Analysts have calculated the losses for the world’s economies from the war. Russia’s war against Ukraine has led to gigantic economic losses not only in Ukraine, but also in third countries. In Ukraine alone, GDP losses will amount to about $120B by 2026, according to a... #GDPinUkraine #GlobalEconomy #GlobalGDP #MoritzSchularik #UkraineEconomyLosses #WarinUkraine
Russia will launch a new offensive after Putin’s re-election in March and prepare for conflict with NATO over the next decade, said the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell. Therefore, he called for an urgent increase in support for Ukraine. Borrell emphasized that EU member states should work with their ... #Avdiivka #JosepBorrell #KaupoRosin #OleksandrSyrskyy #RussianAgression #WarinUkraine
Ukraine’s partners are determined to provide support for Ukraine. Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed further support for Ukraine in repelling Russian aggression. Meanwhile, British Foreign Secre... #AnthonyBlinken #DavidCameron #MélanieJoly #MunichSecurityConference #SupportUkraine #ThierryBreton #WarinUkraine
The head of the Munich Conference explains how to force Russia to stop the war. The head of the Munich Security Conference, Christoph Heusgen, believes that it is possible to start negotiations with the Kremlin only if there are serious security guarantees, the best of which woul... #ChristophHeusgen #MunichSecurityConference #PeaceInUkraine #UkraineNATO #WarinUkraine
Damage to Ukraine’s infrastructure from Russian aggression has reached $155B. The amount of direct damage caused to Ukraine’s infrastructure during the war reached $154.9B as of January. According to KSE analysis, the amount also considers the damage caused by the explosi... #KakhovkaHPP #RussainAgressor #UkraineWarDamages #WarinUkraine #WarLosses
Ukraine’s position at the front is deteriorating while the US delays funding. Due to a lack of Western aid, Ukraine will have to face a Russian army with fewer resources, which creates a risk of retreat, a senior NATO official told the FT. “For Ukrainians, this is a desperate s... #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NATO #OksanaMarkarova #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The EU and the US have given their assurance that their support for Ukraine will not change after Ukraine’s change in military leadership. The European Commission states that the European Union’s support for Ukraine will remain unchanged after the resignation of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Valery Zaluzhny,... #CelesteWallander #JohnKirby #OleksandrSyrskyy #ValeryZaluzhny #WarinUkraine
Another 10 million Ukrainian refugees will flee to Europe if Putin wins the war. The German government predicts that in the event of a victory by the Russian Federation in the war, the number of Ukrainian refugees will increase by 10 million, and Germany will be one of the most po... #JensStoltenberg #RefugeesFromUkraine #RussianAgression #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Washington is considering alternative methods to buy arms for Ukraine. The issue of aid to Ukraine is pending in the US Senate. Even if military assistance can be advanced, there are many reasons to doubt that the money will come, given the deep opposition from Republica... #RussianAssetsConfiscation #RussianCentralBank #SupportUkraine #USsenate #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Rheinmetall has a two-year plan for the supply of weapons to Ukraine. Rheinmetall emphasizes that it is the only defense contractor capable of supplying the Ukrainian military with many new medium and large-caliber ammunition, including supplies for the Marder infantry ... #LeopardBattleTanks #Marder #Rheinmetall #Skynex #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
German opposition to the €5B reform of Ukraine’s military support fund risks delaying the supply of arms. As the FT writes, the European Peace Fund (EPF) needs additional funding so that countries can receive partial compensation for the costs of supplying weapons. However, the proposed €5B financing has ... #EuropeanPeaceFund #GermanDefense #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The EU will create a military aid fund for Ukraine in a few days, and Hungary has agreed to finance non-lethal defense aid. The EU plans to form a €5B military aid fund for Ukraine in 2024 as part of the European Peace Fund, EU High Representative Josep Borrell said. “We discussed the situation on the battlefield, th... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #EuropeanPeaceFund #JosepBorrell #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PeterSzijjártó #WarinUkraine
