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PoliticsSep 25Ukraine ready for trilateral talks with U.S. and Russia at leaders’ level, FM Sybiha saysUkraine is ready for trilateral meetings with the United States and Russia at the leaders’ level, while Moscow has given no indication that it is ready for such dialogue.Ukrinform [en]
PoliticsSep 25FM Sybiha: Dialogue with Iran was appropriate and useful for Ukraine’s strategic securityUkrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said that his meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly was appropriate and useful, above all for Ukraine’s strategic security.Ukrinform [en]
PoliticsSep 25Trump made ‘final decision’ to give Ukraine Patriot licence, Zelensky saysPresident Donald Trump told President Volodymyr Zelensky that he had made a "final decision" to grant Kyiv the licence to produce Patriot air defence missiles, the Ukrainian leader said Friday. The assurance came during the last meeting between the two leaders, Zelensky said, capping a period of uncertainty after a series of reversals on the issue.France 24 [en]
PoliticsSep 25One in three members of Russia’s new State Duma has ties to the war in Ukraine. Some are accused of war crimes. Here’s who they are — and what they’ve done.Meduza [en]
PoliticsSep 25Zelensky says Trump 'made final decision' to give Ukraine license for Patriot missilesKyiv is facing a shortage of the missiles, which remain the only ones reliably able to counter the ballistic missiles that Russia launches at Ukraine.Le Monde [en]
PoliticsSep 25Ukraine weighs legalizing pornography to raise tax revenue and buy dronesDecriminalizing porn would help close a huge budget gap but is a fraught step in a nation long stained by a reputation for exploiting its women.Washington Post World
PoliticsSep 25Ukraine transfers two North Korean POWs to South Korea , Zelensky confirms at UN – NaturalNews . comUkraine has reportedly transferred two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea, confirmed by President Zelensky at the UN. This action has significant international and diplomatic implications regarding the conflict and POW treatment.naturalnews.com · United States
PoliticsSep 25Trump and Xi discuss Russia’s war against UkraineChinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed Russia’s war against Ukraine, as well as the situation in the Middle East and on the Korean Peninsula, during a meeting at the White House.Ukrinform [en]
PoliticsSep 24Politico: Ukraine’s sanctions adviser urges EU sanctions on Russian billionaires Vladimir Potanin and Vladimir Lisin after Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov are delistedThe EU created a “dangerous precedent” by lifting sanctions on Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov, but could regain credibility by imposing sanctions on two other Russian billionaires, Vladimir Potanin and Vladimir Lisin, according to Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the Ukrainian president’s commissioner for sanctions policy.Meduza [en]
PoliticsSep 24Le Pen says she won’t leave NATO until Russia’s war in Ukraine endsThe French presidential front-runner still plans to take Paris out of the military alliance's integrated command, she tells POLITICO.Politico Europe
PoliticsSep 24France can no longer financially help Ukraine, says Marine Le PenLa candidate RN à l’élection présidentielle a dit regretter ce choix, qu’elle justifie par la situation financière “extravagante” de la France.Politico Europe
PoliticsSep 24EU to condemn war in Ukraine at G20 even if Putin attendsRussian President Vladimir Putin has been invited to the G20 summit in Miami by the United States. Multiple members of the group have called for Moscow's exclusion over its invasion of Ukraine.DW News [en]
PoliticsSep 24EU approves nearly €3 billion in aid for UkraineUkraine will receive nearly €3 billion in the coming days after the EU Council approved the eighth regular tranche under the EU’s Ukraine Facility program.Ukrinform [en]
PoliticsSep 24Zelensky announces new U.S. investments in Ukraine’s defense and energy sectorsPresident Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting in New York with executives of more than 30 leading U.S. companies and members of the Economic Advisory Group, following which he announced investments in defense technologies and joint production, as well as agreements on joint energy projects.Ukrinform [en]
PoliticsSep 24Ukraine's energy minister, World Bank managing director discuss priority energy cooperation programsUkraine's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal discussed priority cooperation programs in the energy sector with Anna Bjerde, the World Bank's Managing Director of Operations, at a meeting in New York.Ukrinform [en]
PoliticsSep 24Putin’s Ukraine invasion has made Russia China’s junior partnerPutin’s evident inability to secure Beijing’s backing for the Power of Siberia-2 pipeline is strengthening international perceptions that the invasion of Ukraine has reduced Russia to the status of China’s junior partner, writes Zahar Hryniv. The post Putin’s Ukraine invasion has made Russia China’s junior partner appeared first on Atlantic Council.Atlantic Council
PoliticsSep 23 Issue for the world : Albanese increases Ukraine aidPrime Minister Albanese has announced an increase in aid to Ukraine, framing it as a global issue. This signifies continued international support for Ukraine in its conflict.portnews.com.au · Australia
PoliticsSep 23UN General Assembly live: Iran’s Pezeshkian, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to speakSecond day of UN General Assembly kicks off with speeches from world leaders, including from Syria, Iran and Ukraine.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsSep 23Trump and Zelensky discuss path to ending Ukraine warOn Tuesday, September 22, Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met in New York to discuss the war in Ukraine. Ahead of Zelensky’s address to the UN General Assembly today, he said he wants the war to end before winter, stressing that people across Ukraine are living in increasingly difficult conditions and that the longer the conflict continues, the greater the risk of further deaths on the frontline. Trump has also said that Ukraine and Russia agreed not to target each other’s energy infrastructure, after previously criticising Kyiv for striking Russian oil refineries. AccoFrance 24 [en]
PoliticsSep 23EU urges Ukraine to accelerate reforms before providing additional aid – BloombergEuropean Union officials have told Ukraine that before providing additional funding, they want to see progress on legislation aimed at tackling the shadow economy, increasing tax revenues, and bringing Ukrainian legislation closer into line with EU rules.Ukrinform [en]
PoliticsSep 23Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready for ‘energy ceasefire’, calls for trilateral meeting with Putin, TrumpZelenskyy said Ukraine is ready for an “energy ceasefire” with Russia, provided Moscow stops attacks on critical infrastructure.CNBC
PoliticsSep 23Seoul Needs a Playbook for Hormuz, Ukraine, and What Comes NextEarlier this month, President Donald Trump shared a Washington Post opinion piece on his social media, arguing that South Korea should send its Cheongung-II air-defense system to Ukraine. Additionally, the Trump administration continues to pressure Seoul to send troops to the Strait of Hormuz. Neither the U.S.-Iranian conflict nor the Russo-Ukrainian War is new, yet the simultaneity of U.S. pressure on Seoul to help in its war with Iran and to support Ukraine is striking.While such diverging asks are indeed unprecedented, this is partly due to a lack of principles that stipulate a clear South War on the Rocks
PoliticsSep 23Europe Today: Trump claims Ukraine-Russia deal to end the war could be closeUS President Donald Trump said he expects the war to end sooner than people think. In Brussels, two Russian oligarchs came off the EU's blacklist yesterday after intense negotiations between EU countries. We speak exclusively about it to Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs.EuroNews [en]
PoliticsSep 23Hungarians and Czechs Cool on Ukraine’s ‘Carpathian 8’ AmbitionsDiffering views are apparent between the seven countries invited to join Ukraine in its new regional platform designed to promote trade and security cooperation.Balkan Insight