Russia plans to continue the war until it fully occupies four Ukrainian regions in 2025. Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov said that Moscow intends to fully seize the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine in 2025. At a Defense Ministry meeting, he confirmed...
The Ukrainian army is struggling to hold some positions on the front; about 50% of the captured territories in the Kursk region have been lost. On December 16, Russian assault units carried out a series of attacks on Ukrainian positions in the eastern direction. In the resulting combat, some Ukrainian fortifications suffered significant damag...
Trump said there was “some progress” in ending the Russian-Ukrainian war and warned to revoke permission for strikes deep into Russia. US President-Elect Donald Trump noted that his team is currently working to end the Russian war against Ukraine, and there is already “some progress.” Trump stressed that “We have ma...
The UK, EU, and US will work to strengthen Ukraine’s position in peace talks with Russia. The UK is focused on ensuring Ukraine is in the strongest possible position in 2025, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said. To do this, the UK plans to use a range of mechanisms, including economic ...
Europe is debating EU troops being stationed in Ukraine. The German Defense Ministry announced the potential participation of its military in a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine if Kyiv and Moscow agree on a ceasefire. However, German Defense Minister Boris P...
The EU has changed its position on ending the war in Ukraine and wants to participate in negotiations. Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans has changed his position on peace talks with Russia, saying that Europe should take the initiative in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine before Donald Trump...
Kallas names the EU’s requirement for discussing peacekeepers being sent to Ukraine. EU High Representative Kaja Kallas said that the bloc’s countries have yet to discuss sending peacekeepers to Ukraine. Kallas believes that peace is needed first. “But Russia does not want... #DonaldTrump #KajaKallas #PeacekeepingMission #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
Trump’s team is actively studying ways to end the war in Ukraine. Discussions are currently underway among Western allies on “how to stop the conflict,” said Trump’s future national security adviser, Michael Waltz. “Before Trump’s inaug... #DonaldTrump #KeithKellogg #MikeWaltz #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
Norway will provide Ukraine with more than $240M to strengthen its maritime defense, and the US will try to spend its remaining aid funds in the coming weeks. Norway has announced an additional NRK 2.7B ($242.38M) donation to strengthen Ukraine’s maritime defense. The funds will go toward protecting civilians from attacks, clearing landmines, and training U... #F16training #Italy #MilitaryAid #Norway #Poland #WarinUkraine #WhiteHouse
Europe has delivered just over 50% of the aid it promised to Ukraine. According to columnist Mark Champion, from the beginning of the Russian invasion in February 2022 to the end of October 2024, Europe has pledged €241B in support of Ukraine, while the US promised €119... #AirDefenseSystems #DonaldTrump #MilitaryAid #OlafScholz #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The Office of the President explained why Ukraine is not yet ready for negotiations with Russia. Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak said that Ukraine is not yet ready to start any negotiations with Russia, as it does not feel sufficient support from the West to conduct t... #AndriyYermak #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarEnding #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
The US is providing Ukraine a new $500M defense assistance package. US President Joe Biden approved the US’ 72nd security and defense package to Ukraine, White House adviser John Kirby said last week. The assistance is provided within the US’ presidential ... #HIMARSartillery #HMMWV #Javelin #JoeBiden #PDA #TOWantiTankMissiles #USmilitaryAid
Trump is categorically against strikes deep into Russia, but the Biden team thinks it gives an advantage to Ukraine. US President-Elect Donald Trump is categorically against launching strikes deep into Russian territory. He said that such strikes are escalating the war and making it worse. “This should not hav... #DmytriyPeskov #DonaldTrump #LongRangeStrikesOnRussia #OlafScholz #TaurusMissile #WarinUkraine
Russia continues its devastating attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector, and here is why. The series of Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy sector is part of a campaign aimed at freezing the country in winter, as well as forcing the West to adopt political decisions that are favorabl... #DTEK #energyukraine #Kremlin #RussianAttackonUkraine #UkraineEnergyLosses #WarinUkraine