GLSDBs from the US, 100 Soviet tanks, and Skynex from Germany: defensive support from Ukraine’s partners is gaining momentum. The Pentagon will transfer American high-precision ground-launched small-diameter bombs (GLSDB) to Ukraine, but the terms are not specified. The GLSDB will allow the Ukrainian military to hit targets ... #AmmunitionForUkraine #GLSDB #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Skynex #T72 #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Ukraine will receive €21B in military assistance from the EU this year. According to FT, European institutions and EU member states have pledged to provide at least €21B in military aid to Ukraine in 2024, said High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs... #JosepBorrell #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Germany provides new military aid, and the EU promises to provide Ukraine with shells. A new support package from Germany includes 24 armored personnel carriers, three minesweeping tanks, and more than 1,000 155mm artillery pieces. Moreover, four Bandvagn 206 (BV206) vehicles and a BIBE... #AmmunitionForUkraine #Bandvagn #HannoPevkur #JosepBorrell #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The heads of five EU states call on the allies to increase military support for Ukraine. The leaders of Germany, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Estonia, and the Netherlands wrote a joint letter of appeal to Ukraine’s allies and partners, urging them to strengthen their support for Kyi... #AmmunitionForUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The US and Germany do not want to rush Ukraine’s accession to NATO. Ukraine and its Eastern European allies want a NATO invitation as soon as possible, but Washington and Berlin are more cautious. In addition to the US and Germany, other Western NATO representatives a... #NATO #UkraineAccessionToNATO #UkraineNATO #WarinUkraine
Western analysts calculate the procedure and cost of rebuilding Ukraine after the war. Vast regions of war-torn and occupied territories will require significant demining, The Hill notes, which will include clearing farmland, fields, and neighborhoods of deadly bombs, roadblocks, and la... #DeminingUkraine #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery #UkraineWarDamages #WarinUkraine #worldbank
The Netherlands has allocated €122M for defense, and Belgium will jointly produce weapons with Ukraine. Despite the delay in aid from the EU and the US, other partners will continue to support Ukraine’s military potential. Here are the latest commitments: The Netherlands provides €122M. €87M will ... #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NATO #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Allies promise to support Ukraine and are convinced that the country should become a NATO member for global security. A joint statement of the Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council was adopted in Brussels, which confirms the NATO allies’ readiness to support Ukraine to victory in the war against the aggressor count... #AnthonyBlinken #GlobalSecurity #SupportUkraine #UkraineNATO #UkraineNATOCouncil #WarinUkraine
The war in Ukraine, drought, and terrorism are the biggest threats to world trade: UN. According to UN trade expert Jan Hoffmann, following Yemen’s Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea that have taken place since November 2023, major players in the shipping industry have tempora... #GlobalTrade #JanHoffmann #PanamaCanal #RedSeaCrisis #SuezCanal #WarinUkraine
The US is changing its strategy to provide help to Ukraine. The strategic focus is defense instead of the liberation of Ukraine’s territory. As WP reports, Washington’s new strategy will not be designed to reclaim the occupied territories but on helping ... #RussianAgression #SupportUkraine #USaidforUkraine #VictoryStrategy #WarinUkraine
Germany is preparing a new support package, and the EU is getting closer to providing €5B in military aid to Ukraine. Ukraine’s partners continue to support its defense capability. Recent developments include: Within a few days, the EU may allocate an additional €5B from the European Peace Fund. Germany is prep... #EuropeanPeaceFund #IRISTdefensesystem #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Ramstein #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
On January 23, Russia attacked several Ukrainian cities, killing 7 and injuring 77. Moscow launched rocket attacks on Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Pavlograd, targeting civilian infrastructure. Seven deaths and at least 77 injuries were reported in these cities. In particular, 22 victims were i... #Kharkiv #kyiv #MissileAttackOnUkraine #Pavlograd #RussianAgression #WarinUkraine
Ukrainian drones can interfere with Russian oil exports through the Baltic Sea. A new front has opened in Putin’s war against Ukraine, which emphasizes the vulnerability of oil exports from the Russian Federation’s western ports. New drone attacks are being performed on obj... #DroneAttacksOnRussia #Novatek #RussianOil #UkrainianDrone #WarinUkraine
