‼️ Ukraine receives no official proposals to create buffer zone - Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that no official proposals to create a buffer zone along the contact line have been received from anyone and noted that he has no illusions that the ceasefire will not be violated.
"About the demilitarized zone, buffer zone - I have heard these questions in the media and not only in the media, from many different people. Officially, no one has offered Ukraine anything like that," Zelenskyy said at a joint press conference of the leaders of the Coalition of the Willing in Kyiv on Saturday.
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that no official proposals to create a buffer zone along the contact line have been received from anyone and noted that he has no illusions that the ceasefire will not be violated.
"About the demilitarized zone, buffer zone - I have heard these questions in the media and not only in the media, from many different people. Officially, no one has offered Ukraine anything like that," Zelenskyy said at a joint press conference of the leaders of the Coalition of the Willing in Kyiv on Saturday.
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‼️ Starmer: Necessary to expand AFU capabilities, strengthen them, peacekeeping mandate will depend on capabilities and needs
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer notes the indisputable need to further strengthen the Ukrainian army, and regarding the possibility of deploying peacekeeping contingents from other countries on the territory of Ukraine, he notes that this will depend on the needs that will be relevant after the ceasefire.
He said the military planning consisted of four aspects. The first is the build-up of Ukrainian capabilities, of the Ukrainian army. Next: Ukraine has a very large army that has been built up over the last three years. We need to expand its capabilities and strengthen them further. But also in terms of contingents at sea, in the air and on land, of course there is some variability here because we are not yet in a ceasefire, he added. So we are also thinking about what the mandate will be - it depends on the capabilities that will be needed, Starmer said at a joint press conference of the leaders of the Coalition of the Willing in Kyiv on Saturday.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer notes the indisputable need to further strengthen the Ukrainian army, and regarding the possibility of deploying peacekeeping contingents from other countries on the territory of Ukraine, he notes that this will depend on the needs that will be relevant after the ceasefire.
He said the military planning consisted of four aspects. The first is the build-up of Ukrainian capabilities, of the Ukrainian army. Next: Ukraine has a very large army that has been built up over the last three years. We need to expand its capabilities and strengthen them further. But also in terms of contingents at sea, in the air and on land, of course there is some variability here because we are not yet in a ceasefire, he added. So we are also thinking about what the mandate will be - it depends on the capabilities that will be needed, Starmer said at a joint press conference of the leaders of the Coalition of the Willing in Kyiv on Saturday.
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‼️ EU to allocate extra EUR900 mln for Ukrainian armaments
The European Union will allocate an additional EUR 900 million for the purchase of armaments for Ukraine at the expense of unforeseen income from frozen Russian assets.
The corresponding announcement was made on Monday in Brussels within the Second Ukraine-EU Defence Industry Forum by Charles Fries, Deputy Secretary General of the EU External Action Service. "In the coming two weeks, we will also spend an additional 900 million euros to procure weapons and ammunition for Ukraine, all of this funded with the windfall profits from the frozen Russian assets," he said.
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The European Union will allocate an additional EUR 900 million for the purchase of armaments for Ukraine at the expense of unforeseen income from frozen Russian assets.
The corresponding announcement was made on Monday in Brussels within the Second Ukraine-EU Defence Industry Forum by Charles Fries, Deputy Secretary General of the EU External Action Service. "In the coming two weeks, we will also spend an additional 900 million euros to procure weapons and ammunition for Ukraine, all of this funded with the windfall profits from the frozen Russian assets," he said.
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Yermak on Zelenskyy's readiness to meet with Putin: Ceasefire, then everything else
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‼️ Zelenskyy invites Pope Leo XIV to visit Ukraine
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a conversation with Pope Leo XIV, during which he invited him to make an apostolic visit to Ukraine.
"I spoke with Pope Leo XIV. It was our first conversation, but already a very warm and truly substantive one. I thanked His Holiness for his support of Ukraine and all our people. We deeply value his words about the need to achieve a just and lasting peace for our country and the release of prisoners," Zelenskyy wrote on his Telegram channel on Monday.
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a conversation with Pope Leo XIV, during which he invited him to make an apostolic visit to Ukraine.
"I spoke with Pope Leo XIV. It was our first conversation, but already a very warm and truly substantive one. I thanked His Holiness for his support of Ukraine and all our people. We deeply value his words about the need to achieve a just and lasting peace for our country and the release of prisoners," Zelenskyy wrote on his Telegram channel on Monday.
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EU-Ukraine Task Force on Defence-Industrial Cooperation to begin work this Monday
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‼️ Sybiha: Russians completely ignoring the offer of full and durable ceasefire starting May 12
During an online meeting with his colleagues from the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Poland and the European Union, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha informed them of the current situation on the frontline and discussed, in particular, the next steps that could be taken, including sanctions against the Russian economy.
“I shared the most up-to-date information about the real frontline situation, which I received directly from Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky prior to the meeting. Russians are completely ignoring the offer of a full and durable ceasefire starting on May 12. They continue to attack Ukrainian positions all along the frontline. Moscow squanders another opportunity to put an end to the killings. This once again demonstrates that Russia's only goal is to prolong the war,” Sybiha said on X.
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During an online meeting with his colleagues from the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Poland and the European Union, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha informed them of the current situation on the frontline and discussed, in particular, the next steps that could be taken, including sanctions against the Russian economy.
“I shared the most up-to-date information about the real frontline situation, which I received directly from Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky prior to the meeting. Russians are completely ignoring the offer of a full and durable ceasefire starting on May 12. They continue to attack Ukrainian positions all along the frontline. Moscow squanders another opportunity to put an end to the killings. This once again demonstrates that Russia's only goal is to prolong the war,” Sybiha said on X.
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European countries to begin preparing new sanctions at midnight if Russia doesn’t agree to 30-day truce by day end - German govt spokesman
Odesa postpones opening of bids for electric buses for EUR13 mln financed by EIB to late June