Benjamin Looijen

According to Sullivan, the bilateral security agreement between Washington and Kyiv also reinforced this, as part of the plan to create additional combat capabilities in Ukraine.

US and German officials have proposed that the alliance pledge that Ukraine has a “bridge” to NATO membership, rather than an “irreversible path” as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in April, in language that is favored by the UK and several Eastern and Central European nations.

Germany's hesitation was due in part to an internal disagreement between its foreign ministry and the chancellor's office, diplomats and a source familiar with the matter said.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb believes that Ukraine is in a better position to start peace talks now than it was a few weeks ago, thanks to the support of Western allies.

A spokesman for the Khortytsia military unit confirmed that there are indeed some advances by Ukrainian Defense Forces, with Russian forces being driven from their positions in the Serebryansky forest.

The British prime minister stated that Russia, unlike the summit participants, is not interested in real peace, and Putin "has initiated a long diplomatic campaign against this summit, ordering countries not to come."

In his speech, Zelenskyy cited three expectations from the peace conference in Switzerland. The first is to "prove that the return of security is indeed possible," the second is to draw up a real plan to implement the "peace formula," and the third is to determine how countries will interact on the basis of the UN Charter.

By making painful choices to pull back to better-defended positions, Ukrainian troops are able to fight more efficiently and save personnel while waiting for Western weaponry to arrive, military officials said.

"Today, we can already say that our teams have begun to implement it," the President of Ukraine announced, adding that it is about strengthening the security of Ukraine, the whole of Europe, "and therefore America."

The Azov commander said that: ''the colossal combat experience that the soldiers, sergeants and officers of Azov have, combined with modern American weaponry, will become a deadly weapon for the enemies of Ukraine.''

According to colonel Janno Märk, head of planning for the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) headquarters, Russia is stepping up its offensive pressure in Ukraine, while fighting continues across the frontline.

The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine has said that with his so-called proposal to start peace talks, Vladimir Putin aims to disrupt the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland.

NATO defense ministers have approved an "operational plan for enhanced support to Ukraine" which envisages that the Alliance will take over international coordination of arms and training supplies for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

After receiving positive feedback from Ukraine on the performance of the CV90s on the battlefield, Sweden and the Netherlands plan to increase production of the combat vehicle for Ukraine.