Ukraine will spend 10 times more on its defense than NATO countries in 2025; the EU is not ready for war with Russia. Next year, Ukraine will spend about 25% of its GDP on defense, which is 900% more than European NATO allies’ average, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said during a keynote speech in Brussels. ... #DefenseIndustryEU #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseSpending #MarkRutte #NATO #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Ending the war in Ukraine will be Trump’s priority immediately after his inauguration. US President-Elect Donald Trump said that he considers the war in Ukraine a higher priority for him than the conflict in the Middle East. Trump stressed the importance of resolving the conflict betwee... #DonaldTrump #JoeBiden #JohnKirby #MiddleEast #Syria #WarinUkraine
The US will sell Ukraine $266M in F-16 equipment and Canada will provide $587M in military assistance. The US State Department has preliminarily approved the sale of maintenance-related equipment for F-16 fighters to the Ukrainian government, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a stateme... #Canada #F16 #MilitaryAid #USmilitaryAid
Macron plans to discuss the deployment of a peacekeeping mission to Ukraine with Poland. French President Emmanuel Macron shared an idea for a European peacekeeping mission in Ukraine that could involve 40,000 troops. The mission would become a new safeguard against future Russian attacks... #DonaldTrump #EmmanuelMacron #NATOsoldiers #PeacekeepingMission #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
Ukraine is developing its own long-range weapons to counter Russia and is testing new missiles. The Ukrainian government is preparing for a reduction in Western military aid next year and is trying to increase its domestic weapons production capacity. The emphasis is on weapon systems that can p... #HellMissileDrone #LongRangeMissiles #NeptuneMissiles #PalyanytsyaMissileDrone #UkrainianWeapons #WeaponsProduction
Hungary’s “peacekeeping mission” continues as Orban speaks with Putin for an hour about his US visit on his way to visit Erdogan in Turkey. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who recently flew to the US to discuss Ukraine with Donald Trump and his team, spoke for an hour with Russian dictator Putin on December 11. “We are taking... #DonaldTrump #Putin #RecepTayyipErdoğan #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #VictorOrban #WarEnding
Ukrainians support joining NATO without the occupied territories, but they consider nuclear weapons to be the best security guarantee. According to an Info Sapiens survey, 70.3% of Ukrainians positively assess a scenario in which NATO would invite Ukraine to join with its internationally recognized borders recognized. However, Articl... #Article5 #NATOUkraine #NuclearStatusUkraine #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #WarinUkraine
Ukraine will be able to confront Russia without US assistance during the first half of 2025. However, the likely termination of US aid to Ukraine could become a serious challenge, so Ukraine needs a plan for cooperation with the new US administration, said Minister of Finance Serhiy Marchenko... #G7 #LoanForUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SerhiyMarchenko #UkraineBudget2025 #WarinUkraine
Private arms manufacturers say there are no government orders for 2025 to load existing capacities. In Ukraine, 75% of 31 private companies in the defense-industrial complex said they are not negotiating to conclude any government weapons contracts for 2025. Only 19% of manufacturers have transition... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseTechnology #DenysShmyhal #WeaponsProduction
European leaders discuss ending the war in Ukraine with Donald Trump. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala spoke with US President-Elect Donald Trump about the war in Ukraine in a phone call. “We discussed Prague’s position on the Russian invasion. I think he is ... #DonaldTrump #PetrFiala #VictorOrban #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
Ukraine is assembling a new Contact Group to end the war. Ukraine is forming a list of partners who will join a Contact Group in order to create a common position on ending the war, said Serhiy Nikiforov, Press Secretary of the President of Ukraine. Nikiforo... #FriedrichMerz #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #SupportUkraine #UkraineContactGroup #WarEnding #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Poland is calling on Germany to immediately increase defense spending, while France is ramping up purchases of long-range weapons. Poland’s Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk believes that Central Europe, including Germany, should increase its defense spending to set an example for other countries following Trump’s victory, w... #CezaryTomczyk #DefenseIndustry #DefenseSpending #France #Germany #Poland
