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Ukraine launches BRAVE1 tech cluster to boost military capability

(The Associated Press) The Ukrainian government on Wednesday launched an initiative meant to streamline and promote innovation in the development of drones and other technologies that have been critical in the war with Russia. Read More

 

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 428

(Al Jazeera) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held an hour-long call with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The two discussed “possible cooperation to reach a fair and sustainable peace deal for Ukraine” and Zelenskyy stressed there can be “no peace at the expense of territorial compromises”. Read More

 

China’s Xi, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy discuss Ukraine war by phone

(The Associated Press) Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke by phone Wednesday for the first time since Russia’s invasion, two months after Beijing said it wanted to act as a peace mediator in the war against Ukraine and after Xi visited Moscow last month. Read More

 

US confident in Ukraine offensive despite Russian military’s formidable power, EUCOM commander says

(Stars & Stripes) The commander of U.S. troops in Europe expressed confidence Wednesday in an upcoming Ukrainian counteroffensive but said Russia remains a formidable military force that has grown since invading Ukraine last year. Read More

 

Russian military still a formidable threat despite damaged ground forces, defense officials say

(Military.com) Russia's ground forces have been damaged by the war in Ukraine, but many other elements of its military have remained unscathed, the general in charge of U.S. forces in Europe said Wednesday. Read More

 

DoD digs in: F-16s not a priority for Ukraine, despite Russian airpower

(Air & Space Forces Magazine) The Pentagon’s top civilian and military leaders for Europe reiterated to Congress that providing modern Western fighter jets like the F-16 to Ukraine is not an immediate priority for the Department of Defense—even as they warned that Russia’s air force remains a serious threat to the region. Read More

 

Russia can fund war in Ukraine for another year despite sanctions, leaked document says

(Washington Post) In previously unreported, leaked U.S. documents, senior Russian officials, intelligence agencies and oligarchs fret over sanctions — and work around them. Read More