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EU ready to lead in Ukraine support if US steps back, chief diplomat says

The European Union is prepared to take a leading role in supporting Ukraine if U.S. backing wanes, EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Jan. 9 at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, German media outlet Tagesschau reported. "If the United States is not ready for it, the European Union is ready to take the lead," […]

Ukraine

January 9, 2025

Ukraine War Latest: Ukraine prioritizing security guarantees over immediate NATO membership, senior diplomat says

Key developments on Dec. 28 – 29: Ukraine prioritizing security guarantees over immediate NATO membership, senior diplomat says Russia must admit guilt over downing Azerbaijani airliner, pay compensation, Azerbaijan's president says Ukraine secures over $156 million for defense industry from European allies, defense minister says Russia rejects Trump team's reported peace deal proposals on Ukraine, […]

Ukraine

December 29, 2024

Ukraine prioritizing security guarantees over immediate NATO membership, senior diplomat says

Ukraine’s accession to NATO remains on the agenda but is not a top priority for diplomatic efforts, Andrii Melnyk, Ukraine’s newly-appointed envoy to the U.N., told Berliner Morgenpost on Dec. 27. Ukrainian officials have consistently presented NATO membership as the only way toward a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, though acknowledging that the entry […]

Ukraine

December 29, 2024

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Silicon Curtain

December 24, 2024

EU will train 75,000 Ukrainian soldiers by early 2025, chief diplomat says

The European Union will train 75,000 Ukrainian military personnel as part of its EUMAM training mission by February 2025, EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallas announced at a press conference following the Foreign Affairs Council on Dec. 16. “The EU must continue supporting Ukraine militarily. By the end of winter, the EU will have trained 75,000 […]

Ukraine

December 16, 2024

Zelensky meets with new president of European Council, top EU diplomat in Kyiv

President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Kyiv on Dec. 1 with Antonio Costa, the new President of the European Council, and top European Union diplomat Kaja Kallas. Kallas and Costa arrived in Kyiv on a surprise visit on the first day of the mandate of the new European Commission. Zelensky discussed with Costa "the vision of […]

Ukraine

December 1, 2024

Abandoning Ukraine would be worse for US than Afghanistan withdrawal, ex-UK chief diplomat says

Ukraine's collapse would be a bigger humiliation for the U.S. than its withdrawal from Afghanistan, former U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague said at The Telegraph's podcast on Nov. 13. "(Donald) Trump highlighted (Joe) Biden's humiliation over Afghanistan… but if he ends up with the collapse of Ukraine, that’ll be a far bigger humiliation for the […]

Ukraine

November 14, 2024

EU top diplomat Borrell arrives in Kyiv

The European Union's chief diplomat, Josep Borrell, arrived in Kyiv on Nov. 9 for his fifth trip to Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. In a social media post on X, Borrell vowed that the EU's support for Ukraine has always been his "personal priority" and should remain on top of […]

Ukraine

November 9, 2024