Russia’s oil export revenue is growing, allowing it to finance its war in Ukraine. According to KSE analysis, in October 2024, Russia’s oil export revenue increased by $1.2B, to $15.6B. 85% of deliveries were made by shadow tankers, which allowed Russia to evade the price limi... #India #RussianOil #RussiaProfits #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia #Turkey
Russian war spending has hit a new record of $20M per hour. According to the German Institute for International Security Studies, Russia’s spending on “national defense” reached an unprecedented $43.28B in the third quarter. Compared to the s... #DefenseSpendingRussia #RussiaBudget #WarinUkraine
Details from the meeting between Zelenskyy, Trump, and Macron: The leaders discussed freezing the war and how to end it. During the meeting between President Zelenskyy, his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, and US President-Elect Donald Trump, the leaders discussed freezing the Russian-Ukrainian war, the Ukrainian pre... #DonaldTrump #EmmanuelMacron #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #SecurityGuarantees #WarEnding #Zelenskyy
Ukraine might receive less aid from the US after Trump’s inauguration, but Russia is also running out of money. US President-Elect Donald Trump said that he will try to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. At the same time, Ukraine will probably receive less aid after he takes office. Meanwhile, Russia may l... #DefenseSpendingRussia #DonaldTrump #MilitaryAidforUkraine #RussianEconomy #RussianOil #RussiaProfits
Russia increased the intensity of its air strikes on Ukraine by 300% in the fall. Russia launched more than 6,000 drones and missiles into Ukraine in the fall, 200% more than in the previous three months and 300% more than in the fall of 2023. Over the past six months, an average o... #AirDefenseSystems #DroneAttackOnUkraine #MissileAttackOnUkraine #RussianAggression #WarinUkraine
The fall of the Assad regime might weaken Putin’s position during peace negotiations with Ukraine. The Kremlin has actively supported Assad since 2015, when Russian troops intervened in the Syrian civil war, providing him with military and political assistance. Therefore, the rapid fall of the Assa... #AssadRegime #PoliticalCrisis #Putin #Syria #WarinUkraine
The EU defense commissioner wants to increase EU defense spending by 900%. EU defense and space commissioner Andrius Kubilius wants the next seven-year EU budget to include around €100B for defense needs. The current seven-year EU budget, which exceeds €1T, only includes €10... #AndriusKubilius #DefenseSpending #EUbudget #EUdefense #UrsulavonderLeyen
The number of Ukrainian refugees in the EU increased by only 1,100 people in October, Germany is preparing for a new wave, and Slovakia is introducing restrictions. As of October 31, 2024, more than 4.198 million Ukrainians who left Ukraine after the start of the full-scale Russian invasion had temporary protection status in EU countries. Compared to the end of S... #Germany #RefugeesFromUkraine #Slovakia #UkrainiansAbroad
The US has promised to “flood” Ukraine with weapons by mid-January and will provide a $988M military package. The US will provide Ukraine with hundreds of thousands of additional artillery shells, thousands of missiles, and hundreds of armored vehicles by mid-January, stated the US President’s National ... #AndriyYermak #HimarsForUkraine #JakeSullivan #JoeBiden #SupportUkraine #USAI #USmilitaryAid
FitchRatings: What awaits the Ukrainian economy and when the war will end. Fitch Ratings predicts a slowdown in Ukraine’s economic growth. In 2024, GDP growth is predicted to reach 4%, facilitated by the normalization of Black Sea trade activity, high government spendi... #FitchRatings #InflationinUkraine #UkraineEconomicForecast #UkraineEconomy #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
Sweden and Denmark have ordered 40 infantry fighting vehicles, Estonia will test its latest anti-aircraft missiles, and the second batch of Danish F-16s has arrived in Ukraine. Denmark and Sweden have jointly ordered and paid for 40 CV 90 infantry fighting vehicles from the manufacturer, Hägglunds, for a total of SEK 25B (€2.1B). The Estonian defense company Frankenburg Tech... #CV90IFV #Denmark #dronestoUkraine #F16 #FrankenburgTechnologies #Sweden
