Brussels 01.12.2025 Today The Netherlands pledged to purchase U.S. arms for Ukraine worth 250 million euros ($290 million) under the Prioritized Requirements List (PURL). The PURL initiative, launched earlier this year, enables NATO allies to buy advanced U.S. weaponry for Ukraine in a gesture of support, and solidarity. The Dutch pledge is significant in the…
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EU Defence ministers convene
Brussels 01.12.2025 Today the Foreign Affairs Council with Defence ministers takes place in Brussels chaired by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas. This week could be pivotal for diplomacy. It is clear that Russia does not want peace, and therefore we need to make Ukraine as strong as possible….
Kazakhstan protests against Ukraine pipeline attack
Brussels 30.11.2025 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan protested another targeted attack on the critical infrastructure of the international Caspian Pipeline Consortium in the waters of the Novorossiysk seaport. A corresponding statement was published on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ website. (Image above: Astana, Kazakhstan). “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of…
Ukraine: U.S. Peace plan – joint statement
Brussels 22.11.2025 This statement was adopted by President Costa, President von der Leyen, Prime Minister Carney, President Stubb, President Macron, Chancellor Merz, Prime Minister Martin, Prime Minister Meloni, Prime Minister Takaichi, Prime Minister Schoof, Prime Minister Støre, Prime Minister Sánchez and Prime Minister Starmer. The Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, joined the statement. “We…
EU: Russian assets dilemma
Brussels 22.11.2025 The U.S. 28-point peace plan manifested a rival idea for using Russian assets for American-led reconstruction efforts once a truce has been agreed. The United States would take “50 percent” of the profit from this reconstruciton activity. The peace plan sufaced during an “extremely delicate stage”, diplomats said, as top officials try to…
NATO: Finland €100M aid to Ukraine
Brusssels 18.11.2025 NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte received the President of Finland Alexander Stubb at the Alliance’s headquarters in Brussels. They discussed the complex of issues, related to the increasing of the defense spending by the NATO allies, and strengthening support for Ukraine. The meeting took place on Monday, November, 17, 2015. During the joint…
EU: Russian assets deadlock
Brussels 23.10.2025 “The unwavering support to Ukraine is not negotiable. What happens in Ukraine has direct impact on the whole European continent. Russia’s war of aggression continues to destabilise our societies – not only through its military actions but also through its shadow fleet and calculated multi-domain hybrid operations on land, at sea, in the…
Upcoming: Trump-Putin Summit in Hungary
17.10.2025 U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone on October 16. Trump stated that the two leaders had a “very productive” call and that the two largely discussed potential bilateral economic prospects to pursue after a resolution to the war in Ukraine. I have just concluded my telephone conversation…
NATO keeps defence posture
Brussels 15.10.2025 Following recent airspace violations by drones and jets, the ministers discussed enhancing NATO’s deterrence and defence posture, including through Eastern Sentry NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte emphasised the Alliance’s readiness, stating, “NATO is a defensive Alliance. We will remain a defensive Alliance. But make no mistake – this defensive Alliance is ready and…
Ukraine: total 1.1M Russian casualties
Brussels 14.10.2025 Ahead of the Allied Defence Ministers meeting at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on 15 October 2025, the updated information on the situation at Ukrainian battlefields revealed the dramatic amount of casualties Russian troops are sustaining. We continue to see incremental Russian “games”, we assess that the collapse of the Ukrainian defence lines are…