Russian President Vladimir Putin “must not be allowed” to win the full-scale war against Ukraine, Russian opposition figure and journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza said during a press conference at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London on Sep…
Berlin has handed over 22 Leopard 1 A5 tanks, 61,000 155 mm rounds of ammunition, three Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns with spare parts, and other equipment in its latest delivery of military aid to Ukraine, the German government said on Sept…
The European Parliament passed a resolution on Sept. 19 calling for EU member states to lift restrictions on Ukraine’s use of Western-supplied weapons inside Russia, and accelerate weapons deliveries, “including Taurus missiles.”While Kyiv has received…
Editor’s Note: This is issue 147 of Ukrainian State-Owned Enterprises Weekly, covering events from Sept. 8-14, 2024. The Kyiv Independent is reposting it with permission.Corporate governance of SOEsFormer Ukrenergo’s CEO Kudrytskyi interviewed. Volodym…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Sept. 17 the composition of the EU’s executive arm as the bloc seeks to better respond to Russia’s war in Ukraine and other global challenges.Von der Leyen, winning her second five-year te…
Former UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly believes that London should authorise Ukraine to launch Western-supplied long-range missiles on targets inside Russia.
Source: BBC, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Cleverly, who is running to become th…
The United States and the UK are increasingly concerned that Russia is sharing classified information and technologies with Iran that could bring Tehran closer to building nuclear weapons.
Source: Bloomberg, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Unna…
Five former UK defence secretaries and a former prime minister have urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to authorise Ukraine’s use of long-range Storm Shadow missiles against targets in Russia, even without US consent.
Source: The Sunday Times
Details: G…
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has acknowledged delays in Polish funding for a Czech initiative to supply Ukraine with artillery shells.
Source: Sikorski at a joint press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha during a visi…
Russia announced on Sept. 13 that it is expelling six staff members of the British Embassy in Moscow, accusing them of “espionage and subversive activities.”The step comes shortly after U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy’s visit to Kyiv and amid rumors…