President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with Masud Gharahkhani, President of the Storting, and the leaders of political parties represented in the Norwegian Parliament. The discussion focused on enhancing international support for Ukraine at the parliamentary level and future cooperation.
The number of people injured in the Russian overnight strike on Kropyvnytskyi has risen to 14, while experts continue to assess the damage to 70 private homes and 17 apartment buildings.
Russian forces carried out attacks on Nikopol and Synelnykove districts in Dnipropetrovsk region using drones, aviation, and artillery. As a result, one person was killed and another sustained injuries.
In the Verkhovna Rada, a meeting took place between the heads of parliamentary factions (groups) and the EU Commissioner for Economy, Productivity, Implementation, and Simplification, Valdis Dombrovskis.
Russian forces launched strikes with glide bombs on Krasnopillia in Sumy region which claimed the lives of a man and a woman and damaged several homes.
The heads of state and government of 26 EU countries, with the exception of one European nation, have confirmed their intention to continue providing economic and military support to Ukraine. They also called on national governments to accelerate the delivery of ammunition and other military equipment to Ukraine.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday that it is crucial for the United Kingdom and its allies to be able to react immediately if a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine is struck.
The decision-making process regarding Russia sanctions in the EU is often accompanied by challenging discussions but at the end of the day the bloc always reaches unity on the matter.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Valdis Dombrovskis discussed at their meeting in Kyiv on March 20 Ukraine’s European integration and continued sanctions policy against Russia.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on European Union leaders to find a solution to make decision-making faster, more flexible, and more effective, hinting at Hungary's veto on the opening of negotiation clusters on Ukraine's accession to the EU.
The European Union welcomes progress toward ceasefire while warning against an unstable ceasefire that would only allow Russia to plot another attack on Ukraine or an invasion of another European state.
In the wake of termination of humanitarian and other types of assistance earlier run by USAID, the EU is looking into the need to cover financing gaps for projects in Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on European Union leaders to allocate EUR 5 billion for artillery rounds to be handed over to Ukraine as soon as possible.
On March 18, the Ukrainian Air Force attacked a command post operated by one of the units from the 3rd Motorized Rifle Division of Russia’s 20th Army in the Demidovka area, Belgorod region.
As part of EU’s SAFE (Security Action for Europe) initiative, Ukraine’s defense industry will be able to be engaged on equal footing with those of EU member states.