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☆ Zelenskiy says he struck key deal on pilot training in France
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and French President Emmanuel Macron speak during a meeting of the European Political Community at Mimi Castle in Bulboaca, Moldova June 1, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 3 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had struck a "very important agreement on training our pilots in France" in conversation with President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday. France does not have the F-16 fighter jets Ukraine has recently been promised by Denmark and the Netherlands. Zelenskiy said he and Macron had also discussed what France could do to help protect the Ukrainian city and region of Odesa, critical to grain exports, but did not elaborate. The French foreign ministry said last month that it would reinforce its military support for Ukraine, notably in strengthening air defence capabilities.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Emmanuel Macron, Mimi, Zelenskiy, Macron, Elaine Monaghan, Nick Zieminski, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Presidential Press Service, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Bulboaca, Moldova, France, Ukraine, Denmark, Netherlands, Ukrainian

☆ Ukraine war: Kyiv's burgeoning weapons industry is enabling it to project power far beyond the front lines
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Tim Lister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —In the early hours of August 29th, swarms of Ukrainian drones flew across seven Russian regions. One Russian blogger complained that the Pskov strike indicated that Russian air defenses had not adapted to defend against repeated Ukrainian drone strikes. The damage being done is not going to break the back of the Russian air force, but it has become a serious irritant. Open-source reporting suggests there are at least several Pantsir-2 air defense batteries around Moscow. Such weapons put Russian forces on notice that they are vulnerable far from the front lines.

Persons: Volodymr Zelensky, Russia –, Volodymyr Zelensky, Oleksiy Reznikov, Mykhailo Podolyak, Vitalii, Danilov, ” Zelensky, Podolyak, Kyrylo Budanov, gamesmanship –, Mick Ryan, Budanov, Yuriy Inhat, Putin, ” Organizations: CNN, Defense, “, Getty Senior, National Security and Defense, Ukraine’s, of Strategic Industries, Strategic Communication, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence, SIG, The, Ukrainian Air Force Locations: Pskov, Ukrainian, Ukraine, Russian, Crimea, Russia, Moscow, “ Ukraine, Kyiv, Kerch, Novosibirsk, Australian, Crimean, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Berdiansk, Donetsk

☆ Ukrainian advisor says Prigozhin's death in a plane crash is a warning that there's no negotiating with Putin
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Ukrainian presidential advisor warned that Prigozhin's death shows Putin won't negotiate. Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin died in a plane crash last week, confirmed by Russia. Podolyak added: "So, as long as Putin remains president, the war will continue. The disparaging comments come just a week after Prigozhin's death, confirmed by Russian officials, in a plane crash outside Moscow. After Prigozhin's death, multiple officials and critics, including US President Joe Biden and the White House itself, suggested Putin was involved in assassinating Prigozhin and that "no one should be surprised" by his death.

Persons: Putin, Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Mykhailo Podolyak, Yevgeny Prigozhin's, there's, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Podolyak, Prigozhin, Wagner's Prigozhin, Putin Prigozhin's, Sergei Shoigu, Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov, Ukraine —, Joe Biden Organizations: Service, Wagner Group, Russian, Staff, Russian Armed Forces, Russia's Ministry of Defense, Kremlin, Al Locations: Russia, Wall, Silicon, Moscow, Ukraine, Al Jazeera

☆ Zelenskyy 'bombed' at his first White House meeting and 'pissed Biden off,' says new book
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Zelenskyy "bombed" his first Oval Office meeting with Joe Biden, according to a new book. The book says that even Zelenskyy's most ardent sympathizers in the White House thought he'd overreached. "The Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden's White House and the Struggle for America's Future" by Franklin Foer will be published in the US next week and is a source of anxiety for the White House, Politico reports. The Ukrainian president had long sought a White House meeting amid mounting tensions with Russia. Zelenskyy and Biden have forged a powerful wartime partnership US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walk during an unannounced visit in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 20, 2023.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Franklin Foer, he'd, Zelenskyy, Joe Biden's, Foer, Donald Trump, —, Trump's, Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: NATO, Service, White, Politico, Guardian, Random, Presidential, New York Times Locations: Wall, Silicon, Russia, Ukraine, France, Germany, Kyiv

