Russia should want Ukraine in NATO, says Zelenskyy
Speaking at a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Kyiv on 3 June, Zelenskyy said Russia would benefit from Ukrainian NATO membership too.
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Ukraine’s defense industry has grown tenfold since 2022. Now, it’s $50 billion machine
Zelenskyy disclosed the figure at a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Kyiv. The announcement comes ahead of the NATO Ankara summit on 7-8 July, where Ukraine plans to discuss long-term financial guarantees.
Romania’s forensic report confirms the Galați drone was a Russian Geran-2
Investigators found "ГЕРАНЬ-2" stenciled on a recovered fragment, alongside an engine and fuel matching the Iranian-designed drones that Moscow has used for years.
Zelenskyy and Sweden’s Kristersson sign joint defense declaration at Uppsala air base, including work within Drone Deal
Also, Stockholm unveiled its largest aid package for Kyiv, worth $2.7 billion.
“Russia is not winning. Russia is not going to win”: US Senator Blumenthal and Representative Himes met with Zelenskyy in Kyiv after Russia’s massive strike
He described Putin's campaign as "beyond cruelty" and thanked Ukraine specifically for its defense against Iranian missiles and drones.
Important step during war: Zelenskyy meets his 2019 election opponent Poroshenko face-to-face for first time in years
The shift follows Kyrylo Budanov's January appointment to head the President's Office.
Ukraine has stabilized the front—next priorities are air defense and anti-ballistic systems, President says
Zelenskyy credited drones, mid-range strikes, and long-range sanctions in his 25 May address. Defensive results in 2026 are better than before, he said.
“In 2022, offensive came from territory of Belarus”: Zelenskyy announces stronger northern defenses and “other things”
The message was direct: funding for all defensive measures on the Chernihiv–Kyiv axis is available.
Ukraine says it has Russia’s hidden war-damage assessment — one Moscow won’t show its own population
A single mid-sized Russian oil company has been forced to shut down around 400 wells.
Russia fabricated an arrest of Ukraine’s first lady—the named agencies deny it
Russian state-owned media disseminated the false claim, referring to unnamed "security structures," and the Ukrainian agencies say none of it is real.
Russia killed 52 people in Ukraine this week — firing mostly ballistic missiles, hardest for air defense to stop
Russia fired 3,170 drones at Ukraine in seven days.
Mendel told Tucker Carlson many tales about Zelenskyy. All blame the country being invaded
Most of what former Ukrainian press secretary Iuliia Mendel told Tucker Carlson about events after 2021 is secondhand. The facts tell a different story.
After four years in Russian captivity, 205 Ukrainian defenders are home in the first stage of a 1000-for-1000 exchange
Most of those freed were taken at Mariupol in 2022; the oldest is 62, the youngest 21. The exchange was mediated by the US and the UAE.
Lithuania signs full Drone Deal, Latvia receives Ukrainian air defense experts
The agreement covers joint production of long-range strike, naval, interceptor and bomber drones, with technology transfer between Ukrainian and Lithuanian companies. Latvia is hosting Ukrainian air defense specialists under a separate proposed deal.
Kremlin terms unchanged: Moscow repeats Putin’s 2024 demand for four Ukraine’s oblasts as peace push stalls
That is a demand for capitulation, not for peace.
Ukraine anti-corruption agencies serve suspicion notice to ex-Presidential Office head Yermak over alleged $10M laundering
Andrii Yermak was once the most powerful official in Ukraine after Zelenskyy himself.
Talks continue on Trump-brokered prisoner exchange with Russia after Putin claimed that Kyiv was not ready for swap
Russia announced a ceasefire for 8–9 May — its own parade dates. Ukraine proposed starting earlier, on the night of 6 May. Russia violated it.
From Caspian Sea to Baltic coast: Ukraine’s April strike campaign reached every corner of Russia’s oil empire
Since the beginning of the year, Russia has lost at least $7 billion due to Ukrainian strikes on oil infrastructure.
Russia blacked out Europe’s largest nuclear plant 15 times since occupying it in 2022
The latest outage hit on the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster, with Energoatom saying external power failed for 90 minutes.
Zelenskyy’s first official visit to Azerbaijan: Six bilateral deals, with defense industry as key area
"We have a very high level of relations, and it is important that they are based on mutual respect," Zelenskyy said.