Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking via video link at a meeting of the European Council on Thursday, called on European states to expand long-term support programs for Ukraine. “In a confrontation like the one Russia has unleashed, the winner is the one who proposes a long-term strategy. Russia must understand that its aggressive ambitions will…
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The United States has started training Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 aircraft in Arizona, a U.S. Air Force spokesperson said in a statement provided to Air & Space Forces Magazine. “A ‘small number’ of Ukrainian pilots began training with the 162nd Wing of the Arizona Air National Guard earlier this week in ‘F-16 fundamentals,” according…
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Any speculation that Crimea can be exchanged for peace with Russia is unfounded and dangerous, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský said. “Let’s not forget that Vladimir Putin started a criminal war much earlier than in February 2022. He started in February 2014 with the seizure of Crimea, and we must make it clear that we…
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The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) is launching a project to develop a roadmap for Ukraine to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, said Bernardas Padegimas, head of the institute’s environmental policy and strategy team. “We will begin to actively work on the project, we will discuss it at different levels. The goal is to help Ukraine…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, discussed the Middle East and agreed on the need to ensure the protection of civilians and respect for humanitarian law. “President Erdoğan and I discussed the Middle East and agreed on the need to ensure protection of civilians and respect…
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The Ukrainian plan for restoring the environment damaged as a result of full-scale Russian aggression should be reflected in the relevant resolution of the UN General Assembly, said head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak. Speaking at the international conference “United for justice. United for nature” in Kyiv on Friday, he noted: “Due to the…
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Moldova will host the scheduled Aurochs Partner 2023 joint exercise with the United States next week, the Moldovan Defense Ministry’s press service said. The exercise will take place in northern Moldova from October 25 to October 31 at the training centers of bases operated by the Dechebal Aviation Regiment in the city of Marculesti and…
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The Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine signed agreements with the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) as part of its program to help the authorities harmonize their efforts to account for tens of thousands of people who are missing as a result of the Russian invasion and ongoing war, stated…
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During the day, aviation of the Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out 15 strikes on areas where enemy personnel, weapons and military equipment are built up, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on Tuesday evening. In addition, aviation carried out three strikes on Russian anti-aircraft missile systems. During the day, units of…
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The Russian occupation forces inflicted six missile and 39 air strikes as well as mounted 16 attacks using multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) over the past 24 hours, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) has said in the updates as of 18:00 on Monday. “Over the past day, 53 combat clashes occurred.…
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