11+ hour, 23+ min ago  (1851+ words) When German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz wrote to the EU leadership to propose a special path for Ukraine towards EU accession (and a new status for Ukraine which Merz dubbed "associate membership"), the letter triggered a reaction in Kyiv that…...

10+ hour, 35+ min ago  (255+ words) The Romanian Foreign Ministry has described the crash of a Russian UAV into a high-rise residential building in the city of Gala'i on the night of 28-29 May as a "serious escalation" by Moscow. "This incident represents a serious and irresponsible…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (134+ words) President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is on a visit to Sweden, has announced that a "strong step" will be taken regarding Ukraine's acquisition of Swedish Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets. "I am in Sweden today on a working visit. We are…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (216+ words) Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has neither endorsed nor categorically rejected German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's proposal for a new format of relations between the EU and Ukraine, but reiterated Kyiv's position on membership. Sybiha stressed during an online conference for…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (170+ words) NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said he has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to join the Alliance leaders' summit in the city of Ankara, T'rkiye, in July. Responding to journalists' questions, Rutte confirmed that he had invited Zelenskyy to…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (137+ words) Officials at the Office of the President of Ukraine are saying that the invitation for negotiators representing Donald Trump to visit Kyiv remains open. Ihor Zhovkva, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said in an interview…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (184+ words) President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Romania on 13 May, where he will take part in the Bucharest Nine summit and hold a series of meetings on strengthening Ukraine's defence. Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska arrived in Romania on 13 May....

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (205+ words) Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has stressed that Ukraine's basic condition for any potential peace agreement with Russia is that Kyiv makes no territorial concessions relative to the current front line. A member of the audience asked what kind of…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (919+ words) Europe has finally moved, but not boldly enough. With the victory of Hungary's Tisza Party, the European Union (EU) has at last unblocked its "90 billion Ukraine Support Loan, ending months of political paralysis. Yet in doing so, Brussels may have…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (267+ words) Rustem Umierov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC), has briefed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the results of meetings with US President Donald Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. On 11 May, Zelenskyy reported the US"remains…...