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Biden administration secretly funded Ukraine's drone industry, NYT reports

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has declassified previously undisclosed efforts to support Ukraine's drone industry, including $1.5 billion funding sent in September 2024, The New York Times reported on Jan. 17, citing anonymous officials. Ukrainian drones have been utilized for reconnaissance, combat, and other missions, showcasing their versatility and impact in countering Russian forces. U.S. […]

Ukraine

January 17, 2025

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Biden administration prioritized sanctions strategies over designating Russia as state sponsor of terrorism, US official says

The Biden administration believes that large-scale sanctions have been more effective politically than designating Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, Ukrinform reported on Jan. 16, citing U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller. "We do not consider this [recognizing Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism] to be the most effective way to achieve existing […]

Ukraine

January 16, 2025

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Biden administration prepares final massive Ukraine aid package ahead of Trump inauguration, AP reports

The Biden administration plans to unveil a significant final weapons aid package for Ukraine during Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s visit to Germany on Jan. 9. Austin is set to meet representatives from around 50 nations that have supported Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion nearly three years ago, two senior defense officials told the Associated Press. […]

Ukraine

January 7, 2025

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Zelensky offered to buy weapons from incoming Trump administration with frozen Russian assets

President Volodymyr Zelensky previously offered U.S. President-elect Donald Trump for Ukraine to buy American weapons at the expense of $300 billion in frozen Russian assets, Zelensky revealed in an interview with American podcaster Lex Fridman published on Jan. 5. "This is one of the security guarantees. Take the money, what we need for our interior […]

Ukraine

January 5, 2025

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Trump administration should make first move to 'restore dialogue,' Lavrov says

Russia is willing to improve relations with the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, if the United States makes the "first move" in restarting dialogue, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Dec. 26. "If the signals that are coming from the new team in Washington to restore the dialogue that Washington interrupted after […]

Ukraine

December 26, 2024

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Biden administration to announce its final $1.2 billion Ukraine aid package under USAI, Reuters reports

The Biden administration is planning to announce in the coming days its final aid package under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) worth around $1.2 billion, Reuters reported on Dec. 20, citing unnamed sources. The U.S. provided more than $60 billion in military aid to Ukraine under the Biden administration. The USAI is a Pentagon-led […]

Ukraine

December 20, 2024

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Biden administration sharing information on Ukraine war with Trump's team ahead of potential peace talks, NBC reports

Members of President Donald Trump's incoming administration have held discussions with White House officials as part of the incoming administrations' ongoing effort to establish a ceasefire once Trump is inaugurated in January, NBC News reported on Dec. 13, citing sources familiar with the talks. White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has held multiple conversations […]

Ukraine

December 13, 2024

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Ukraine react with optimism, worry after Trump taps top administration members

Ukrainians awoke on Nov. 13 to news that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump had tapped Fox News host Pete Hegseth as his defense secretary — the most eyebrow-raising appointment announced so far by the incoming administration of Kyiv’s top Western ally. Some in the U.S. expressed shock at the appointment of the 44-year-old veteran with little […]

Ukraine

November 13, 2024

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Ukrainian FM meets Blinken in Brussels as new US administration looms

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Brussels on Nov. 13 for bilateral talks. The topic of the discussions was not made public, but the officials met after the U.S. administration pledged to ramp up support before President Joe Biden leaves the White House on Jan. 20, 2025. […]

Ukraine

November 13, 2024

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