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Autor: Kyiv Center for Defense Policy

Ukraine and the UK signed

Ukraine and the UK signed an Emergency Loan Agreement of £2.26 billion for the purchase of defence materials. The funds are part of the G7 $50 billion Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration for Ukraine (ERA) mechanism. The loan will be serviced and repaid from future profits generated from frozen Russian sovereign assets. Read more at https://mof.gov.ua/uk/news/ukraine_to_receive_226_billion_under_g7_era_initiative_ukraines_finance_minister_and_uk_chancellor_of_the_exchequer_signed_agreement-5048...

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Zelensky. Starmer embraced Zelenskyy

 UK Minister Keir Starmer gave a highly public show of support for Volodymyr Zelensky. Starmer embraced Zelenskyy on the steps of No. 10 Downing Street in London. Starmer told Zelenskyy he has “full backing across the United Kingdom” — and that both the British government and the British people stand with Ukraine “for as long as it may...

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EU Leaders rallied to defend Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

 European leaders rallied to defend Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance subjected him to a tirade of withering and infantilizing abuse in the Oval Office. EU High Representative Kaja Kallas said: “Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.” In what may prove to be a significant turning point in the tottering post-war Western alliance between Europe and the US, the Europeans pushed back against Washington’s increasing alignment with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and Trump’s browbeating of...

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Russian military obstructed Dam efforts by locals

An investigation by the Kyiv Independent revealed that the Russian military obstructed local efforts to evacuate people from flooded areas, confiscating boats and threatening volunteers to halt their rescue operations. Meanwhile, local rescue services, operating under occupation, lacked sufficient resources, and occupation authorities deliberately downplayed the scale of the disaster. As a result, civilians on the occupied east bank of Kherson oblast who could have been saved...

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Contact Lines In Ukraine

Russian Foreign Affairs Minister, Sergey Lavrov, said there will be no cessation of hostilities along the contact line in Ukraine. “We have a constitution”,  Lavrov said, adding that such a halt in fighting is not feasible. The Russian Foreign Minister also made it clear that Moscow would not agree to any deals that would involve further arming the Ukrainian government....

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Elections resolution to hold elections after “a comprehensive, just, and sustainable peace

Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, passed a resolution to hold elections after “a comprehensive, just, and sustainable peace is secured”. The resolution to “support for democracy in Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression” stipulates that elections cannot be held under martial law, emphasising the “need for continuity of leadership” in such...

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