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Olena Duma’s appointment as the ARMA head is a favorable narrative to Russian agents on the eve of the NATO summit. According to Vitaliy Shabunin, chairman of the board of the Anti–Corruption Action Center, Olena Duma’s victory in the contest for the position of the head of the Asset Recovery and Management Agency (АRМА) is very beneficial to Russian agents, in particular in the USA, on the eve of the NATO summit. “Now we are […]
Nothing epoch-making happened this week. But there were some interesting things around talks about cluster munitions provisions for Ukraine as well as about possibilities to join NATO. There has been no strategic advance by the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the front. We should not be fooled by the clickbait headlines of certain YouTube channels: all that is really happening are […]
NATO estimated that up to 15 000 Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war. This roughly coincides with the data of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This was announced by two high-ranking military officials of the Alliance at a briefing, CNN quotes. Officials said that the total number of dead Russian soldiers could range from […]
Pentagon says Polish proposal to transfer Soviet-era planes to Kyiv via US base in Germany is ‘untenable’. The United States of America and most western countries refuse to take responsibility for the transfer of MIG 29 fighters to Ukraine. Under the proposal announced Tuesday by Warsaw, the Polish air force would hand its Russian-made MiGs to the US, which would […]
How to create a non NATO non fly zone over Ukraine in five steps: 1. Secure a couple of West Ukrainian airports with enough anti-aircraft installations to make them usable.@Konflikt_Sicher @UkrVerstehen @H__Ukraine @GSPSipo@ukraineoffice @PromoteUkraine @Global_Mil_Info 2. Present Ukraine several dozen decommissioned Western fighter planes (F-14, F-15, F-16, F-18…), and bring them to these West Ukrainian airports.@intercourier_ua@CPD_UA@HorizonDefence@defence_centre@DefenceExpress 3. Find several Western dozen volunteer airforce veterans, and give them Ukrainian […]
In Lviv region, the Ukrainian and American military held a conference on the training of units within the JMTG-U. In February, Ukrainian border guards will conduct joint exercise with the Armed Forces of Ukraine according to NATO standards, the State Border Service of Ukraine reports. The conference was attended by over 30 representatives of the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service, the […]
Russia’s military build-up around Ukraine discussed: EU, US, NATO and OSCE hold first joint talks. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell took part in the first quadrilateral conference call with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Poland, UNN reports. The parties discussed Russia’s military build-up around […]
“NATO’s relationship with Ukraine is going to be decided by the 30 NATO allies and Ukraine, no one else,” Stoltenberg says. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has rejected the Kremlin’s demand to lift its promise of possible membership in the Alliance. He says NATO membership will be decided by NATO members and Ukraine itself, not Russia. On Friday, December 10, the […]
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine decided to address the US Congress with an Appeal to grant Ukraine bilateral status as a major US ally. The corresponding request was signed by 153 Ukrainian MPs. An extraordinary sitting of the Verkhovna Rada will consider this strategic issue for Ukraine on September 8, 2021. Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Dmytro Razumkov […]
Maria Zakharova, the representative of the Ministry of Foreign affairs, stated that Ukraine’s NATO potential membership will result in irreversible consequences for Ukraine’s National security and military escalation in Donbas. “We paid close attention to the statement of the Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenskiy who visited Donbas yesterday, concerning the solely possible resolution of conflict in Donbas region due to Ukraine […]
Special Ukraine-NATO partnership enshrined in article 15 of the Charter allows Ukraine to initiate The NATO-Ukraine Commission. Russia’s military build-up around Ukraine’s borders has forced Ukraine to initiate The NATO-Ukraine Commission meeting on April 13, 2021. The NATO-Ukraine Commission met at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday to address the deteriorating security situation in and around Ukraine. Ukrainian Foreign Minister […]
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine made the first-ever purchase of defense articles directly from the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA). What is it exactly that the Ministry purchased? What are the implications for Ukraine’s military logistics? Journalists of “Ukrinform” news agency dug deeper to find the answers, we’ve translated the highlights. In February 2020, under the previous leadership […]