In a phone call, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu discussed the extension of cooperation in the defense sector and the localization of arms production in Ukraine.
The Government of Lithuania approved the decision to allocate EUR 2 million to Ukraine to help the nation tackle the social consequences of the ongoing war.
The demands of Polish carriers to amend the Agreement on the Liberalization of Road Freight Transport between Ukraine and the European Union (the so-called visa-free transport) are unfounded, therefore such changes are not on the table.
EU member states are considering an alternative plan to give Ukraine the assistance it needs in its fight against Russia if Hungary vetoes the current EUR 50 billion funding proposal that is on the table.
The European Union has provided Ukraine with a second group of explosive and mine detection dogs trained in the EU countries, including Finland, Belgium and Luxembourg.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said in a phone call with his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo that Ukraine is ready to resume the supply of agricultural products to Indonesia.
Polish truck drivers have been blocking border crossings with Ukraine in protest against what they say has been Ukrainian hauliers' free rein in Poland since restrictions were loosened in the wake of Russia’s invasion.
The U.S. administration considers it an urgent need for Congress to pass a decision on continued large-scale assistance to Ukraine, as well as support for Israel.
Ukraine will be an asset, not a burden, when it becomes a full member of the European Union, because from an economic perspective, the source of EU prosperity is the common market.
The recommendations issued for Ukraine by the European Union, which must be implemented in order to further join the EU, are quite realistic to implement.