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Ukraine has arms to resist at least until mid-2025 if US cuts aid, finance minister says

Ukraine has enough funds and ammunition to continue resisting Russia at least throughout the first half of 2025, even if U.S. assistance dries up, Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko said in an interview with the El Pais newspaper published on Dec. 11. Marchenko's comments come amid growing concern that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump might withdraw Washington's […]

Ukraine

December 11, 2024

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More than two-thirds of Ukrainians favor idea of restoring nuclear arms arsenal, poll shows

About 73% of Ukrainians supported the idea of Ukraine restoring its nuclear weapons, according to a poll published by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology on Dec. 23. The poll was conducted around the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Budapest Memorandum, under which Ukraine gave up its Soviet-era nuclear arsenal in exchange for […]

Ukraine

December 23, 2024

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Satellite imagery suggests North Korea to supply more arms to Russia, WSJ reports

North Korea appears to be preparing to supply more arms to Russia on top of some 20,000 containers it had already sent, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Dec. 23 based on its analysis of satellite images. It follows a statement by the South Korean military, which said earlier the same day that North […]

Ukraine

December 23, 2024

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Zelensky, NATO chief discuss air defense, arms production at Ramstein meeting

President Volodymyr Zelensky met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Jan. 9 to discuss strengthening Ukraine's air defense and obtaining Western funding for the country's arms production. "The common task of our partners is to ensure a strong position for Ukraine to achieve a just and lasting peace. […]

Ukraine

January 9, 2025

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Infamous Russian arms dealer preparing deal with Yemen's Houthis, WSJ reports

Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout is suspected to be preparing a small arms deal with Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militants, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Oct. 6. Viktor Bout gained fame in 2005 after a movie titled "Lord of War," allegedly portraying his life of selling weapons for decades to Middle Eastern, South American, […]

Ukraine

October 7, 2024

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Scholz blocks proposal for $3 billion arms package for Ukraine, Spiegel reports

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has blocked a proposal for an additional military aid package for Ukraine worth 3 billion euros ($3.09 billion), Spiegel reported on Jan. 9, citing its undisclosed sources. Under Scholz's leadership, Germany has become Ukraine's second-largest military donor after the U.S. The chancellor has nevertheless often been criticized for his cautious approach […]

Ukraine

January 10, 2025

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Defense minister confirms more weapons pledges, arms production after foreign visit

A meeting with Western defense partners yielded "concrete results" for Ukraine,  Defense Minister Rustem Umerov reported on Oct. 13. Umerov visited counterparts from France, the U.K., Italy, and Germany as part of a delegation headed by President Volodymyr Zelensky. "(A)ll four countries confirmed that investments in Ukraine's industrial-defense complex will grow," Umerov said via Telegram. […]

Ukraine

October 13, 2024

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German Defense Minister denies Scholz blocked proposal for $3 billion arms package for Ukraine, says decision awaits

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius denied media reports that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz blocked a proposal for an additional military aid package for Ukraine worth 3 billion euros ($3.09 billion), adding that a decision on the funding awaits. "There is no blockade. We have prepared a new aid package for Ukraine in the Defense Ministry," […]

Ukraine

January 12, 2025

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Russia helping North Korea with sanctions evasion, nuclear technology in return for soldiers, arms, Budanov says

Russia is helping Pyongyang evade sanctions and develop its nuclear capabilities in return for North Korean troops and missiles, Ukraine's military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov told The Economist in comments published on Oct. 22. Budanov previously revealed that close to 11,000 North Korean troops are already in Russia and will be ready to fight by […]

Ukraine

October 23, 2024

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Arms procurement head should keep post, supervisory board says

The supervisory board of Ukraine’s Defense Procurement Agency advised the Defense Minister to extend its director’s work in a statement posted on Facebook on Jan. 20. “The Supervisory Board submitted to Defense Minister Rustem Umerov a recommendation to extend the contract of the current director of the Defense Procurement Agency, Maryna Bezrukova, for one year,” […]

Ukraine

January 20, 2025

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South Korea could 'review' ban on supply of lethal arms to Ukraine, President Yoon Suk Yeol says

South Korea could review its ban on supplying lethal arms to Ukraine in light of "North Korean military activities," President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Oct. 24. "If North Korea dispatches special forces to the Ukraine war, we will provide support to Ukraine step by step and consider taking necessary measures for the security of […]

Ukraine

October 24, 2024

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Supervisory board extends arms procurement head's contract, initiates audit following proposed merger

The supervisory board of Ukraine’s Defense Procurement Agency (DPA) extended a 1-year contract to Maryna Bezrukova, the current director of the DPA, the agency announced on Jan. 21. The contract extensions comes after Defense Minister Rustem Umerov walked back on plans to merge the Defense Procurement Agency and the State Logistics Operator (DOT) into one […]

Ukraine

January 21, 2025

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