The return of children illegally deported or forcibly displaced by the Russian Federation is an unconditional priority for the diplomatic, legal, and humanitarian efforts of Ukraine and its international partners.
Relations between Kyiv and Warsaw under the newly elected President Karol Nawrocki of Poland will not change, as a political consensus remains there on what relations with Ukraine should be. The emphasis is on military-political support for Ukraine so that the latter can defend itself from Russian aggression, which also meets Poland’s interests.
In Ukraine, as a result of the Russian Federation's armed aggression, 631 children have been killed, 1,975 have been wounded, and another 2,244 children are missing
The co-chairs of Wednesday’s meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG), British Secretary of State for Defense John Healey and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius reaffirmed readiness of the Ramstein format participants to provide Ukraine with long-term military aid.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained a 32-year-old employee of a construction company who was acting on behalf of Russia's FSB Federal Security Service to adjust missile strikes on backup command centers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kharkiv.
International rating agency S&P Global has downgraded Ukraine's GDP-linked bond issue from "CC" to "D" (default) due to a missed payment of $665 million to holders of GDP warrants, which was due on June 2.
Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak addressed U.S. senators during a visit to Washington, emphasizing that Ukraine did not start this war, but it must end it.
Following the meeting of the Ukrainian Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format (UDCG), which took place today in Brussels, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine announced the creation of a new initiative in defense production together with partners, which should mark a "strategic shift".
The absence of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at today’s meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group could be a result of either his personal initiative or the official stance of the White House on curbing support for Ukraine, which will have drastically different consequences for future cooperation.
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said that at the meeting of the Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul this week, Russia again failed to demonstrate a real readiness for peace or negotiations.
The US Embassy in Ukraine said on Wednesday there is currently a continued risk of "significant air strikes", advising that U.S. citizens exercise appropriate caution.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had spoken with Russian leader Vladimir Putin over the phone, including on Ukrainian attacks on Russian airfields, referring to the conversation as "good", although adding that it was not the one leading to immediate peace.