U.S. officials say they expect Russia to make little progress in its acquisition of territory in Ukraine over the upcoming months. However, they also say it is unlikely that Ukraine will be able to retake the ground already lost.
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Washington will also give Ukraine the green light to build its own Patriot missiles. The ceasefire with Iran is over, however, and new strikes could happen at any moment—the latest from the summit.
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Over the weekend, Russia launched its largest wave of drone attacks against its neighbor, with a record-breaking 145 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) sent over Ukraine.
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The defense ministers of Poland, Germany, Britain, France, and Italy meet to discuss the Ukraine crisis near Warsaw, Poland, at 11:45 a.m. ET on Jan. 13, with Ukrainian counterparts participating remotely.
President Donald Trump said Oct. 6 that he has “pretty much” made a decision on whether to supply Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles and made clear he does not want the Russia–Ukraine war to escalate.
President Donald Trump talks about various topics, including Ukraine and tariffs, while looking at Teslas on the White House lawn with Elon Musk on the afternoon of March 11.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has also rejected military aid to Ukraine, repeating that he wanted a mention of reopening Russian gas transit through Ukraine which Kyiv stopped this year as part of summit discussions.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed on March 5 that the Trump administration ordered a halt to intelligence cooperation with Ukraine, after the administration halted all military aid to the country.
We do really value how much America has done to help Ukraine maintain its sovereignty and independence."
Trump said Zelenskyy also wrote in the letter that Ukraine is ready to sign a minerals deal with the United States.
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was one of the continent's first leaders to respond, saying that a sovereign, pro-western Ukraine that can defend itself means a stronger and safer Poland.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated Monday that Ukraine needs firm security guarantees to achieve a "real, fair peace" and bring the war with Russia to an end.
Previously, Putin had refused to agree to a cease-fire unless Ukraine agreed to a condition that it pause arms supplies from the West.
Ukraine responded negatively to the Kremlin’s announcement.
“The end of the war must be fair, and I am grateful to everyone who stands with Ukraine and our people today for the sake of peace in Ukraine, which is defending the vital security interests of our European nations,” Zelenskyy wrote on X.
