• Netherlands grants Ukraine freedom to use provided F-16s for striking Russian territory

    The Netherlands' position stands in contrast with Belgium's policy, which prohibits Kyiv from using transferred F-16 fighter jets to strike targets on Russian territory.

    Dutch Defence Minister Kajsa Ollongren has assured Kyiv that the 24 F-16 fighter jets the Netherlands intends to provide to Ukraine may be used to strike targets on Russian territory.

    Ollongren emphasized that the Netherlands will not enforce any restrictions, as seen in the case of Belgium. Belgian Prime Minister Alexander …

  • Germany grants Ukraine permission to use Patriot missiles against Russian aircraft over Russian territory

    The Ukrainian army may use German-supplied Patriot missiles to shoot down aircraft over Russian territory, said General Christian Freuding, head of the working group coordinating support for Ukraine at the German Ministry of Defense, reports Tagesschau.

    “There is a strong possibility that the Patriot systems can now also be deployed in the Kharkiv region and Russia. They are perfectly suited for countering Russian aircraft that might employ guided bombs,” said the general.

    However, Freuding …

  • Ukraine urges global unity at Switzerland peace summit to counter Russia's aggression

    The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Oleksandr Lytvynenko, has made a poignant statement ahead of the [Peace Summit in Switzerland. Kyiv, he asserts, is banking on a united and firm opposition from a majority of participating nations that would pressure the aggressor to withdraw and align itself with truth and legality. According to Lytvynenko, future talks with Moscow are not off the table, reports CNN Türk.

    In discussing the Ukraine crisis, the Secretary …

  • Zelensky urges U.S. to lift restrictions on long-range missile strikes against Russia

    Speaking at a security conference in Singapore, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his gratitude to Joe Biden for allowing Ukraine to conduct strikes on Russian territory using American weaponry. However, he stated that restrictions on the use of long-range systems, such as ATACMS missiles, should also be lifted.

    "Is this (permission) sufficient? No. Why? Because, as I explained with the example of airfields from which Russia continuously fires, they feel assured that Ukraine won' …

  • Poland to train Ukrainian conscripts living in the country, announces Foreign Minister Sikorski

    Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has revealed that Warsaw has considered a request from Kyiv and decided it's best to prepare a Ukrainian unit comprised of Ukrainians currently living in Poland who are eligible for conscription into the Ukrainian armed forces. Poland plans to train a unit of Ukrainian citizens residing in the country who are subject to Ukrainian military conscription. This information was shared during Sikorski’s visit to Prague for an informal meeting with NATO …