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The European Investment Fund (EIF) and the the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) have signed the first agreement under the European Union’s export credit guarantee program for Ukraine, allocating EUR 20 million in support.

U.S. President Donald Trump said that during a phone call on Wednesday, he urged Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin not to launch a retaliatory strike on Ukraine following successful Ukrainian attacks on Russian military targets.

The Swedish government has instructed the country's armed forces to allocate SEK 550 million (approximately $30 million) in support of Ukraine through NATO.

Norway will allocate USD 7 billion in aid to Ukraine in 2025.

The United States is reportedly refusing to provide air defense assets to protect a peacekeeping force that the UK and France intend to deploy in Ukraine after the war ends.

Ukraine and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have signed an agreement required to receive $3 billion under the Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) loans initiative.

In Ukraine, as a result of the Russian Federation's armed aggression, 631 children have been killed, 1,975 have been wounded, and another 2,244 children are missing

The co-chairs of Wednesday’s meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG), British Secretary of State for Defense John Healey and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius reaffirmed readiness of the Ramstein format participants to provide Ukraine with long-term military aid.

Ukraine has been elected as a member of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the period from 2026 to 2028.

US President Donald Trump said he spoke to Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday about Ukraine and Iran, warning that the Kremlin leader had “very strongly” pledged to respond to Kyiv’s stunning drone attack on Russian bombers. Trump said that there was no “immediate peace” on the horizon in Ukraine — which Russia invaded in 2022 — following what he described as a one-hour and 15-minute call with the Russian president. On Iran, Trump said that Putin had offered to “participate” in talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme, as Trump accused the Islamic republic of “slow walking” its response to Washington’s offer of a deal. The call came three days after Ukraine conducted a massive, daring drone attack against Russian military airbases, saying it had destroyed several Russian nuclear-capable bombers worth billions of dollars. Trump said that he and Putin had “discussed the attack on Russia’s docked airplanes, by Ukraine and also various other attacks that have been taking place by both sides”. “It was a go...

Warsaw and Berlin have a special role to play in ensuring the security of NATO's eastern flank and supporting Ukraine.

Germany has already transferred a quarter of its available Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine and cannot provide more from its own stock. However, Berlin is actively seeking to acquire such systems from partners for subsequent delivery to Ukraine.

Lithuanian statesman and politician, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabrielius Landsbergis, believes that if Ukraine had the opportunity to increase its weapons production tenfold, it could significantly change the course of the war, enabling the country to deter or push back Russian forces.

The Ministry of Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine has invited Greek companies to participate in projects aimed at restoring Ukraine’s maritime communication.

The Security Service of Ukraine’s (SSU) Pavutyna (Spiderweb) operation showcases the remarkable capabilities of Ukrainian intelligence services and has yielded both significant military and reputational results. It also disproves U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that Ukraine “has no cards” to counter the Russian aggressor.

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andrii Yermak met in Washington with U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg to discuss the situation at the front, the outcomes of meetings in Istanbul, the importance of strengthening sanctions against Russia, and military aid for Ukraine.

Ukraine expects to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in 2026.

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi arrived on a visit to Ukraine.

Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko stated that Russia is deliberately hunting down specialists from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) — over the past week, Russian forces damaged six fire and rescue stations.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre during a meeting in Vilnius on Monday discussed continued support for Ukraine.