Ukraine will receive the first 3 Mirage 2000-5 aircraft in early 2025 – La Tribune
Early next year, France will deliver the first batch of three Mirage 2000-5 combat aircraft to Ukraine. The fighters will be armed with Scalp missiles and AASM bombs.
The US has decided to provide Ukraine with $20 billion from frozen Russian assets, – Zelenskyy
In an evening address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the United States will provide Ukraine with $20 billion as part of a $50 billion G7 loan to be provided at the expense of proceeds from frozen Russian assets.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal noted that these funds “will go to the most important financial needs of Ukraine in 2025. With this assistance, our allies are creating a solid foundation for Ukraine’s economic and financial stability”.
UK to allocate about $155 million for maritime coalition for Ukraine
The United Kingdom will provide an additional $155 million in support of the Maritime Capabilities Coalition for Ukraine to protect the grain corridor. In addition, the UK is looking for partners to fund maritime UAVs and radars.
EU plans to provide Ukraine with about €18 billion from proceeds of frozen Russian assets, – Lindner
The European Union plans to allocate about €18 billion for a loan to Kyiv to be repaid from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said during a visit to New York.
Zelenskyy: energy and freedom of navigation, getting results on these points would be a signal that Russia is ready to end the war
An end to attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities and cargo ships could be the first step towards ending the hot phase of the war.
We saw during the first summit that there could be a solution to energy security. In other words: we do not attack their energy infrastructure, they do not attack ours. Can this lead to the end of the hot phase of the war? I think so, – Zelenskyy said in an interview with the Financial Times.
Zelenskyy noted with regard to energy and freedom of navigation that “achieving a result in these issues would be a signal that Russia may be ready to end the war”.
Turkish Baykar signs another contract with Ukraine for UAV production
The Turkish company Baykar has signed a cooperation agreement with the Ukrainian side.
The company said that the agreement was signed at the Saha Expo defense industry fair in Turkey.
The Ukrainian delegation at the signing ceremony was represented by Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and MP and leader of the Crimean Tatar people Mustafa Abduldzhemil Jemilev. Details of the agreement were not disclosed.
Before signing the agreement, Andrii Sybiha received a gift from the CEO of the Turkish company Baykar – a model of the Kizilelma supersonic jet UAV with Ukrainian symbols.