The US held a Ramstein meeting for the first time without additional money for Ukraine. On January 23, allies held the 18th Ramstein meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine, conducted online. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called on global partners to strengthen Ukrainian a... #LloydAustin #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Ramstein #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Here are the new details of the €20B EU military aid fund for Ukraine. This week, EU diplomats will begin consideration of a new plan to hasten the supply of military aid to Ukraine. The plan envisages the creation of a dedicated fund, to which €6.5B will be directed fro... #EUdefense #EuropeanPeaceFund #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
The US has reached an agreement to finance the government, and next comes aid to Ukraine. The FT writes that the US House of Representatives has approved a new bill that President Joe Biden signed to extend the government’s temporary funding until March and avoid a shutdown. Congress... #JoeBiden #RussianAgression #SupportUkraine #UScongress #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine
Kyiv has changed its strategy and seeks to destroy Russian infrastructure. The Armed Forces are moving from the targeting of purely military targets in the occupied territories to the destruction of Russian infrastructure that serves both the civilian population and the mili... #DroneAttacksOnRussia #RussianInfrastructure #TambovGunpowderPlant #WarinUkraine
EU leaders in Davos say it is necessary to prepare for war with the Russian Federation. Latvian President Edgars Rinkevičs said at the summit in Davos that his country should work on the combat capability of its army and prepare for a hybrid war. “The defense industry should streng... #AndrzejDuda #Davos2024 #EdgarsRinkevics #RussianAgression #WarinUkraine
1,000 tanks and 400 HIMARS: How Ukraine’s partners help to win the war. In Davos, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis called on the allies to provide Ukraine with everything it needs to defeat the Russian Federation. He emphasized that if the West wants to ... #BattleTanks #GabrieliusLandsbergis #HimarsForUkraine #RadosławSikorski #tanksforUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Germany will provide €7B in military aid, and France will transfer 40 SCALP missiles and agrees on security guarantees. US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held a phone conversation on January 16 to discuss further support for Ukraine. “Germany will provide more than €7B in military goods in ... #EmmanuelMacron #GermanyMilitaryAid #LongRangeMissiles #OlafScholz #SCALPmissiles #WarinUkraine
Germany announces more aid, Latvia forms a drone coalition, and Sweden is thinking about Gripen jets. New military assistance from Germany includes Leopard 1 tank ammunition, eight armored personnel carriers, 25 RQ-35 HEIDRUN reconnaissance drones, 50 SatCom communication terminals, eight Zetros truck... #AndrisSpruds #Davos2024 #GermanyMilitaryAid #GripenAircraft #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WarinUkraine
The European Parliament proposes fixing a GDP share for aid to Ukraine. Assistance to Ukraine will be more effective if EU countries fulfill their promises without delay. According to a European Parliament discussion, determining a fixed share of GDP to define the amount ... #AndriusKubilius #EuropeanParliament #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #SvenMikser #WarinUkraine
Ukraine’s Peace Formula: What was agreed upon in Davos? The fourth round of discussions between national security advisers regarding peace in Ukraine, which took place on January 14 in Davos, ended without a clear plan. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of S... #Davos2024 #IgnazioCassis #RustemUmerov #UkrainianPeaceFormula #WarinUkraine
While Germany is preparing for war with Russia, Estonia is preparing Ukraine’s victory plan. Bild writes, with reference to a secret document, that the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces) is preparing for a hybrid Russian attack on NATO’s eastern flank in February this year. Escalation bet... #Bundeswehr #NATO #Ramsteinformat #RussainAgressor #WarinUkraine
Ukraine deprives the Russian Federation of its eyes in the sky and $530M. The Ukrainian Air Forces shot down two important Russian vessels – a long-range radar detection aircraft and an air control post. Commander-in-Chief Valery Zaluzhny confirmed this information. A... #IL-22 #RussianA50aircraft #RussianlossesWar #UkraineAircraft #WarinUkraine
France, Latvia, and Sweden are arming Ukraine, and Italy is calling for a transition to diplomacy. Paris is determined to work with Kyiv’s to strengthen Ukraine’s capabilities to produce weapons systems domestically, said French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne during his visit to Kyiv on J... #AmmunitionForUkraine #StephaneSejourne #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine #Zelenskyy
