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Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, has said that long-range armament, air defence systems and artillery are priority among the aid Ukraine needs from its allies. Source: European Pravda with reference to Zelenskyy's address at a meeting of the Contact Group for Ukraine's Defence (Ramstein format) on the second anniversary of the meeting, broadcasted on Twitter (X) of the Pentagon Details: Zelenskyy noted that the way events will unfold in the combat zone depends on how fast...

The United States on Friday announced for the second time this week more military aid for Ukraine, including Patriot missiles as part of $6 billion in weapons and equipment to help its air defense against invading Russian forces.

The funds will allow Kyiv to purchase weapons directly from American defense companies.

“Hungary will not back any NATO proposals that might draw the alliance closer to war or shift it from a defensive to an offensive coalition,” government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) about plans for the Western defense alliance to initiate long-term support for Ukraine.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian court on Friday ordered the detention of the country’s farm minister in the latest high-profile corruption investigation, while Kyiv security officials were assessing how

The U.S. will allocate $6 billion for military assistance for Ukraine under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), the U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on April 26 after the U.S.-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting, also known as the Ramstein format. "This is the largest security assistance package that we have committed today," Austin said during the press conference, adding that it will allow the U.S. "to procure new capabilities for Ukrain...

Airmen at this F-16 fighter wing installation in rural southwestern Germany are learning how to safely receive and relaunch an aircraft exposed to nuclear radiation.

The contract will include Patriot air defense systems, artillery, drones, counter-drone weapons, and air-to-air missiles, and may be finalized as soon as April 26, the officials said.

Ukraine is planning to discuss how to overcome problems that accumulated over the past six months while waiting for the passing of the U.S. aid package at the next Ramstein summit, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on April 25.

U.S. ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith calls on Europe to continue aid to Ukraine following $60 billion pledge from Washington.