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No country is delivering more on reforms than Ukraine right now, says EU enlargement chief
"We should never forget the country is fighting for its survival," the EU's Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos told journalists when asked to comment on the pace of Ukraine's reforms.
Moldova aims to complete EU technical talks by 2028, join bloc by 2030
Moldova has "taken major strides towards membership," the EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said at the end of the 10th EU-Moldova Association Council meeting in Brussels.
Germany announces $1.46 billion in aid for Ukraine, including interceptor drones, air defense missiles
The package was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at a joint press conference in Kyiv.
German intelligence chief warns of 'violent conflict with Russia'
Russia is conducting a "shadow war," head of Germany's foreign intelligence service (BND), Martin Jaeger, said.
Luke Harding's 'Betrayal' charts the collapse of the rules-based order — and who is to blame
Luke Harding's “Betrayal: Trump, Putin and the New Age of Conquest" begins with a turning point in the full-scale war most people probably haven't spent enough time coming to terms with: North Korean soldiers getting ready to join the biggest land war in Europe since 1945. "Soon they would be stumbling through alien woods and fields, sent by one dictator to help out another. It was a sign of a world turned upside down. The rules-based international order — the post-1945 understanding that state
'It was humiliating' — Ex-US Army Secretary says Washington lags behind Ukraine in war innovations
"When you would see what Ukraine's budget was and how small it was relative to ours and how, despite that, they had better weapons of war, it was a wake-up call," former U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told Rolling Stone.
About Patriot Air Defense System
The Patriot is an advanced American air defense system capable of intercepting ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and aircraft at ranges exceeding 150 kilometers (93 miles). Ukraine received multiple Patriot batteries from the United States and European partners from 2023 onwards for defense against Russian missile attacks. Patriots have successfully intercepted Russian Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and other advanced Russian weapons targeting Ukrainian cities.
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Wealthy Russians have already contributed a total of 471 billion rubles (over $5.6 billion) to the state budget in 2026, according to Reuters. The payments are listed as "voluntary receipts" in budget documents.
