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EUMAM Ukraine
EU Military Assistance Mission Ukraine
Authorization date: 10/22
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EUAM Ukraine
EU Advisory Mission for Civilian Security Sector Reform Ukraine
Authorization date: 07/14
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EUBAM Moldova and Ukraine
European Union Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine (EU)
Authorization date: 11/05
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25.08.2025
Polish president's veto threatens Ukraine's Starlink access amid refugee aid dispute

Ukraine's access to Elon Musk's satellite internet service Starlink could be cut due to the Polish president's veto of a refugee aid bill, a Polish deputy prime minister said on Monday, as a conflict between the government and head of state deepens.

Source: Reuters
21.08.2025
NATO confirms support for Ukraine as Russia seeks role in talks on security

As NATO defence ministers met during a virtual get-together, Russia said it had to be part of any discussion on security guarantees for Ukraine and downplayed the likelihood of an imminent summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, tempering hopes for a quick peace deal.

Source: RFI
21.08.2025
Russia says European troops in Ukraine would be ‘unnacceptable’

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday the presence of European troops in Ukraine would be "absolutely unacceptable" to Russia while Kyiv and its allies push to establish security guarantees to end the war. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that such guarantees were a prerequisite before meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

Source: France24
21.08.2025
Evidence mounting about Russian tactics of sexual torture against Ukrainian civilians: UN expert

The Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, and several other experts have sent a dossier of sexual torture allegations to the Russian Federation involving the cases of 10 Ukrainian civilians abused in occupied regions of Ukraine, including Kherson, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia.

Source: OHCHR
20.08.2025
The significance of the Donbas in Russia's war in Ukraine

At a recent meeting with his US counterpart, Russian President Vladimir Putin once again suggested that full control of Donbas was a central criterion for ending the war in Ukraine. Why is the region so important to him?

Source: DW
19.08.2025
UN upholds readiness to support peace efforts in Ukraine

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed recent diplomatic efforts spearheaded by the United States towards a peaceful settlement in Ukraine, his Spokesperson said on Tuesday in New York.  … Asked what role the UN could play in this process, he said the global body will be “supportive and ready to engage in a role that may or may not be given to us based on the principles that the Secretary-General has often reiterated.” 

Source: UN News
13.08.2025
Trump threatens 'severe consequences' if Putin blocks Ukraine peace

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened "severe consequences" if Russia's Vladimir Putin does not agree to peace in Ukraine but also said on Wednesday that a meeting between them could swiftly be followed by a second that would include the leader of Ukraine.

Source: Reuters
12.08.2025
Azerbaijan threatens to arm Ukraine if Russia hits Baku-linked assets again

Azerbaijan has warned that it could lift its arms embargo on Kyiv if Russia keeps targeting energy infrastructure in Ukraine linked to the South Caucasus country, officials familiar with the matter informed the Azerbaijani news outlet Caliber. … Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022, Azerbaijan has refrained from transferring weapons to either side. Instead, it has sent over $40 million in humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.

Source: The Defense Post
07.08.2025
Russia and Ukraine trade drone strikes amid talk of Trump-Putin meeting

Russia and Ukraine exchanged drone strikes in the early hours of August 7, a day after a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US special envoy Steve Witkoff that US President Donald Trump said "made a lot of progress."

Source: RFE/RL
28.07.2025
Trump shortens cease-fire deadline for Putin

U.S. President Donald Trump says he will shorten the cease-fire deadline given to Russian President Vladimir Putin to 10 to 12 days amid growing frustration over Russia's continue bombardment of Ukraine and lack of progress toward peace.

Source: RFE/RL