"Together with the Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Har Stere, we signed the Agreement on cooperation in the field of security and long-term support - already the 15th for our country.
This year, Norway will provide almost 1.2 billion euros in military aid to Ukraine.
Thank you to Norway for supporting Ukraine in our struggle for freedom and a just peace."
President Zelensky met with the President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Souza in Lisbon.
They discussed the preparation for the Global Peace Summit. Particular attention is paid to the issue of Ukraine's integration into the EU and NATO. Thank you for supporting Ukraine on this path.
"I am grateful to Portugal for its help in countering Russian armed aggression and supporting our people."
"We visited the Melsbrook military base, where our servicemen are trained.
Ukraine is very much looking forward to F-16 fighter jets from its Western partners to strengthen the defense of our skies. And we are also waiting at home for our soldiers who are training in F-16 maintenance and are highly motivated to begin combat missions and accelerate the victory of our nation."
During the audience with His Majesty the King of the Belgians, Philippe expressed his gratitude to Belgium and the Belgian people for the strong all-round support of Ukraine and Ukrainians.
They discussed the first inaugural Global Peace Summit, which will take place on June 15-16 in Switzerland.
#Putin grossly misrepresented the Ukrainian constitution and Ukrainian domestic law on May 28 in order to further promote the #Kremlin information operation claiming that Ukrainian President Volodymyr #Zelensky is no longer the legitimate president of #Ukraine.
#Belgium will deliver 30 of its F-16 fighters to #Ukraine by 2028, Foreign Minister Hadja #Lahbib announced on Tuesday in La Matinale de Bel RTL. The first planes should already be delivered "by the end of the year".
This commitment will be formalized in an agreement which will be signed this Tuesday in #Brussels on the occasion of the visit to the capital of Ukrainian President Volodymyr #Zelensky.
In #Kharkiv, President #Zelensky addressed the world leaders from the ruins of #Ukraine's once largest printing house.
"I am appealing to the leaders of the world who are still aside from the global efforts of the Global Peace Summit – to President #Biden, the leader of the United States, and to President #Xi, the leader of #China. Please, show your leadership in advancing peace. Real peace, not just a pause between the strikes."
Citing four Russian sources: Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to stop the war in Ukraine with a negotiated ceasefire recognizing the current battle lines.
Is this anything new? Putin gets rewarded for his land grab, rebuilds, then tries again in a few years?
In an interview on Monday with The New York Times #Zelensky said he appealed to senior #US officials to allow #Ukraine to fire American missiles and other weaponry at military targets inside #Russia — a tactic the United States continues to oppose. The inability to do so, he insisted, gave Russia a “huge advantage” in cross-border warfare that it is exploiting with assaults in Ukraine’s northeast.
"Every decision is a year late" – President Zelensky on Western aid in a Reuters interview
According to the President, arms deliveries from Allies are "one big step forward, but before that two steps back. So we need to change the paradigm a little bit."
#Russia is increasingly using "glide bombs" - cheap but highly destructive ordnance - to advance its offensive in #Ukraine.
More than 200 of them are thought to have been used in just a week to pound Ukraine’s northern town of #Vovchansk during Russia’s current cross-border advance near #Kharkiv.
President Volodymyr #Zelensky said 3,000 such bombs were dropped on the country in March alone.
#Zelensky believes that #Ukraine's partners "are afraid of #Russia losing the war" and would like Kyiv "to win in such a way that Russia does not lose," Zelensky said in a meeting with journalists attended by the Kyiv Independent.
Kyiv's allies "fear" Russia's loss in the war against Ukraine because it would involve "unpredictable geopolitics,"
"I don't think it works that way. For Ukraine to win, we need to be given everything with which one can win," he said.
"As of today, the situation in Kharkiv Oblast is generally under control, our soldiers are inflicting significant losses" on Russian troops, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
🧵 In the #Kharkiv region, the enemy reached the first line, the deepest point of their advance being 10km, President #Zelensky said.
The defense forces managed to stabilize the Russian troops in the Kharkiv region. The enemy did not reach the concrete defense line.
In the north of the Kharkiv region, the enemy has strengthened its presence with individual battalions. The goal of the occupiers is to capture a 10-kilometer zone along the border.
Zelensky in Kharkiv: Situation 'difficult' but 'under control,' Russia suffers losses (kyivindependent.com)
"As of today, the situation in Kharkiv Oblast is generally under control, our soldiers are inflicting significant losses" on Russian troops, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Zelenskyy strongly condemns assassination attempt on Slovak PM and wishes him speedy recovery (www.pravda.com.ua)
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has responded to reports of an assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico earlier on Wednesday.