Russia faces fuel shortage due to refinery strikes, is being helped by Belarus
After several attacks on Russian refineries, Moscow is facing a tangible shortage of fuel. Now the needs are covered by imports from Belarus.
Pentagon announces date of next Ramstein meeting: 20 May
The next meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (also known as the ''Ramstein'' format) will be held on 20 May.
Estonian PM Kaja Kallas names reason why Ukraine is not supported enough: fear
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas believes that sufficient support for Ukraine from the free world is hindered by fear. According to her, there are three reasons for why this fear exists.
Ukraine’s FM Kuleba urged the world to provide weapons to Ukraine rather than think about concessions to end the war
According to Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba Ukraine's main message to the international community remains unchanged - Ukrainians need weapons to repel Russian aggression. And talk of concessions to end the war is twisted logic.
Lithuania to transfer six AMBER-1800 radar systems to Ukraine as part of German-led initiative
Lithuania will transfer six of its AMBER-1800 radar systems to Ukraine, as part of a German initiative aimed at strengthening Ukraine's air defense.
Zelenskyy expects a three-point action plan from the upcoming peace summit in Switzerland
According to President Zelenskyy, Ukraine expects that the participants of the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland will together draw up a three-point action plan related to free navigation, energy security, prisoner exchange and the return of deported children.
EU envoy hopes for start of accession talks with Kyiv in late June: Ukraine ready
The EU ambassador to Ukraine, Katarina Maternova, has said that Ukraine is ready to start negotiations on joining the EU and hopes that they will start at the end of June.
Russians establish foothold in part of eastern Ukraine’s Ocheretyne, unconfirmed reports claim loss of Berdychi
Russian forces have gained a foothold in part of the village of Ocheretyne in Donetsk Oblast, while DeepState analysts report the capture of the village of Berdychi in the Ocheretyne hromada.
President Zelenskyy: Ukraine needs at least 7 Patriot systems, no time to lose
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine needs at least 7 Patriot air defense systems and urged partners not to waste time to send a “signal of determination” to Russia.
Ukrainian forces repel seven Russian attacks near Krynky and in the Orikhiv sector in southern Ukraine
In the operational zone of the Southern Defense Forces, Ukrainian defenders repelled four attacks by Russian forces on the left bank of the Dnipro near Krynok and three in the Orikhiv sector - near Staromayorske and Robotyno.
European MEP fears weakening support for Ukraine in case of success of “the Kremlin’s votes”
Viola von Cramon, Member of the European Parliament (MEP), fears that if radical parties strengthen their presence in the European Parliament following the European elections, support for Ukraine may weaken.
German media publish Russian-Ukrainian peace agreement that could have been signed at the beginning of the war
A few weeks after the full-scale Russian invasion, there could have been a peaceful solution. This is the result of a draft agreement that both warring parties had negotiated until April 15, 2022. According to the document, Kyiv and Moscow largely agreed on conditions for an end to the war.
The US wants the provision of ATACMS to Ukraine to prompt Berlin to make a decision on Taurus
The United States hopes that the allies' decision to transfer long-range missiles, particularly ATACMS, to Ukraine will prompt Germany to make a similar move for its own Taurus cruise missiles.
“A difficult question”: US State Department answers whether it will help Ukraine return men from abroad
The US State Department has called the suspension of consular services abroad for Ukrainian men of mobilization age a “complicated issue”, but acknowledges that Ukraine has the right to determine its policy.