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UK to provide GBP 8.5 mln to Ukraine for humanitarian assistance to Red Cross Movement, Ukraine Humanitarian Fund

The United Kingdom will provide GBP 8.5 million ($10.8 million) to Ukraine for humanitarian assistance to the Red Cross Movement and the Ukrainian Humanitarian Fund, the press service of the British government reported. “Two years on from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the UK has pledged GBP 8.5 million in humanitarian funding allocations to the…
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Stoltenberg: NATO to continue to support Ukraine, whose membership in organization is matter of time

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg issued a statement on the second anniversary of Russia’s full–scale invasion of Ukraine, assuring that the alliance will continue to support Ukraine, whose membership in the organization is a matter of time. The text of the statement was distributed by the headquarters of the alliance on Saturday. “President Putin started…
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Biden again calls on Congress to quickly approve request for aid funding to Ukraine

The U.S. Congress should not hesitate to approve additional funds to help Ukraine; depriving Kyiv of support would have historical consequences, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday. “We had to provide the funding so Ukraine can keep defending itself. (…) The clock is ticking,” Biden said, speaking at the White House. He warned that…
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Zelenskyy discusses with President of Slovenia cooperation in UN Security Council, invites him to participate in first Global Peace Summit

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President of Slovenia Nataša Pirc Musar discussed cooperation in the UN Security Council and the defense needs of Ukraine, the press service of the head of state said. As reported on the official website of the President of Ukraine on Thursday evening, Zelenskyy, during a phone conversation with Pirc…
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EU proposes to reorganize Ukraine’s military aid fund with EUR 5 bln budget – media

The European Union is inviting member countries to review Ukraine’s $5.4 billion military aid fund, Bloomberg said. “The European Union’s foreign-policy arm has presented member states with a proposal to revamp fund that provides military support fund to Ukraine, as the EU shifts from sending weapons from existing stocks to procuring new ones,” the publication…
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German Bundestag doesn’t support transfer of Taurus missiles to Ukraine

The Bundestag, at a vote on Wednesday, January 17, did not support the draft resolution on the transfer of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine, Der Spiegel said. According to the publication, some 178 parliamentarians voted “for,” while 485 “against.” The resolution was opposed by the Greens and the Free Democratic Party, which previously approved an…
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EC to pay Ukraine last EUR1.5 bln of EU’s EUR18 bln macro-financial assistance for 2023

The European Commission (EC) said on Thursday that it will make the final EUR1.5 billion payment of macro-financial assistance to Ukraine as part of the EUR18 billion package for 2023. “Today we unlocked the final payment of EUR1.5 billion of macro-financial assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the year, bringing the total to EUR18…
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USA, its G7 partners ready to continue to help Ukraine – Biden

U.S. President Joe Biden assured on Wednesday that the G7 countries are ready to continue to provide assistance to Ukraine. He said, making a statement on the topic of Ukraine at the White House, that he had just had a meeting with the G7 partners, and they discussed that issue. According to him, all European…
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EU to discuss with China Beijing’s use of influence on Moscow in order to end the war against Ukraine

EU leaders intend to discuss with the Chinese leadership the use of Beijing’s influence on Moscow in order to put an end to the war that the Russian Federation is waging against Ukraine. This was announced in Brussels on Monday on the eve of the China-EU summit, which will be held in Beijing on December…
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Zelenskyy, von der Leyen coordinate positions ahead of December meeting of European Council to open negotiations on EU membership – phone talk

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks on Monday with head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and thanked her for her positive assessment of Ukraine’s implementation of the recommendations of the European Commission, the press service of the head of state reported. “Our country will continue to implement all its obligations, in…
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