffirm the United States’ unwavering support for Ukraine, including to strengthen its air … Read more
Russia claims that Ukraine launched an assassination attempt on Vladimir Putin overnight. It said that drones dispatched by Kyiv were intended towards Putin’s house in the Kremlin citadel in a “planned terrorist action.” According to Russian sources, the President was not hurt, and there was no significant damage to the Kremlin’s buildings. Ukraine has denied … Read more
Ukraine is grateful to the West for deploying new anti-air missile systems, but they are insufficient, and “much more” is required. According to Air Forces spokesman Yurii Ihnat, new air-defense weaponry systems handed to Ukraine by Western nations are now deployed and “on combat duty,” and he used the statement to reflect on the arrival … Read more
On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the heads of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other finance leaders that his country urgently needs $14.1 billion or £11.2 billion to begin infrastructure repairs, urging them to take some of the money from frozen Russian assets. Zelensky made the remarks during a teleconference … Read more