NATO predicts that Russia’s war against Ukraine will last at least two more years. Deputy Secretary General of NATO, Mircea Geoană, announced the Alliance’s expectations of a long-term conflict. He said this is indicated by the fact that neither side shows an ability to win a decisi... #MirceaGeoană #NATO #RussianlossesWar #WarinUkraine
90% of tanks and $25B from blocking sites: analysts have calculated Russia’s losses in Ukraine. During the 23 months of war in Ukraine, the Russian army has lost at least 2,619 tanks. Analysts say the Russian armed forces entered the war in February 2022 with 2,987 tanks. About 90% of the main b... #RussianlossesWar #RussianMilitary #RussiansLosses #Russianweapons #WarinUkraine
Zelenskyy has appealed to the Baltic countries for help: Estonia will provide €1.2B in support for Ukraine. The Russian dictator Putin wants to destroy Ukraine, and after that, other countries bordering the Russian Federation may become targets of his aggression, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in Vilniu... #AlarKaris #BalticCountries #RussianAgression #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Ukraine must develop a realistic military strategy because this year will be a turning point in the war. Time published a list of global risks for 2024, which included a “divided Ukraine.” The Russian invasion of Ukraine remains a “historical failure,” the article says. “Thi... #NATO #RussianAgression #VictoryStrategy #WarinUkraine
The second year of the war has come to an end, and here is what we have. The winter offensive of the Russian army in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions has failed, writes Bild. “Apart from the deaths of thousands of their soldiers and the loss of more than 400 armored v... #RussianlossesWar #SupportUkraine #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Who is arming Ukraine, and what weapons does Russia expect? The Czech company Isolit-Bravo will provide the Ukraine’s military with UGV Trail-Blazer ground drones, which can transport cargo or evacuate the wounded. Ukraine began producing an armored automated ... #IranHelpsRussia #IranianWeapons #NASAMS #ShahedDrones #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The US and the EU seek to arm Kyiv better, and Estonia will spend 0.25% of its GDP on military aid for Ukraine for four years. White House representatives met with technology and defense industry leaders to discuss support for Ukraine’s access to advanced American military technologies. The US President’s National... #JakeSullivan #MilitaryAidforUkraine #OlafScholz #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
A German arms company will open a repair plant in Ukraine, and Sweden allocates $5M to the NATO fund for Ukraine. German MP Marcus Faber said that German defense company Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) has started constructing a service center for armored vehicles in Ukraine. According to him, deployin... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #FFG #GermanyMilitaryAid #MarcusFaber #WarinUkraine
The NBU has summarized the war’s consequences for the Ukrainian economy. The full-scale invasion by the Russian Federation has caused a 30% loss of Ukraine’s GDP. Also, the forced exodus of Ukrainians in 2022 caused an increase in inflation, said the head of the Nati... #AndriiPyshnyi #GDPinUkraine #nbu #UkraineEconomy #WarinUkraine
The White House emphasises the critical need to approve aid to Ukraine and the ineffectiveness of alternative funding options. Time is running out for lawmakers to provide additional US aid to Ukraine. The issue has been stuck in Congress because it has been tied to immigration talks, where no agreement has yet been reached, ... #ShalandaYoung #USaidforUkraine #USbudget #USsupportsUkraine #WarinUkraine
The Bundestag calls for the transfer of long-range missiles to Ukraine and the authorization of strikes on the territory of the Russian Federation. Greens defense spokeswoman Sara Nanni said, “The most effective defense against Russian airstrikes is to fire at targets in Russian territory and in the occupied territories in eastern Ukraine, ... #LongRangeMissiles #RoderichKiesewetter #SaraNanni #TaurusMissile #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The US has named the priority weapon for future aid to Ukraine and plans to focus on developing the Ukrainian defense industry. The representative of the National Security Council of the White House, John Kirby, called the strengthening of Ukraine’s air defense a priority in the future military aid that Washington is rea... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #JohnKirby #MatthewMiller #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
