Digest May 21: One billion euros for Ukrainian air defence and negotiations on Ukraine’s membership in the EU

21.05.2024

USA will announce a new military aid package for Ukraine this week, Politico. White House plans to allocate aid packages to Ukraine every 2 weeks.

“We have approved in the EU using revenues from Russia’s central bank’s frozen assets to help Ukraine. Up to €3B only this year, 90% goes for Ukraine’s military”, – Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Official: On the night of May 19, the last Russian Caliber carrier in Crimea, Cyclon ship, was destroyed, – General Staff.

Almost one billion euros has been raised for additional support for Ukrainian air defense, – Baerbock.

“10 Ukrainian military personnel have completed training in the Netherlands in the maintenance of F-16 fighter jets”, — Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands.

In Poland, nine people were arrested, suspected of sabotage on the order of the Russian Federation, PM announced. There are also similar signals from Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Sweden.

“The issue is not only in the borders of 1991, it is the issue of our independence in the borders of 1991. This independence should be in people’s minds as a reference point”, – Zelenskyy.

European countries insist on the start of official negotiations on Ukraine’s membership in the EU as early as June 25, — Politico.

“I am going to continue to be the president, because now there is martial law. I am happy to be the president of such a nation and I believe that we should go together to the very end”, — Zelenskyy.

German officials are ready to support a US plan to leverage the future revenue generated from frozen Russian assets — mostly stranded in Europe — to back $50 billion in aid to Ukraine, – Bloomberg.

“Allies are afraid of escalation with Russia, that is why they do not shoot down missiles that Russia launches over Ukraine”, – Zelenskyy.

Another 3 FABs lost Russian aircraft in the Belgorod region in a day, – ASTRA. Thus, over the past 3 months, the Russian Federation has dropped 53 FABs on its regions and the occupied territories of Ukraine.

General Popov, who commanded Russian 58th Army, was arrested. The soldiers of the occupying army love him.

Defense Procurement Agency of the Ministry of Defence will purchase 4,200 DJI Mavic 3E UAVs with additional equipment, — MoD.

Author: Tetiana Stelmakh | View all publications by the author