☆ Russia to resume offensive in east Ukraine after regrouping, Kyiv says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Commander of the Ground Forces colonel general Oleksandr Syrskyi reports to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at a position near the front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine June 26, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Russia is regrouping in the Moscow-controlled eastern part of Ukraine in order to resume an offensive, Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of the Ukrainian military's ground forces, said on Friday. Syrskyi said that the main goal of these measures was to "increase the level of combat potential and resume active offensive operations". Syrskyi did not provide details of the Russian regrouping but said the forces continued heavy artillery and mortar shelling and air assaults. Reporting by Oleksandr Kozhukhar in Kyiv; Editing by Cynthia OstermanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Oleksandr Syrskyi, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Lyman, Syrskyi, Oleksandr Kozhukhar, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Ground Forces, Presidential Press Service, REUTERS, Rights, Russian Federation, Regional, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Donetsk region, Russia, Moscow, Ukrainian, Kyiv

☆ Reaction to Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in plane crash with no survivors
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Yulia Morozova/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 23 (Reuters) - Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as a passenger on a private jet that crashed on Wednesday evening north of Moscow with no survivors, the Russian authorities said. The following is reaction:*U.S. President Joe Biden to reporters in Lake Tahoe:“I don't know for a fact what happened. Reports Russian Air Defence shot down the plane suggests Putin is sending a very loud message." It so happens that political opponents whom Vladimir Putin considers a threat to his power do not die naturally." In the end, if Vladimir Putin is so powerful, why didn’t he arrest Prigozhin?”Editing by Cynthia OstermanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Maxim Fomin, Vladlen Tatarsky, Yulia Morozova, Joe Biden, I'm, Putin, Mykhailo Podolyak, Vladimir, Alicia Kearns, Zbigniew Rau, Vladimir Putin, Daniel Hoffman, Prigozhin, ”, That’s, Pavel Luzin, thinktank, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, CNN, Foreign Affairs, Govt, Russian Air Defence, CIA, Center for, Thomson Locations: St Petersburg, Moscow, Russia, Lake Tahoe, Estonia, U.S

☆ Ukrainian and Serbian presidents hold 'good' and 'open' talks
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, August 21, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic held talks in Athens on Tuesday which both leaders described as "good" and "open". Vucic said Serbia had never sold weapons or ammunition to Ukraine or Russia although Serbian arms might have reached the battlefield via third countries. "An open, honest, and fruitful meeting with the President of Serbia," Zelenskiy wrote on the Telegram messaging app under a photograph of the two leaders shaking hands. "We have tackled developments in Ukraine and Kosovo and I have stressed once again that Serbia respects the territorial integrity of Ukraine," Vucic wrote.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Aleksandar Vucic, Vucic, Zelenskiy, ’, Dan Peleschuk, Max Hunder, Aleksandar Vasovic, Timothy Organizations: Serbian, Presidential Press Service, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, United Nations, European Union, UN, Balkan, EU, Timothy Heritage, Thomson Locations: Athens, Greece, Serbian, Serbia, Ukraine, Moscow, Russia, Kosovo, Belgrade, Kyiv

CNN —Ukrainian forces have retaken the village of Urozhaine in the eastern Donetsk region, Kyiv said on Wednesday, after days of punishing battles as part of its counteroffensive against Russia. It lies near the village of Staromaiorske, which Ukrainian soldiers liberated earlier this month. Troops were seen in video released by Kyiv's forces raising the Ukrainian flag in Urozhaine after reclaiming the village. Russian forces inside Urozhaine had been in a precarious situation for some time. It is about saving the lives of Ukrainian soldiers, minimizing losses… And most importantly, it is about de-escalation,” he added.

Persons: Andrii Kovalov, ”, Hanna Maliar, Urozhaine, ” Kovalov, Russia “, Lyman, Mykhailo Podolyak, “, Podolyak Organizations: CNN, Ukrainian, Wednesday, Troops, Kyiv's, Marine Brigade, Brigades, Urozhaine, Ukrainian Armed Forces Locations: Urozhaine, Donetsk, Russia, Ukrainian, Russian, Staromaiorske, ”, Ukraine, Bakhmut, Marinka, Azov, Crimea

☆ Ukraine angered by NATO official's suggestion that it could 'give up territory' to Russia and get NATO membership in return
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A NATO official said Ukraine could give territory to Russia in order to join the military alliance. Ukraine's NATO membership has been a divisive issue among its Western allies. "I think that a solution could be for Ukraine to give up territory and get NATO membership in return," he said, per the Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang. Ukraine's NATO membership has been a sticking point among its Western allies. "It's unprecedented and absurd when time frame is not set neither for the invitation nor for Ukraine's membership," Zelenskyy said last month.

