German government spokesperson Stefan Cornelius said that Germany is in intensive negotiations with the US to provide Ukraine with Patriot air defense systems and is ready to pay for two of them. At the same time, US President Donald Trump stated during a phone call with…
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BlackRock has halted the development of the Ukraine recovery fund after Trump’s election.
BlackRock suspended work on establishing a multibillion-dollar fund for Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction after Donald Trump became the US President in November 2024. The pro bono advisory work was completed in 2024, and in January 2025 the company paused negotiations…
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Immediately after his phone call with Trump, Putin launched the most powerful air strike on Kyiv to date.
President Zelenskyy described it as one of the largest-scale and most cynical strikes, with a total of 550 drones and rockets fired at Ukraine. The primary target was Kyiv, and Ukraine’s defense forces managed to shoot down 270 air targets, while electronic warfare…
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Ukraine retaliates: Russia reports shooting down 120 drones and airport damages.
On July 6, Russia claimed to have neutralized 120 Ukrainian drones overnight. Due to air attack threats, some flights were canceled, disrupting airports. On July 5, Ukrainian Defense Forces targeted the Borisoglebsk airfield in Voronezh, which hosts Su-34, Su-35S, and…
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Russia is expanding its shadow fleet, but sanctions against the aggressor are slowing it down.
The number of tankers in Russia’s shadow fleet has increased from fewer than 100 in early 2022 to about 300-600 in early 2025, depending on the classification method, according to a report by Dryad Global. Approximately 40% of these tankers came from sellers in the EU,…
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Ukraine has signed a unique agreement to manufacture its weapons in Denmark and is expanding partnerships within the EU.
Kyiv and Copenhagen have signed an agreement that allows Ukrainian defense companies to export their technologies for production in Denmark. The Ukrainian government described this agreement as a historic and unique case of international cooperation for Ukraine’s…
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Ukrainian Drone Flurry Sends Russian Air Travel Into Disarray
Ukrainian drone attacks for the second day in a row severely disrupted flights throughout Russia, with the largest airports serving Moscow and St. Petersburg among those forced to restrict activity throughout July 6.
Russia’s Transport Ministry said some 400 flights were canceled by 6 p.m….
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A summit of European leaders in support of Ukraine will be held in London with Zelenskyy’s participation.
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host a summit with other European leaders with the goal of strengthening Ukraine’s defense during the French leader’s visit to London this week. Kyiv’s allies will meet on July 10 in a…
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Ukraine’s European partners are prepared to invest $400M in a municipal rental housing project.
The projects include building rental housing in the first 10 pilot regions, said Minister of Community and Territorial Development Oleksiy Kuleba.
“We are negotiating this matter with the European Commission and the EIB. They have supported it and are discussing an…
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No More Ukrainian Classes In The Parts Of Ukraine Under Russia’s Thumb
From the start of the Donbas war in 2014 to the full-scale invasion in February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to justify Moscow’s aggression against Ukraine by citing the ostensible need to protect the Russian language, and those who speak it, from the government in…
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