The Austrian and Ukrainian Foreign Ministers have jointly explained why Austria's neutrality is not an obstacle to its clear position on Russia's war against Ukraine and why a "quick truce" with the Kremlin is impossible.
28 August 2023, 11:02 — News

Kajsa Ollongren: "As long as you are using F-16 for self-defence and restoration of your territorial integrity, you can use them in the best way you can."
25 August 2023, 14:00 —
Sergiy Sydorenko, European Pravda
The Dutch Minister of Defence, Kajsa Ollongren, has stated that as long as Ukraine is using the provided weaponry for self-defence, it has the right to use it as effectively as it can.
25 August 2023, 12:15 — News
Yan Petrovsky, one of the leaders of the Rusich paramilitary group and who is under EU and US sanctions for participating in the war against Ukraine, has been arrested in Finland.
25 August 2023, 12:05 — News
THe minister of Defence of the Netherlands, Kajsa Ollongren, believes that if Russia is not stopped now, it will not stop in Ukraine and will pose a direct threat to the EU and NATO.
25 August 2023, 11:55 — News
The Netherlands will hand over all its F-16 fighters to the Ukrainian Armed Forces but retain a few for training Ukrainian pilots.
25 August 2023, 10:56 — News
The Minister of Defence of the Netherlands, Kajsa Ollongren, considers the transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine within six to eight months realistic, as several prerequisites need to be fulfilled before that.
25 August 2023, 10:42 — News
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, had a telephone conversation with his US counterpart Joe Biden on the occasion of Ukraine's Independence Day, during which the two leaders discussed the supply of F-16 fighters and bringing Russia to justice.
25 August 2023, 10:39 — News
Mercenaries from the Wagner Group are no longer a factor in Russia's war against Ukraine.
25 August 2023, 08:29 — News
Portugal has confirmed its readiness to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets.
24 August 2023, 15:02 — News
The Norwegian government has made the decision to send anti-aircraft missiles for Ukraine's air defence system, IRIS-T.
24 August 2023, 14:02 — News
Russia is capable of waging war in Ukraine indefinitely, so it is rather challenging to predict whether it is possible for Ukraine to recover its full sovereignty with the means at its disposal, said General Robert Brieger, Chairman of the EU Military Affairs Committee.
24 August 2023, 09:33 — News
The buildings of the European Commission, the European Council, and the European Parliament in Brussels have been lit up in blue and yellow colours on the occasion of Ukraine's Independence Day.
24 August 2023, 08:51 — News

Ukraine will not only triumph over the aggression, but also fully and successfully implement all the necessary reforms that will allow integration into our European family.
24 August 2023, 08:00 —
Rolf Holmboe, Head of EUAM Ukraine
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has made a statement, congratulating Ukraine on Independence Day.
24 August 2023, 07:50 — News
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has stated that the launcher systems for the NASAMS air defence system, purchased by Lithuania, will arrive in Ukraine in September.
23 August 2023, 15:06 — News
Finland will soon approve the 18th aid package for Ukraine.
23 August 2023, 13:36 — News
Members of parliaments from 14 countries and the European Parliament will visit Ukraine on Wednesday, 23 August, and Thursday, 24 August.
23 August 2023, 10:21 — News
Germany's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Annalena Baerbock, has defended the German government's thorough examination of the requested supply of Taurus cruise missiles by Ukraine.
22 August 2023, 15:06 — News
The human rights organisation Pro Asyl, which supports asylum seekers in Germany, has urged the European Union to extend the directive on temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees, which is set to expire in March 2024.
22 August 2023, 13:46 — News
The leaders of 11 countries of southeastern Europe signed the Athens Declaration in support of the territorial integrity of Ukraine during a summit on the Balkans.
22 August 2023, 07:49 — News
The German government has not yet decided whether it will send long-range cruise missiles Taurus to Ukraine, as requested by Kyiv.
21 August 2023, 14:37 — News
Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, Danish Minister of Defence, has criticised the Russian Ambassador to Copenhagen, Vladimir Barbin, who referred to sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine as an escalation of the conflict.
21 August 2023, 14:20 — News
The Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson, stated that his country itself requires Gripen fighter jets, noting that there are no plans for sending them to Ukraine at the moment.
21 August 2023, 14:00 — News
Dutch far-left and right-wing parties have criticised Mark Rutte, Prime Minister, for bypassing parliament and announcing on Sunday his intention to provide Ukraine with the F-16 fighter jets.
21 August 2023, 11:46 — News
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has addressed the members of the Danish Folketing [parliament – ed.], thanking them for their assistance and assuring them that Ukraine would withstand the fight against Russia thanks to their support.
21 August 2023, 11:31 — News
The Republic of Kosovo has joined the declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine, adopted by the G7 on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Vilnius.
21 August 2023, 10:32 — News
About 30 servicemen from the Armed Forces of Ireland will conduct armed training of the Ukrainian military as part of a large European group of instructors within the framework of the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy mission.
21 August 2023, 08:55 — News

Our only defence against it is active support of Ukraine and support for its accession to NATO and the EU. Russia doesn't dare to bully stronger powers.
21 August 2023, 08:00 —
Jan Lipavsky, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic — Long-reads and interviews
The French Foreign Ministry has condemned the Russian missile strike on the centre of Chernihiv, which killed seven people and injured almost 130. The ministry says that the international law considers deliberate shelling of civilian targets a war crime.
19 August 2023, 19:38 — News