The West reacted too slowly to Russia’s aggression against Georgia and was unprepared for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine because it perceived Russia as a “civilized state,” which was a mistake.
No recognition of occupied territories can be permitted, because if such a “mine” were included in an agreement, the legitimacy of the document would be immediately undermined.
Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on a new $8.2 billion 4-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated that Russia has no say in Ukraine’s accession to the Alliance; this decision depends solely on the unanimity of member states.
In Kherson’s Korabelnyi district, Russian forces dropped explosives from a drone onto a car, killing a woman and a child on the spot and injuring a man.
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a Staff meeting to discuss key issues related to strengthening air defense and the distribution of personnel among combat brigades.
While carrying out a combat mission, 25-year-old graphic artist, designer, and volunteer with the Barracuda aerial reconnaissance unit, Myroslava Kopcha (callsign ‘Akira’), was killed.
On the night of November 26, the Russian army struck critical infrastructure in the Kharkiv region, leaving over 100,000 consumers in Kharkiv city and the surrounding region without heating.
The Federal Minister of Defence, Boris Pistorius, made this statement during budget debates in the Bundestag on Wednesday, Ukrinform's correspondent reports.
The European Union has pledged to provide security guarantees to Ukraine, which will include funding, military training, and support for the defense industry.