Mark Esper, Former US Secretary of Defence, has called for the provision of ATACMS long-range missiles and aircraft to Ukraine.
Source: European Pravda; Voice of America (Ukrainian service)
Details: Esper believes that the policy of Western countries t…
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine considers the statement of the President of Croatia, who said that Crimea will never be Ukrainian again, unacceptable.
Source: Oleh Nikolenko, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, repor…
The European Union will commend Ukraine for its progress on the reforms needed for accession, and it will send a strong signal to Moscow, but member states remain divided over the speed of accession.
Source: Euractiv, referring to the draft communiqué …
Ukraine needs to replace its morally and physically outdated Soviet-made aircraft of various types with a single type of multipurpose fighter jet in order to protect the skies. The F-16 can become such a fighter jet in the number of 200 pieces.
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The military of Belarus have announced the beginning of a two-week joint staff training with the Russians of the so-called Joint Command of the regional group of troops.
Source: Press service of Belarusian Defence Ministry
Quote: “During the week…
Norway will send German-made Leopard 2 combat tanks to Ukraine as soon as possible; most probably, this will happen at the end of March.
Source: Bjørn Arild Gram, Minister of Defence of Norway, in an interview with AFP, reported by Eu…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said that any peace negotiations must be conditioned on Russia’s withdrawal of its troops from the territory of Ukraine.
Source: Scholz at a press conference with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil, reporte…
US President Joe Biden has stated that his country is not planning to send F-16 fighters to Ukraine.
Source: Ostap Yarysh, a journalist with Holos Ameryky, the Ukrainian service of Voice of America, as reported by European Pravda
“When our journalist Y…
The Netherlands is ready to consider Ukraine’s request for the supply of F-16 fighter jets, but so far no such request has been received.
This was stated by Prime Minister Mark Rutte at a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in …