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US National Security Advisor Jacob Sullivan confirms that the White House is allowing European countries to start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets. He said this in an interview with CNN. “The president has given the green light, and we will allow, support, facilitate and provide all the necessary tools for Ukrainians to start […]
At the NATO summit in Vilnius, U.S. officials wanted to withdraw Ukraine’s invitation to join the alliance. This was reported by The Washington Post, citing six people familiar with the matter. According to the sources, Washington’s dissatisfaction was caused by Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Twitter post, in which he criticized the vague wording of the summit’s final […]
Training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighters may begin as early as August. According to CNN sources familiar with the talks, the training will begin at an air base in Romania. The country has 16 F-16s in service, and another 32 are to be delivered from Norway by the end of 2024. The Romanian authorities […]
The German government terminates the agreement to establish a repair center for Ukrainian Leopard tanks in Poland. This was reported by the Handelsblatt publication. It will be officially announced in the near future. According to the newspaper’s interlocutors, the reason for this decision was the Polish side’s inflated price expectations. Earlier, Spiegel’s interlocutors noted that […]
The NATO Membership Action Plan envisaged a rather lengthy reform process Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says that NATO countries have agreed to cancel Ukraine’s Membership Action Plan (MAP). Thus, Ukraine can join NATO under a somewhat simplified procedure, similar to the one used by Finland, which has already joined the Alliance, and Sweden, which is […]
Ukraine’s development should be built on the basis of successfully implemented decentralization reforms, working hand in hand with local self-government, according to a report by Channel 24. This postulate was expressed by the ambassadors of the G7 countries during a meeting with representatives of the Association of Ukrainian Cities, against the backdrop of the situation […]
The Parliament supported the tax bill No. 8401 as a whole. Thus, starting from August 1, 2023, the 2% single tax will be canceled. This was stated by the First Deputy of the Tax Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Yaroslav Zheleznyak. The draft law regulates the transition from a 2% single tax: a […]
This is exactly what the presidential bill “On the Use of English in Ukraine” submitted to the parliament yesterday says in black and white, writes Volodymyr Viatrovych. Zelenskyy proposes to pass a law banning the Ukrainian language in film distribution and eliminating Ukrainian dubbing. It’s hard to believe. But this is exactly what is written […]
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the leaders of the member states may soon come to a unified decision on Ukraine’s membership in the organization. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas announces a “surprise” regarding Ukraine’s NATO membership. She said this on Wednesday, June 28, at a press conference with NATO Secretary […]
The President of Ukraine has submitted a bill to the Verkhovna Rada that would enshrine the status of English as a “language of international communication” The relevant draft law has been published on the website of the Verkhovna Rada. Draft Law No. 9432 “On the Use of the English Language in Ukraine” defines the norms […]