Persons: Stian Jenssen, Jenssen, Mihaylo Podolyak, Podolyak, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy Organizations: NATO, Service, Ukrainian, Norwegian, Gang Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Arendal, Norway, Baltic States, France, Germany

☆ NATO official admits comments on Ukraine giving up territory to gain membership were a 'mistake'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Stian Jenssen (left), Director of the Private Office of the NATO Secretary General, talks to the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mircea Geoana during the informal meeting of NATO Ministers of foreign affairs on May 15, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. NATO official Stian Jenssen on Wednesday said comments he made the previous day regarding Ukraine ceding land in order to gain membership in the military alliance were a "mistake." Jenssen said during a panel debate in Arendal, Norway, "I think that a solution could be for Ukraine to give up territory, and get NATO membership in return," Norwegian newspaper VG reported Tuesday. A NATO press officer directed CNBC to the new VG article when asked for a statement from Jenssen, who is director of the private office of NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. His words appeared to be criticized by Ukrainian presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak on social media, who called the concept of giving up territory for NATO membership "ridiculous."

Persons: Stian Jenssen, Mircea Geoana, Jenssen, Jens Stoltenberg, Mykhailo Podolyak Organizations: NATO, VG, CNBC Locations: Berlin, Germany, Ukraine, Arendal, Norway, Kyiv

☆ Ukraine's Zelenskiy meets troops in frontline Zaporizhzhia region
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy awards a Ukrainian service members at a pre-hospital medical aid centre, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 15, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia and met troops fighting in the counteroffensive against Russian forces in the south, the president's office said on Tuesday. Ukraine launched a counter-offensive against Russian forces in the south and southeast at the start of June, hoping to cut Russian forces in half by advancing south towards the Sea of Azov. "The military emphasised the need for electronic warfare and frontline air defence systems to counter enemy aircraft and drones. There is also a need for drones, as they are quickly consumed in offensive operations," the office said.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Zelenskiy, Pavel Polityuk, Tom Balmforth, Nick Macfie Organizations: Presidential Press Service, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Russian, Kyiv, Thomson Locations: Ukrainian, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia region, Zaporizhzhia, Orikhiv, Azov, Kyiv, Melitopol

☆ Ukraine detains woman accused of spying on Zelenskiy for Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy discusses a restoration of the Black Sea grain initiative with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan via a phone line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 21, 2023. The Ukrainian security service, the SBU, did not give the name of the alleged agent. A dark-haired woman in a black-and-white dress surrounded by two servicemen was seen in a picture published by the agency. The suspect was arrested in the southern Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv, the security service said. A court approved her arrest and, if convicted, she would face a prison term for up to 12 years, according to the statement.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Tayyip Erdogan, Volodymyr Zelenskiy's, Zelenskiy, Jamie Freed Organizations: Presidential Press Service, REUTERS, Ukrainian, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia, Ukrainian, Mykolaiv, Ochakiv

CNN —An alleged informant for Russia has been detained in connection to a plot to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) said Monday. However, SBU agents had obtained information about the “subversive activities of the suspect” and adopted additional security measures, foiling the plot. Russian special forces were tasked with eliminating the Ukrainian president at the start of the war. Several more attemptsUkrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said in March last year that Zelensky had survived more than a dozen assassination attempts. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed questions about his personal questions in an interview with CNN in July.

Persons: CNN —, Volodymyr Zelensky, SBU, Zelensky’s, “, ’ Zelensky, Zelensky, Oleksiy, ” Arestovych, ” Zelensky, ’, Mykhailo Podolyak, Podolyak, Putin, ”, Mick Krever, I’ve, doesn’t, I’m Organizations: CNN, Ukrainian Security Service, Ukrainian, British, Ukrainska Pravda Locations: Russia, Ukrainian, Mykolaiv, Russian, Ochakov, Mykolaiv region, Kyiv, Ukrainska

☆ Ukraine says Jeddah talks 'huge blow' to Russia, new meeting agreed
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Yermak said all the countries present at the talks in Jeddah fully supported Ukrainian independence and territorial integrity, and that only peace initiatives put forward by Ukraine were discussed at the meeting. Ukraine hopes the talks in Saudi Arabia will help pave the way to a peace summit that would back Zelenskiy's vision of peace. Between those two meetings, the various sides would hold separate conferences on each of the peace plan's points, he said. "We are ready to hear everyone, but it is logical that it should be the Ukrainian (peace) formula," he said. He also told the briefing that Russia had made efforts to disrupt the talks in Saudi Arabia, but provided no details of how Moscow had done that.

