The Scandinavian countries stand ready to assist their Nordic neighbors "by all means necessary should they be the victim of aggression" on their territory before obtaining NATO membership, Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said on May 16. The move follows Russia's threats against Finland and Sweden, including a Russian official's statement that they may become targets for a military attack. The statement also comes amid Ukraine's quest to obtain Western security guarantees to repel Russian aggression in the future.
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"He's won certain property," Trump told Fox News, indicating that Putin would lay claim to Ukrainian lands as part of a U.S.-brokered peace deal.
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Lavrov and Rubio are also scheduled to meet in person on Oct. 23, according to Reuters.
The announcement comes amid long-documented tension between Syrksyi and the 42-year-old Drapatyi, one of Ukraine's most highly-regarded generals.
President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to attend an upcoming meeting of the "Coalition of the Willing" in London on Oct. 24, French President Emmanuel Macron said.
Only Russia friendly Hungary and Slovakia, refused to back the bill, which terminates Russian pipeline and liquified natural gas imports.
Russian ‘sabotage’ unit that killed civilians in Pokrovsk later eliminated, Ukrainian military says.
According to the 7th Corps of the Air Assault Forces, the Russian soldiers involved in the shooting of civilians have since been eliminated.
The news follows a string of similar cases across Europe in recent weeks, which have already caused air traffic disruptions in Germany, Norway, and Denmark.
Among the projects Kyiv is discussing with the U.S. is a terminal in Odesa to import American liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Ukraine expects Russia to face a nearly $100 billion budget deficit by next year, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Oct. 19, underscoring Moscow's growing economic challenges amid the war.
Russia has previously rejected freezing the war along the current front lines while reportedly demanding that Ukraine cede the entire Donetsk Oblast.
According to Zelensky, the proposed contract for 25 Patriot systems would be carried out over several years, "with different quantities each year."
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