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For the first time, NATO has allowed developers and scientists from Ukraine to participate in the NATO Innovation Challenge, a hackathon aimed at addressing common threats to NATO member states.

Between July 2024 and January 2025, Ukraine’s grain and oilseed exports reached USD 11 billion, which is USD 1.3 billion higher compared to the same period last season.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the signing of an agreement between Ukraine and the United States to establish a Reconstruction Investment Fund.

To reduce total dependency on international aid, particularly from the United States, Ukraine needs to take three steps to develop its own defense industry.

The U.S.-Ukraine agreement on critical minerals is a framework deal, and further work will be done on the Investment Reconstruction Fund Treaty, which will require ratification by the Ukrainian Parliament.

The Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) bloc, which has received the mandate to form the German government, will have to convince its future coalition partners, the Social Democrats (SPD), of the necessity to increase military aid to Ukraine.

The final version of the agreement with the United States does not impose any "debts" on Ukraine.

In Turkey, Baykar is already training future employees of a drone manufacturing plant being built in Ukraine. Machinery and equipment have already been ordered for the Ukrainian company.

In January 2025, Ukraine allocated UAH 131 billion from the state budget for the security and defense sector.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin currently remains committed to continuing his war in Ukraine despite rising domestic political and economic pressure and has shown no indication that he is rethinking his determination to compel Ukraine to surrender.

President Volodymyr Zelensky met with parliamentarians from the global parliamentary network of support for Ukraine today.

The Netanyahu government is moving toward Russia, away from Ukraine, and also closer to Vladimir Putin's favored disruptor parties in Europe. It is something Jerusalem's Western allies will have to consider going forward

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said that this year, Ukraine will receive various types of assistance totaling EUR 8 billion from the European Union, Norway, and Spain, and an additional $10.6 billion from the United Kingdom and Canada. Furthermore, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, and the Baltic States will also contribute to Ukraine's resilience.

Germany's next government, likely to consist of conservatives and social democrats, is expected to take a firmer stance on military aid to Ukraine, particularly regarding the supply of long-range weapons.

French President Emmanuel Macron has stated that a ceasefire agreement between Ukraine and Russia could be reached in the coming weeks.

As the prospect of achieving peace emerges, it is crucial to strengthen support for Ukraine, which, like European nations, must be part of the negotiations.

Poland is preparing the 46th aid package for Ukraine, which will amount to more than 200 million euros.

The State Service for Children is working to return to Ukraine 2,135 orphans who have been evacuated abroad since the beginning of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.

Following the World Bank’s Fourth Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA4), Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction needs over the next decade will amount to USD 524 billion.

Ukraine has returned 1,223 children out of almost 20,000 children who were deported or illegally displaced by Russia.