Persons: Andriy Yermak, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, Read, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Yermak, Pavel Polityuk, Tom Balmforth, Christina Fincher Organizations: International, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, KYIV, Ukrainian, Saudi Arabia, Russia, China, India, United States, Moscow, Jeddah

☆ Ukraine expects difficult but successful talks in Saudi Arabia
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Viacheslav... Read moreAug 5 (Reuters) - Talks starting Saudi Arabia this weekend to find a peaceful settlement to end Russia's war in Ukraine will be difficult, but Kyiv is counting persuading more countries to back its peace formula, the head of Kyiv's delegation said on Friday. Ukraine and its allies hope the meeting in Jeddah of national security advisers and other senior officials from some 40 countries - but not Russia - will agree on key principles on how to end Russia's war in Ukraine. China, which has firm ties with Russia, said on Friday it will send Special Envoy for Eurasian Affairs Li Hui for the talks. "We have many disagreements and we have heard different positions, but it is important that our principles are shared," he said. Ukrainian, Russian and international officials say there is no prospect of direct peace talks between Ukraine and Russia at the moment, as the war continues to rage and Kyiv seeks to reclaim territory through a counter-offensive.

Persons: Andriy Yermak, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, Read, Volodymyr Zelenskiy's, Eurasian Affairs Li Hui, Zelenskiy, Lidia Kelly, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: International, REUTERS, Eurasian Affairs, Global, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, Russia, China, India, Brazil, South Africa, Moscow, Warsaw

☆ Ukraine seeks progress towards peace at Saudi Arabia talks
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Maha El Dahan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Ukrainian, Russian and international officials say there is no prospect of direct peace talks between Ukraine and Russia at present, with the war raging. The world's top oil exporter Saudi Arabia, which has maintained contacts with both sides since Russia invaded Ukraine last February, has played a role in convening countries that did not join earlier meetings, Western diplomats have said. SAUDI DIPLOMACYWestern officials and analysts said Saudi diplomacy had been important in securing China's presence at the talks. Zelenskiy attended an Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia last year where MbS voiced readiness to help mediate in the war. In March, Beijing brokered a resumption of ties between Saudi Arabia and its arch regional foe Iran.

Persons: Andriy Yermak, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, Volodymyr Zelenskiy's, Zelenskiy, Russia's, Eurasian Affairs Li Hui, Ajit Doval, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Xi Jinping, Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Rice, Yun Sun, Sun, Lidia Kelly, Maha El Dahan, Omar Abdel, Michael Martina, Aftab Ahmed, Angus McDowall, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: International, REUTERS, Saudi, Global, Kremlin, Eurasian Affairs, Indian National Security, Crown, Arab, MbS, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Iran, Baker Institute, Stimson, Razek, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, China, India, Jeddah Ukraine, Russia, DUBAI, United States, Saudi Arabia, Ukrainian, Copenhagen, Beijing, Moscow, Jeddah, Riyadh, SAUDI, Saudi, Turkey, Middle East, Washington, Warsaw, Maha, Dubai, New Delhi

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN —Ukraine said it had carried out a sea drone attack on a Russian naval base, as dramatic videos appeared to show a damaged Russian warship listing heavily in the Black Sea early Friday. Novorossiysk, near the Russian city of Krasnodar, is one of Russia’s largest ports and is a base for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. “Therefore, the presence of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea, and with it – #Moscow’s traditional blackmail will be put to an end. Black Sea strikesUkraine has previously targeted Russian naval assets in the Black Sea. As Ukraine’s sea drone program has developed, it has increasingly allowed the military to attack and surveil Russia’s fleet in the Black Sea and on the occupied Crimean peninsula.

