Europe must take responsibility for maintaining peace on the continent and provide the overwhelming aid to Ukraine, as the U.S. faces a broader range of challenges requiring immediate attention.
Since the beginning of the day, as many as 74 combat clashes have taken place between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and the Russian troops, with the highest enemy activity recorded in the Pokrovsk, Novopavlivka, and Kursk sectors.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has said that a potential peacekeeping mission that could be deployed to Ukraine as part of security guarantees will not include U.S. troops.
The United Kingdom has announced the allocation of a new defense aid package to Ukraine, which will include tanks, artillery, missiles and other types of weapons, as well as contracts for the maintenance of previously supplied equipment.
Last year, NATO member countries provided Ukraine with security assistance for a total of EUR 50 billion, exceeding the commitments pledged at the Washington Summit.
Representatives of the Ukrainian Finance Ministry, the European Investment Bank and the European Commission discussed the implementation of investment projects for Ukraine’s recovery, including projects under Pillar 2 of the Ukraine Facility.
Due to the ability of Russian hackers to adapt in cyber warfare, there has been a gradual decrease in the number of cyberattacks with high and critical levels in recent years.
In the temporarily occupied Crimea, near Kerch, the Russian forces are relocating important military equipment in an attempt to hide it from the Armed Forces Ukraine.
Soldiers from Ukraine's 63rd Mechanized Brigade have destroyed a rare piece of enemy military equipment -- a Smerch-2 naval bomb launcher -- in the Lyman sector.
During the work of the Coalition, Ukraine has received legendary M777, Caesar, Krab, Zuzana, Archer, PzH-2000 artillery systems, as well as a number of other systems and millions of shells.
The Trump administration secured the release of U.S. schoolteacher Marc Fogel from a Russian prison, claiming that this is a "show of good faith" from Russia and signals progress toward ending the war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha will embark on a two-day visit to Paris, where he will participate in a meeting of foreign ministers from six European countries, along with senior representatives of the European Commission.
Russia is already entering a phase of stagnation, and its economy is beginning to resemble the chaos of the 1990s. However, the Kremlin continues its propaganda efforts, attempting to convince the West of its "strength" to push for concessions.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a new one-year contract system for military volunteers aged 18 to 24, with a potential annual income of up to UAH 2 million.
Republican Congressman Joe Wilson has introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to grant the president expanded authority to provide Ukraine with military assistance through a lend-lease program.