Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba takes part in a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, stating that Ukraine has completed all the steps required by the European Commission to start negotiations on EU accession and is awaiting a decision on the practical start of negotiations.
The EU Council has decided to allocate an additional 5 billion euros for military support to Ukraine under the European Peace Fund, the Foreign Ministry reports.
The EU is considering approving a €5 billion fund to help Ukraine and using the excess profits from frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine's defense, EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell said.
Andriy Yermak discussed with Jake Sullivan Russia's missile attack on Odesa, Ukraine's urgent needs on the battlefield, and the importance of the U. S. House of Representatives approving an aid package for Ukraine.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba emphasized to U. S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken the need and urgency for continued U.S. and international support for Ukraine, including air defense and artillery munitions, warning that the lack of such support would undermine U.S. leadership and jeopardize U.S. national security.
The NATO Secretary General says that the upcoming NATO summit in Washington will be a "step up" for Ukraine, after discussing support for Ukraine with the Finnish President and preparations for the summit.
In a conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba emphasized the need to speed up the supply of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine and to coordinate positions ahead of the upcoming meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister thanked the EU for agreeing to increase the European Peace Fund by €5 billion in 2024 to provide military assistance to protect Ukraine from Russian invasion, calling it a powerful demonstration of European unity and resolve.
Moldova sees Russia's attempts to destabilize the country by using political puppets, oligarchs and financing protests ahead of the presidential elections in Russia.
Ukraine will receive the first batches of shells under the Czech ammunition initiative in the foreseeable future, which will allow Ukrainian forces at the front to experience an increase in supplies in the near future.
Consul General of Ukraine in Toronto Oleh Nikolenko announced five priorities of the Consulate General in Canada, including attracting new aid for Ukraine, economic and infrastructure recovery, cooperation with Ukrainian organizations in Canada, humanitarian projects and protection of the rights of Ukrainians in Ontario and Manitoba.
Former Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko is appointed Consul General of Ukraine in Toronto.
President Zelenskyy criticized the Pope's proposal for Ukraine's negotiations with Russia, saying that the Church should be with people who are defending their lives, not engaged in "virtual mediation" from afar.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba responded to Pope Francis' proposal to hold talks between Ukraine and russia under a "white flag," emphasizing that Ukrainians live, die and win under their blue and yellow flag, and urged the Pope not to repeat historical mistakes.
In the temporarily occupied territories, Russians are campaigning among children and parents in kindergartens, promoting pro-Russian sentiment and militaristic content, seeking to change the identity of an entire generation of Ukrainians.
Japan and the United States are discussing cooperation to provide Ukraine with more ammunition, potentially easing Tokyo's restrictions on military exports and helping to expand the U. S. arsenal of weapons for Ukraine.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba warned that if Russia attacks the Baltic states, NATO will win, but their cities will be destroyed, like Bakhmut and Avdiivka in Ukraine.
France is forming an alliance of countries open to the potential deployment of Western troops to Ukraine, deepening its confrontation with a more cautious Germany.
10 Ukrainian children who ended up in the Russian-occupied territories after February 24 were able to return home and reunite with their families thanks to the efforts of the Save Ukraine team.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on allies to provide the necessary support to Ukraine to win the war with Russia and prevent its potential spread to NATO territory, warning against repeating past mistakes that led to tragic consequences.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has called on allies to urgently increase and accelerate military aid to Ukraine, saying that the strategy of helping Ukraine "one drop at a time" no longer works to defeat Russia and prevent the spread of war in Europe.
Oleh Nikolenko, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, announced his resignation after 3. 5 years in office, most of which were spent during the difficult period of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
If Ukraine loses, Russia will definitely attack NATO countries, President Zelenskiy warned, calling on allies to support Ukraine to prevent further Russian aggression.
China's Special Representative for Eurasia, Lu Hui, visited Ukraine and held frank and friendly talks with Ukrainian officials about Ukraine-China relations.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will visit Lithuania to discuss with the foreign ministers of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and France a rapid increase in military aid to Ukraine.
Kuleba called on allied countries to urgently provide Ukraine with weapons and ammunition in larger quantities and at a faster pace to help repel Russian attacks and liberate the occupied territories.
Either Europe will give full support to Ukrainian soldiers in the defense of Ukraine, or one day European soldiers will have to give their lives defending Central and the rest of Europe from Russian aggression.
Ukraine needs more artillery ammunition and long-range missiles to repel russian attacks and liberate its territory, not a hypothetical deployment of foreign troops, who would also face a severe shortage of ammunition.
Ukraine urgently needs decisive and systematic decisions from its allies to provide sufficient artillery ammunition, not just feverish discussions.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba rejected claims that Russia attacked Ukraine because it wanted to join NATO, saying that if Russia did not threaten Ukraine's existence, Ukraine would have no reason to seek collective security.