Persons: Gornyak, Mykhailo Podolyak, ” Podolyak, ”, Veniamin Kondratiev, Oleg Kryuchkov, Crimea Sergey Aksyonov, surveil, Volodymyr Zelensky, “, ” Zelensky Organizations: Ukraine CNN —, CNN, TNT, “, Security Service, Ukrainian Navy, Fleet, Russian, RIA Novosti, Novorossiysk “, Union, “ Cargo Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukraine CNN — Ukraine, Russian, Novorossiysk, Ukrainian, Krasnodar, Russia, Crimea, Crimean, Kerch, Kremlin, Moscow, “ Ukraine

☆ Zelenskiy says Ukrainian strength dominates, top officers report progress
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Russian accounts said Moscow's forces had repelled Ukrainian attacks near Bakhmut, farther north where fierce fighting has also flared and on the southern front. In his nightly video address, Zelenskiy said Ukrainian forces faced fierce Russian resistance in all frontline sectors. Very fierce attacks," Zelenskiy said, referring to Bakhmut and other centres in the east. Russia's Defence Ministry said its forces had thwarted eight Ukrainian attempts to advance near Bakhmut and nearby areas. Two Ukrainian attacks were countered near Lyman and Svatove farther north and attempted advances in the south were also stopped.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukrainian Special Operations Forces Viktor Khorenko, Zelenskiy, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Syrskyi, Serhiy Cherevatyi, Cherevatyi, Ron Popeski, Oleksandr Kozhukhar, Leslie Adler, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Ukrainian Special Operations Forces, Presidential Press Service, REUTERS, Senior, Ukrainian, Russia's Defence Ministry, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Donetsk region, Russian, Bakhmut, Azov, Crimean, Moscow, Izmail, Lyman

☆ Ukraine's Zelenskiy decries 'revolting' practices at recruitment centres
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy awards a Ukrainian service member during a ceremony marking the Day of Ukrainian Statehood, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 28, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS/File PhotoAug 3 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday decried "revolting" practices exposed during an audit of Ukraine's military recruitment centres and pledged to fix the system by placing in charge people who understood the meaning of war. "The conclusion is clear: the recruitment system needs people who understand the value of protecting Ukraine," he said. "Recruitment centres must be staffed with people who have seen the war, experienced it," he added. The head of a military recruitment centre in Odesa accused of corruption and embezzlement was ordered held in pre-trial detention last month.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Zelenskiy, Ihor Klymenko, Vasyl Maliuk, Ron Popeski, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Ukrainian, Presidential Press Service, REUTERS, NATO, European Union, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Black, Odesa, Spain

☆ Ukraine, US start talks on security guarantees, official says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Viacheslav... Read moreAug 3 (Reuters) - Ukraine and the United States started talks on Thursday aimed at providing security guarantees for Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff said, a follow-up to pledges by G7 countries at last month's NATO summit. Ukraine was told that the Group of Seven (G7) would draw up and honour security guarantees and help bolster its military in light of Russia's 17-month-old invasion of Ukraine. The Kyiv government sees the talks as an interim stage pending its accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization military alliance. "It is symbolic that the United States - our biggest strategic partner - became the first country with which Ukraine has started this process," Yermak wrote. Yermak restated Ukraine's position that guarantees "will strengthen Ukraine along the path to future membership of the Euro-Atlantic community, including NATO and the European Union".

Persons: Andriy Yermak, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, Read, Volodymyr Zelenskiy's, Yermak, Ron Popeski, Grant McCool Organizations: International, REUTERS, NATO, Atlantic Treaty Organization, Presidential, European, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, United States, Vilnius, Lithuania, Russia, Ukrainian

☆ Starlink has become the 'blood' of Ukraine's communication infrastructure, but officials are reportedly growing concerned about relying on Elon Musk's tech
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Ukrainian official told The New York Times that Starlink satellites are vital to their communication systems. His fears stem from several months of back-and-forth with Musk about the use of Starlink internet in the war against Russia. Mykhailo Fedorov told The Times that Starlink has become the "blood" of Ukrainian communication infrastructure. Starlink satellites, then, are invaluable resources — but also ones that Fedorov told The Times he's worried Ukraine has become overdependent on. In September 2022, Ukrainian officials revealed Musk had blocked Starlink internet access in Russian-occupied Crimea, citing concerns about escalating the conflict.

