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Ukraine is offering what it has learned to do at scale while still scrambling for what it cannot manufacture fast enough.

European NATO allies should not give in to pressure from the U.S. President Donald Trump and should tie any support for his policy on Iran to the provision of American weapons to Ukraine.

The current situation calls for increased pressure on Russia; Ukraine is already doing so and expects similar actions from the G7 countries.

The British government has announced the urgent allocation of an additional 100 million pounds (115 million euros) to strengthen Ukraine’s air defense.

Ukraine and Saudi Arabia have signed an air defence agreement during President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the kingdom, which is facing Iranian drone attacks, two senior officials told AFP on Friday. Kyiv has sought to leverage its expertise in downing Russian drones to help Gulf nations, which are being attacked with the same kind of Iranian-designed Shahed drones that Russia fires on Ukraine. “The point of the agreement is that Ukraine will support them in developing all the necessary components of air defence, which they currently lack,” one official said of the document which, according to another was signed on Thursday. Both spoke to AFP on the condition of anonymity. Kyiv has been using a mix of cheap drone interceptors, electronic jamming tools and anti-aircraft guns to down Russian drones fired at its cities on a nightly basis for four years. It touts its anti-drone defences as the best in the world. Ukraine has proposed swapping its interceptors for vastly more expensive air-defence missiles that G...

Ukraine’s disruption of Russian oil flows has added fresh uncertainty to already strained energy markets, complicating inflation outlooks and keeping pressure on risk assets including bitcoin.

Ukraine has deployed a unified digital drone management system, Mission Control, within the DELTA ecosystem in just two months. The system is already operating across all corps and troop groupings, enabling faster data-driven decision-making.

Ukraine has managed to repel massive attacks by Russian forces and has eliminated more than 6,000 invaders over the course of four days thanks to military innovations.

U.S. President Donald Trump stated that American military forces redirect their resources all the time, commenting on reports that the U.S. Department of Defense is considering diverting weapons originally intended for Ukraine to the Middle East.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas has said that ending the war in Ukraine will require concessions from Russia as well as coordinated pressure on Moscow from both the United States and Europe.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has ordered a halt to the transit of natural gas through Hungary to Ukraine starting in July.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine, which currently holds enhanced partner status in the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), is ready to become a full member of the coalition.

New security challenges linked to hybrid and military threats are placing additional demands on the resilience of Europe’s energy systems, and Ukraine is ready to share its experience.

The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine's Ministry of Defense (HUR) and the Center for Countering Disinformation have published data on five more Russian individuals involved in disinformation campaigns aimed at justifying the war against Ukraine.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukraine is actively working with reliable European partners to expand joint weapons production projects, primarily focusing on drones, and is preparing new agreements.

Poland's Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski highlighted the asymmetry in strikes carried out by Ukraine and Russia: Kyiv targets military objectives, while Russia strikes civilian sites, including churches.

The Czech government fully supports Ukraine and seeks the fastest possible unblocking of the EU loan of EUR 90 billion, although it will not financially guarantee it.

Ukraine has successfully returned 2,058 deported children, with active support from 38 countries as well as the Council of Europe and the European Union.

Due to improvements in the tactical and technical characteristics of Russian ballistic missiles, interception effectiveness in Ukraine has declined, meaning the country now requires a greater number of interceptors.

The German Federal Prosecutor's Office has detained a Romanian woman and a Ukrainian man on suspicion of espionage on behalf of a Russian intelligence service – they collected information and filmed a person supplying drones and components to Ukraine.