Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar arrived in Ukraine for a state visit, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced[1] on July 19.”Welcome to Ukraine, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. Today, we will hold important negotiations – security, political cooperatio…
U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump said[1] on July 18 that if elected, he will ask Europe to cover the U.S. costs of restoring stockpiles of weapons sent to Ukraine.”I will ask Europe to reimburse us for the cost of rebuilding the stockpiles sent…
Lithuanian Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas has announced the creation of a mine clearance coalition to help Ukraine.
Source: European Pravda, citing the Lithuanian Defence Ministry
Quote: “The coalition is being formed on the principle of ‘tr…
The defense ministers of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg announced[1] in a joint statement on July 18 that their countries will soon send Ukraine refurbished M113 armored vehicles. Neither the number of armored vehicles nor the specific…
The two-day meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20) representatives ends without a joint communiqué as the participants could not agree on the issue of the Russia’s all-out war against Ukraine, Reuters reported[1] on July 18.The meeting’s host Indi…
The Constitution should be amended to permit foreign military bases to operate within Ukraine, Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov wrote[1] in a column for Liga.net on July 17. Reznikov said the prohibition of foreign bases was “outdated” and had …
On Monday, defence ministers of Ukraine and the United States, Oleksii Reznikov and Lloyd Austin, held a telephone conversation ahead of the next meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group.
Source: statement of Pentagon, Reznikov on Twitter, European…
Jake Sullivan, US National Security Advisor, has said that Ukraine will become a member of NATO, and this is not negotiable.
Source: Sullivan in an interview with CBS, as reported by European Pravda
Details: The official noted that Ukraine was given gu…
Türkiye supports NATO expansion, and believes it is the key to lasting world peace and stability.
Source: Fahrettin Altun, head of media and communications in the Turkish presidential administration, for Middle East Eye
Quote: “Just before the re…
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev blasted[1] Ukraine while speaking to journalists on July 14, claiming that Kyiv “insists on waging war,” while “Europe pays for everything.” Bulgaria is a member of both NATO and the EU, which has twice sen…