Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he had already spoken several times with Russian leader vladimir Putin to force him to start peace talks and "leave the madness of war behind".
Any serious talks on Russia's ceasefire in Ukraine, ceasefire monitoring, or security guarantees without the participation of the United States of America and European countries is futile.
The European Council has adopted a voluntary financial contribution from Norway in the amount of 1 billion Norwegian kroner (EUR 86 million) to assist the Ukrainian army within the framework of the European Peace Facility.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine responded to the complaints voiced by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin over the devastating strikes targeting Russian strategic aviation.
Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs considers the Polish Sejm's decision to establish July 11 as a Day of Remembrance for the victims of the "genocide committed by the OUN and UPA" to be contrary to the spirit of good neighborly relations.
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.
The Council of the European Union has extended its trade liberalization measures for Ukrainian iron and steel products for another three years, in a move aimed at supporting Ukraine's economy amid ongoing Russian aggression.
The return of children illegally deported or forcibly displaced by the Russian Federation is an unconditional priority for the diplomatic, legal, and humanitarian efforts of Ukraine and its international partners.
Relations between Kyiv and Warsaw under the newly elected President Karol Nawrocki of Poland will not change, as a political consensus remains there on what relations with Ukraine should be. The emphasis is on military-political support for Ukraine so that the latter can defend itself from Russian aggression, which also meets Poland’s interests.
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.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained a 32-year-old employee of a construction company who was acting on behalf of Russia's FSB Federal Security Service to adjust missile strikes on backup command centers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kharkiv.
International rating agency S&P Global has downgraded Ukraine's GDP-linked bond issue from "CC" to "D" (default) due to a missed payment of $665 million to holders of GDP warrants, which was due on June 2.
Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak addressed U.S. senators during a visit to Washington, emphasizing that Ukraine did not start this war, but it must end it.
Following the meeting of the Ukrainian Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format (UDCG), which took place today in Brussels, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine announced the creation of a new initiative in defense production together with partners, which should mark a "strategic shift".