The Netherlands will deliver 18 F-16 aircraft to Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Dec. 22, following a call with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.The Netherlands and Denmark led the way in the summer of 2023 in forming an intern…
On Wednesday, 20 December, Ukraine and the United Kingdom held a second round of consultations on the conclusion of a bilateral agreement on security guarantees for Kyiv.
Source: press service of the Office of the President of Ukraine, reported by Euro…
Ukraine’s external financing needs for 2024 have been reduced from US$41 billion to US$37.3 billion.
Source: Serhii Marchenko, Minister of Finance of Ukraine, during his speech at a meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors of the G7 coun…
Ukraine has long-term commitments regarding financial assistance from Belgium, Denmark, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, France, Germany, Sweden and Japan.
Source: Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his end-of-year press conference on 19 December…
The U.S.-Finland bilateral defense cooperation deal signed on Dec. 18 “threatens the security of the Russian Federation” and will not go “unanswered,” said Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Dec. 19. Last week, Helsinki ann…
19 December, 2023 USS Ross (DDG 71) missile destroyer. Photo credits: US Navy
The United States has announced the launch of a multinational special security operation to protect shipping in the Red Sea.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin reported t…
The United Kingdom will use its naval expertise to help Ukraine control the Black Sea as part of a 10-year security pact to be signed in the next few weeks.
Source: The Telegraph
Details: The memorandum of understanding promises to “keep Kyiv in the fi…
The U.S. signed on Dec. 18 a new bilateral defense cooperation agreement with Finland, the newest NATO member that sought membership following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Last week, Helsinki announced the deal, which strengthens mutu…
Igor Salikov, a 60-year-old former Russian intelligence colonel who was involved in Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, fled to the Netherlands and expressed his desire to testify in the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Source: Salikov in an interv…
Denmark and Sweden have jointly announced a new military aid package for Ukraine worth about €240 million, which will include infantry fighting vehicles.
Source: As DR writes, the announcement was made at a joint press conference by Troels Lund Poulsen…