Luxury SUV taken from Latvian drunk driver now among 21 vehicles bound for Ukraine military
Latvia’s Interior Ministry is sending 21 seized vehicles, including the Lincoln Navigator, to Ukraine’s military and hospitals.
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Romania commits €50 million to Ukraine’s defense through US-led PURL initiative
Bucharest’s pledge contributes to a framework that allows coordinated procurement across NATO budgets.
Italy approves Ukraine military aid in 2026, shelving earlier shift to humanitarian focus
Meloni’s cabinet greenlights the 13th aid package despite prior talk of transitioning to mostly civilian support.
If China moves on Taiwan, Russia may strike Europe, NATO chief warns
If Russia takes Ukraine, NATO would face massive new costs, Rutte warns — far beyond current commitments.
Nearly half of Ukraine’s artillery shells could be at risk as Czechia reconsiders key supply program
New Czech PM Andrej Babiš has vowed to cut financial aid to Ukraine and is now putting the country's signature ammunition procurement program under scrutiny.
Portugal pledges $52 million for Ukraine arms via US purchase mechanism
Ukraine's Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal met with his Portuguese counterpart Nuno Melo in Kyiv, where Portugal confirmed its…
Britain commits over $800 million to Ukraine air defense in largest single-year military package
20K Russian drone and missile attacks in just two months have prompted Britain to commit $800 million to Ukraine's air defense—a record investment that will deliver thousands of systems
NATO to send Ukraine $5 billion in US weapons by year’s end — focus on air defense
The PURL program will deliver critical air defense, ammunition and spare parts from American reserves by 31 December.
Italy pledges emergency support to Ukraine after indiscriminate Russian strikes
PM Meloni vowed to send generators and reaffirmed backing for peace talks after a call with President Zelenskyy.
Australia’s retiring Tiger helicopters might return to combat—in Ukraine
The Tigers may expand Kyiv’s growing use of helicopters to intercept Russia's Shahed-type drones over low altitudes.
Germany finds out US weapons freeze to Ukraine from its own embassy, Not Washington
The US suspended certain weapons deliveries to Ukraine last summer without informing Germany.
NATO chief: Ukraine to get $5 billion in US weapons by year-end, $12 billion more in 2026
The PURL program coordinating US weapons purchases for Ukraine has reached its $4 billion target for 2024, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed. Total deliveries could reach at least $17 billion through 2026, though continued funding from NATO members is essential.
Helping Ukraine brought Czechia $607M more than it spent, outgoing PM says
Despite big spending, the PM says foreign aid and contracts kept Czechia in the green.
ISW: Russia overstates gains to pressure Kyiv and West to hand over Donetsk Oblast
Russian forces have not yet faced heavily fortified cities like Slovyansk and Kramatorsk, ISW notes.
Chile secretly sells 30 Marder IFVs to Germany in likely Ukraine ring exchange
Thirty of Chile's 270 Marder infantry fighting vehicles—purchased from Germany for just $7.3 mn in 2009—are now headed back to their country of origin in a ring exchange likely to channel the armor to Ukraine
Ireland quietly delivers five radar systems to Ukraine alongside ambulances and de-mining robots
Five radar systems, 34 vehicles including ambulances, and three bomb disposal robots—that's what Ukraine received from Ireland in recent months
Poland to allocate $100 million for the purchase of American weapons for Ukraine
Poland will spend $100 million by year's end on American weapons for Ukraine through the newly established PURL program, Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski announced, while cautioning that Europe's security depends on how the war concludes
Germany won’t cut Ukraine aid over corruption case but will watch “very closely,” spokesman says
A corruption scandal involving President Zelenskyy's former business partner and the state nuclear company Energoatom will not derail German aid to Ukraine, Berlin confirmed, though officials said they would monitor Kyiv's response "very closely."
Czechia may cut Ukraine aid under Babiš-led government, incoming foreign minister says
Prague’s incoming foreign minister outlines a pivot from military assistance to humanitarian support, drawing comparisons to pro-Russian Hungary’s stance.
Brussels unlocks next €1.8 billion for Kyiv as part of financial support program amid Russia’s invasion
The EU has approved the fifth major disbursement under the Ukraine Facility after Ukraine fulfilled key reform steps.