Ukraine has narrowed the artillery gap with Russia and will soon gain a technological advantage. The Russian military has lost almost its entire advantage in the number of artillery shells it is able to fire over Ukraine in recent months due to production restrictions and Ukrainian strikes on amm... #ArtilleryShells #Starlink #Starshield #WarinUkraine
The Ministry of Finance states that Ukraine has the resources to fight Russia in 2025. Although European allies are concerned that the US will cease providing aid to Kyiv after Donald Trump enters office, the EU is confident that Ukraine will soon receive a $50B loan to be repaid with p... #DonaldTrump #LoanForUkraine #RussianAssetsProfits #SerhiyMarchenko #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Trump is mulling three options for peace in Ukraine and none involve NATO membership. US President-Elect Donald Trump has three main proposals for ending Russia’s war against Ukraine, none of which involve Ukraine joining NATO: a plan by Special Representative for Ukraine and Rus... #DonaldTrump #JDVance #KeithKellogg #NATO #RichardGrenell #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #WarEnding
NATO is discussing scenarios for ending the war in Ukraine through negotiations. The governments of some NATO member states are talking about different scenarios that include security guarantees for Ukraine but also seek to avoid provoking Russian President Putin. According to sou... #MarkRutte #NATO #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
Europe rushes to create a €500B defense fund as Trump nears his return to the White House. EU countries are discussing a €500B joint fund for defense projects and arms purchases. US President-Elect Trump’s threat to scrap security guarantees for NATO allies that underspend on defense and su... #DefenseIndustryEU #DefenseInvestments #DonaldTrump #EUdefense #NATO
By the end of Biden’s presidency, the US will have transferred all $61B in previously allocated aid. As stated by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the US plans to exhaust Ukraine’s funding that has been approved by Congress by the end of Joe Biden’s presidential term. The Biden admin... #AnthonyBlinken #Bradley #JoeBiden #MilitaryAid #NASAMS #PatriotSystems #Pentagon #WarinUkraine
The Russian army is planning an attack on Kherson and crossing the Dnipro River. Russian troops are probably planning an attack on Kherson and have gathered 300 boats to cross the Dnipro River, said the head of the Kherson regional military administration, Oleksandr Prokudin. The ... #Kherson #KinburnSpit #RussianAggression #RussianOffensive #WarinUkraine
The US will transfer remote mining systems to Ukraine to repel the Russian offensive. As the Russian offensive grinds on, the US plans to transfer three types of remote mining systems to Ukraine as part of a new $725M military aid package. These are the ADAM (Area Denial Artillery Muni... #ADAM #BTR60 #Bulgaria #MilitaryAidforUkraine #MOPMS #RemoteMining #RussianOffensive #VolcanoSystem
Rutte warns Trump of threats to the US if Ukraine is forced to sign an favorable peace deal. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said that the US would face a “dire threat” from China, Iran, and North Korea if Ukraine has to make concessions in order to end the war with Russia. In a... #China #DonaldTrump #Iran #MarkRutte #NorthKorea #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarinUkraine
The Biden administration urgently wants to provide Ukraine with billions of dollars worth of weapons; Kellogg supports the move. US representatives from the Biden administration say that their increased efforts to provide Ukraine with weapons at the end of Biden’s term, along with the president’s authorizations for ... #DonaldTrump #JoeBiden #KeithKellogg #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Putin will not agree to the Trump team’s proposed “peace plan,” but the Kremlin may reconsider it under certain conditions. Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeev, who is under Western sanctions, said that Putin is likely to reject the peace plan proposed by Trump’s recently appointed special envoy for Ukraine, Keith K... #DonaldTrump #KeithKellogg #Putin #VictoryPlan #WarinUkraine
Ukraine will not agree to any alternatives other than NATO membership, although it will not receive an invitation soon. Ukraine will not agree to any other options, such as surrogates or substitutes for full NATO membership, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry stressed on the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Budapest ... #BudapestMemorandum #NATO #SecurityGuarantees #UkraineNATO #WarinUkraine
The Pentagon reveals Biden’s request for $24B for Ukraine. US Defense Department officials have confirmed that the Biden administration will ask Congress for $24B in additional funding to support Ukraine. Of this amount, $8B would be allocated to the USAI (Uk... #JoeBiden #PDA #Pentagon #USAI #UScongress #USmilitaryAid
