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United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said ‘firepower’ is coming to Ukraine through European nations’ purchases of US weapons, but whether that includes American-made Tomahawk missiles is still not clear.
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Ukrainian defence minister calls on NATO countries to allocate 0.25% of GDP for Ukraine's defence
Ukrainian Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal has publicly appealed to NATO partners to provide half of the funding needed for Ukraine's defence. Source: Shmyhal at the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (also known as the Ramstein format) meeting,
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Ukraine war latest: Russia ready for 'hot confrontation' with Europe, Germany warns
Belarus remains one of Russia's closest allies in the war against Ukraine. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russian authorities have reportedly been recruiting Belarusians through draft commissions operating inside Belarus.
Finland and Sweden say they're ready to buy more weapons from the United States to give to Ukraine. The pledge from NATO's two newest members came a day after the publication of data showing that foreign military aid to the war-torn country has declined sharply in recent months.
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Combat mass and speed: Europe moves to unlock Ukraine’s drone insights
Kyiv has amassed powerful knowledge on drone warfare as its forces battle Russia's invasion. Can allies tap into it?
The UK and Canada will join a European Union plan to tap a portion of the almost $300 billion in Russian central-bank assets held by Group of Seven nations, in an effort to ramp up their financial support to Ukraine.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is warning that Europe is in a hybrid war with Russia and must arm itself
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Ukraine-made drones, navigation software primed for first exports
In an interview with the Ukrainian government-run United24 media, a Brave1 representative flagged naval drones, drone navigation software technologies, turrets, and unmanned ground vehicles as export-ready classes of weapons. Specifically, the Magura-style of unmanned surface vessels are being primed for international markets.
Russia's heavy bombardment of Ukraine's natural gas infrastructure ahead of winter is set to have a knock-on impact on Europe's energy market as Ukraine draws more fuel from its western neighbours.