Persons: Musk, Mykhailo Fedorov, Starlink, Fedorov, he's, Mykhailo Podolyak, SpaceX — Organizations: New York Times, Russia, Service, Elon, The New York Times, Times, Pentagon, SpaceX Locations: Wall, Silicon, Russia, Ukraine, Crimea

The Russian-backed leader of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, said on Telegram that “a fire occurred at a military training ground.” Askenov said residents of four surrounding villages – more than 2,000 people – were being evacuated. Smoke and flames billow over a military training ground following an explosion in the Kirovske district, Crimea, on July 19, 2023. Kyiv has not commented on Wednesday’s explosions at the Crimea training ground. Ukraine’s attack on the Crimea bridge dealt a logistical and symbolic blow to Moscow’s faltering military campaign. The $3.7 billion-dollar corridor, which is 12 miles long, is a critical artery for supplying the peninsula with both its daily needs and supplies for the Russian military, in addition to fuel and goods for civilians.

Persons: Sergey Aksyonov, ” Askenov, Vladimir Putin, Odesa, Volodymyr Zelensky, Hennadii Trukhanov, ”, Denis Pushilin Organizations: CNN, Reuters, Russian Grey Zone Telegram, Ukrainian, Shadow, Atesh, Ukrainian Air Force, Russian Defense Ministry, Monday, Russian, Presidential Press Service, Reuters Odesa, Facebook, Donetsk People’s, DPR, Ukraine’s Security Locations: Crimea, Stary Krym, Crimea’s Kirorvsky, Russian, Kirovske district, Ukrainian, Russia, Ukraine, Odesa, Iran, Moscow, Donetsk, Donetsk People’s Republic

But he said that for most of the call, lasting about an hour, "we considered and discussed what to do with Ukraine". Ukraine, which was invaded by Russia in February 2022, says other countries should not negotiate its future on its behalf, and the United States has repeatedly backed this principle, described as "nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine". TALKS 'SOONER OR LATER'Naryshkin told TASS that negotiations on the war would become possible at some point. Podolyak said Russia was losing the war and there could be no negotiations with people like Naryshkin. "This Russian elite perceives events completely inadequately, so there is nothing to talk about with them."

Persons: Wagner, Naryshkin, Sergei Naryshkin, William Burns, Burns, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Mykhailo Podolyak, Podolyak, Anna Dabrowska, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: CIA, TASS, The New York Times, Wall Street, Moscow, Kremlin, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, United States, Russian, Russia, Moscow, Washington

CNN —Ukrainian commanders who were captured by Russia after leading the defense of Mariupol from the Azovstal steel plant have vowed to return to the battle field following a prisoner swap. The commanders announced their intentions at a press conference held shortly after arriving in Lviv, Ukraine, with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday. Zelensky thanked his team and President Erdogan in particular for helping to bring the Azovstal leaders home. Zelensky pictured with Azovstal commanders as they return to Ukraine from Istanbul. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout/ReutersThe Ukrainian president also announced his appointment of Oleksandr Pivnenko as new commander of the National Guard.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Denys Prokopenko, ” Prokopenko, Zelensky, Roman Baluk, Svyatoslav Palamar, Lesya Ukrainka, ”, ” Palamar, Erdogan, Oleksandr Pivnenko, …, Bakhmut ” Organizations: CNN, Reuters, Presidential Press Service, National Guard, Ukraine’s National Guard Locations: Russia, Mariupol, Lviv, Ukraine, Turkey, Ukrainian, Azovstal, Azov, Roman, Reuters Azov, Istanbul

☆ Ukraine vows it won't use cluster bombs in Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Ukraine's Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov attends a session of the Ukrainian parliament dedicated the Constitution Day, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 28, 2023. The U.S. announced on Friday it would supply Ukraine with widely banned cluster munitions for its counteroffensive against occupying Russian forces. Cluster munitions are prohibited by more than 100 countries. "We recognize that cluster munitions create a risk of civilian harm from unexploded ordnance," Sullivan told reporters. Russia, Ukraine, and the United States have not signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which bans the production, stockpiling, use, and transfer of the weapons.

Persons: Oleksii Reznikov, Reznikov, Maria Zakharova, Jake Sullivan, Joe Biden's, Sullivan, Margarita Robles, Rishi Sunak, Olena Harmash, Vladimir Soldatkin, Ros Russell, Mark Potter Organizations: Ukraine's Defence, Presidential Press Service, REUTERS, The U.S, Twitter, Foreign, Cluster Munitions, Spanish, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, REUTERS KYIV, Russia, The, Russian, Moscow, U.S, Washington, United States, Spain, Madrid, Britain

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