European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for accelerating Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, highlighting that Ukraine shows the world every day what the true fight for freedom looks like. She also emphasized the importance of advancing the membership process for other candidate countries.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, commenting on the negotiation process between Ukraine and Russia, noted restrained progress and pointed to a ceasefire as the next possible step.
During a meeting with representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal emphasized that Ukraine’s defense industry and military-tech sector are the most promising areas for U.S. investment.
On Thursday, May 29, Russian forces launched attacks on the Nikopol, Kryvyi Rih, and Synelnykove districts in the Dnipropetrovsk region, injuring two civilians.
Soldiers from the 413th "Reid" Battalion of the Unmanned Systems Forces successfully detected and destroyed a Russian RB-301B Borisoglebsk-2 electronic warfare system from a distance of approximately 70 km.
Member countries of the IT Coalition, under the coordination of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), have provided the Armed Forces of Ukraine with EUR 1.1 billion in financial and material assistance for 2024-2025.
Since the beginning of the day, 79 combat engagements have taken place along the frontline between Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders, with 31 enemy attacks concentrated in the Pokrovsk sector.
Russian forces launched artillery attacks on the settlements of Antonivka and Komyshany in the Kherson region, killing one civilian and injuring two others.
Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on the eighth review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement, which will provide Ukraine with a tranche of approximately $500 million.
Ukraine expects a unified message from its international partners at Thursday's UN Security Council meeting, calling for Russia to agree to a full ceasefire, according to Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.
The number of casualties has increased following a Russian glide bomb attack on the village of Verkhnia Tersa in the Polohy district, Zaporizhzhia region.
Ukraine has used an artificial intelligence-based "mother drone" in combat for the first time — a breakthrough system capable of delivering two strike drones up to 300 kilometers into enemy territory.
Ukraine will eventually achieve a just peace, though it will likely only be possible after Vladimir Putin is no longer in power, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Some Republicans in Congress and White House advisers are urging U.S. President Donald Trump to finally embrace new sanctions on Moscow as frustration mounts over Russian President Vladimir Putin's military assault on Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz discussed the potential supply of Taurus missiles and that both leaders agreed not to discuss certain topics in public.