There is nothing about ending the Russian war against Ukraine, and it should be decided without the UkrainiansThe European minister said Wednesday. “Ukraine and Europe must be part of the negotiations,” a joint statement from the seven countries and the European Commission said. British Defense Secretary John Healy told Sky News: Decide when to start a conversation and what terms to use. ”
As Ministers from France, the UK, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain and the European Commission met with Ukrainian foreign ministers. In Paris on Wednesday, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegses said Ukraine's return to the pre-2014 border was unrealistic and the US did not see Kyiv's NATO membership as part of the war resolution. Ta.
Hegseth's comments followed by A Call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putinand then Trump said his team would agree to begin negotiations soon and meet the Russian president of Saudi Arabia. The US President had little concern if he was “OK” and Ukraine was banned from NATO and held the lands that Russia had invaded. When asked European countries will be involved in peace negotiationsWhite House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt said, “I don't have any European countries to read out for you at the moment.”
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that if Ukraine fails to join NATO, the US is needed to help build a Russian army as big as Russia. “If Ukraine is not in NATO, that means Ukraine will build NATO on its territory,” Zelenskyyy said in an interview with the economist published on Wednesday.
Ukraine said it had detained a senior official within its own security service, which is allegedly working in Russia.. The Ukrainian Security Services (SBU) said its head Vasyl Maliuk had personally made an arrest and Zelenskyy was informed of an operation called “a rat.”
Eight men were tried in Russia on Wednesday and charged with “terrorist conduct” A fatal explosion tearing the illegal karch bridge It was built in Crimea, which was occupied by Russia from Ukrainian territory. The truck bomb collapsed two highway sections of the bridge, shutting down completely for several months, killing four people. The accused is on trial in a city in the southern part of the military court, Rostov-on-Don, where the hearing was held behind closed doors.
Ukraine needs help from partners to import additional gas Deputy Minister Roman Andalak said on Wednesday amid constant attacks on Russian missiles and drones, amid a constant attack on Ukrainian gas facilities.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent said Wednesday. Critical mineral trade between Kiev and Washington could leave Ukraine on a “security shield” When the war with Russia ends. After meeting Bessent on Kyiv, Zelenskyy said Ukraine and the US are creating “new documents on security, economic cooperation and resource partnerships” and hopes to sign the agreement at the Munich Security Conference, which begins on Friday. There was.
The UK said on Wednesday that it will give Ukrainian military aid worth £150 million. Includes drones, tanks and air defense systems.
China supports Russian military drone production by becoming a hub for smuggling important Western parts For Moscow's military, Estonia's foreign intelligence said in its annual national security report released on Wednesday. He said that about 80% of such components reaching Russia now come from China. Previous reports from Ukraine suggest 60%. A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Tallinn told Reuters that the “accusations” were “without substantial evidence from an unreliable agency.”
Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko accused Zelensky of adopting Ukraine's national security and defense council of adopting “unconstitutional and politically motivated” sanctions against him.. Poroshenko, who leads the largest opposition bloc in the Ukrainian parliament, did not disclose the terms of the sanctions. Zelensky, who won the 2019 poll for landslides against Poroshenko, said at his nightly video address that the council approved the decision to be released Thursday. He did not mention Poroshenko.
