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Sanctions over North Korean missile supply to Russian military; EU considers ramp-up in defence equipment production to match Russia

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reproached Ukraine's Western partners, saying that if they supplied Ukraine with more powerful air defence systems, people would not be killed in large-scale Russian attacks using ballistic missiles.

The annual British package is about $255 million more than in the past two years and is part of an effort to reassure Kyiv amid concerns about a potential shortfall in Western support.

Ukraines President Volodymyr Zelenskiyy said on Thursday that a ceasefire in Russias war against Ukraine would not lead to political dialogue, and would only benefit Moscow.

Europe needs much more productive work of its defense sectors, so Ukraine will make every effort to create a new European military production arsenal with partners in 2024, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

President Volodymyr Zelensky is pushing hard for more money and weapons to continue Kyivs defensive war.

More than $1 billion worth of shoulder-fired missiles, kamikaze drones and night-vision goggles that the United States has sent to Ukraine have not been properly tracked by U.S. officials, a new Pentagon report concluded, raising concerns they could be stolen or smuggled at a time when Congress is debating whether to send more military aid to Ukraine.

During Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Riga, Ukrainian and Latvian government officials signed an agreement on technical and financial cooperation and a memorandum on cooperation in the defence and security field.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that NATO countries should take a step towards bringing Ukraine's membership of the Alliance closer at the summit in Washington in July 2024. Source: European Pravda, citing Zelenskyy in an interview with journalists in Riga, as the Ukrainian President's Office reports.

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday ruled out a cease-fire as his country fights off the Russian invasion, saying the Kremlins forces would use the pause to rearm and regroup in order to overwhelm Kyivs troops.