Luxembourg has announced that it will join Czechia’s initiative to purchase 800,000 artillery shells for Ukraine.
Source: Yuriko Backes, Minister of Defence of Luxembourg
Details: “This will be part of our overall effort to provide much needed capabili…
The European Council finally opened the way for the use of frozen assets of the Russian Federation for the benefit of Ukraine. According to the decision of February 12, 2024, all depositories owning sovereign assets of the Russian Federation of more th…
The IT Coalition for Ukraine, comprising 10 European nations, has signed a cooperation agreement to bolster Ukraine’s defense capabilities in information technology, communications, and cybersecurity, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry announced on Feb. 14.The…
Member states of the coalition for the development of Ukraine’s IT capacities, formed within the Contact Group for Ukraine’s Defence (Ramstein format), have finalised the signing of the agreement on cooperation on 12 February.
Source: European Pravda, …
The EU has been diligent in identifying and freezing Russian assets banked within its jurisdiction. The frozen money totals €260 billion, €210 billion of which is held in Belgium and Luxembourg.
Source: Iryna Mudra, Deputy Minister of Justice
“The firs…
At the latest meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (also known as Ramstein Group), the Netherlands has announced that it will join what is known as the IT Coalition, which aims to help build the digital and cyber capabilities of Ukraine’s Armed…
Preparations for transferring F-16 fighter jets from Denmark to Ukraine are proceeding as planned, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said at a joint press conference with his Danish counterpart Lars Lokke Rasmussen in Mykolaiv on Jan. 26.Earlier this mont…
Denmark has allocated 91 million Danish kroner ($13.3 million) for projects to support the cybersecurity and cyber defense of Ukraine’s Armed Forces and Defense Ministry, the Danish Defense Ministry said on Jan. 24.The aid package is provided under the…
European officials believe it is unlikely that the EU will seize Russian central bank assets, partly due to the legal risks, Reuters reported on Jan. 23. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the EU and other Group of 7 (G7) countries have fr…
Luxembourg Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel said it would be difficult to persuade Hungary to support increased financial aid to Ukraine at the EU summit on 1 February.
Source: Xavier Bettel in an interview with Reuters, as reported by European Pravda
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