The same incoherent nonsense we're hearing for over 1,5 year now. Trump says he had an "excellent conversation" with Putin and believes the Russian leader wants a deal on Ukraine. He added that it would be "very good" if Zelensky also wanted an agreement: "He wants to make a deal. And if Zelensky wants to make a deal too, that would be very good."
Ukraine unveiled an upgraded BTR-4 at MSPO with a new BM-11 Topaz remote weapon station standardized around NATO calibers. It is armed with a Ukrainian 30 mm ZTM-1-01 cannon, 7.62 mm machine gun, 40 mm KBA.419 automatic grenade launcher and Barrier anti-tank missiles.
Zelensky and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store met with executives from FirePoint, Kongsberg, Weibel, Saab, Diehl Defence, Hensoldt, Thales, Safran, Sener and Leonardo to discuss the FREYJA anti-ballistic program. The sides agreed on what national leaders and governments should do at their level and what manufacturers and developers should deliver. Zelensky said Ukraine expects the first p...
Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska arrived in Norway, where they will attend the farewell ceremony for King Harald V. Zelensky said he will meet Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store to discuss continued support for Ukraine, with stronger air defense and other assistance needed for the winter as key priorities. Zelensky and Store will also meet companies working on development of the FREYJA anti-ba...
US Under Secretary Elbridge Colby warned allies to prepare for a protracted "conflict" as Russia rebuilds its forces and defense industrial capacity, saying Ukraine's requirements could persist for "months and years." NATO chief Mark Rutte urged allies to "dig deeper" to increase support. Ukraine's Defense Minister Yevhen Khmara said up to 90% of battlefield success depends on drones and asked par...
❗️Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Witkoff and Kushner are not demanding "the impossible" from Moscow in negotiations over Ukraine. He ruled out any settlement that would effectively reproduce NATO membership for Ukraine and said Russia would not refuse talks when it believes negotiators intend to address the issue rather than issue ultimatums. Lavrov added that Moscow would continue pu...
❗️Hungary again blocked an EU Council working group from approving screening results for Ukraine's accession negotiation clusters 2 and 3. Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi said Budapest has not provided Kyiv with specific reasons for its objections, even in closed discussions. He added that Ukraine has information about representatives of Hungary's previous government being involved in cr...
European nations are finalizing plans to buy US-made Patriot interceptors for Ukraine through NATO's PURL program, Bloomberg reports. The number of missiles has not been disclosed for security reasons, but the interceptors are expected to arrive before winter. Zelenskyy has asked allies to provide 300 Patriot missiles.Greece, Germany and the Czech Republic are expected to contribute to the package...
❗️Romania's SRI says it foiled a Russian sabotage operation targeting Romanian military bases, NATO facilities, communications centers, security headquarters and critical infrastructure. The agency said it had monitored a Russian suspect since February 2026 as he photographed and filmed potential targets. One assignment involved surveilling Ukrainian Antonov military transport aircraft while they ...
Putin and Trump held a one-hour phone call focused on ending the war in Ukraine, according to Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov. He said the recent trip by Trump's envoys was assessed positively and that Trump spoke about reaching a settlement as soon as possible, which could open prospects for renewed Russia-US relations. Putin gave his assessment of the battlefield situation, while the leaders discussed...
❗️Germany will send Ukraine urgently needed PAC-2 interceptors and increase AIM-9 deliveries from Bundeswehr stocks before winter, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said. Ukraine also plans to order several thousand additional IRIS-T guided missiles through an EU-funded loan, allowing production to expand with another line. Germany will additionally fund tens of thousands of long-range artillery ro...
Zelensky said negotiations on licenses to produce Patriot missiles are continuing and that the US president has given a positive response. Ukraine's priority is now preparing for winter, with the UK set to allocate £100 million, about $135 million, for Patriot support as part of its winter package.
Zelensky said he expects to meet Trump later in September and plans to raise the issue of supplying anti-ballistic missiles. He also said Ukraine is moving toward a trilateral negotiation format, with details to be prepared between Kyiv and Washington before being made public. Zelensky said Ukraine is ready for compromise on energy, but stressed that both Ukraine and Russia must make reciprocal st...
Zelensky said Jared Kushner's "peace package" contains several promising new ideas, though he does not yet know if they will deliver results. He expects to meet Trump later this month and said Ukraine is moving toward trilateral talks, with the UAE, Switzerland or Turkey among possible venues.
❗️According to Ukrainian sources, Zelensky will meet representatives of European governments and companies involved in developing the FREYJA anti-ballistic system and its component supply chain today, following Russia's mass attack. The goal is to shorten development timelines as much as possible.