Zelensky arrived unannounced and under heavy security in Manila late Sunday after speaking over the weekend at the Shangri-La defense forum in Singapore.
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Energy shutdowns hit Ukraine after Russian attacks target infrastructure
The shutdowns were in place in all but three regions of Ukraine following Saturday’s drone and missile attack on energy targets that injured at least 19 people.
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U.S. defense secretary says war with China neither imminent nor unavoidable, stressing need for talks
While declining to detail the specifics of their conversation, United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the most important thing was that the two were again talking.
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Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners of war for the first time in 3 months
Ukrainians with blue and yellow flags took to the streets and loudly welcomed the POWs home.
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Biden partially lifts ban on Ukraine using U.S. arms in strikes on Russian territory, officials say
But officials said the U.S. policy calling on Ukraine not to use American-provided munitions to strike offensively inside Russia has not changed.
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Ukraine’s army chief says Russia is augmenting its troops presence in the Kharkiv region
A lengthy delay in U.S. military aid has slowed crucial deliveries to the battlefield for Ukraine, and Russia has exploited the delays to make advances in the Kharkiv region.
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U.S. pledges $135 million in aid to Western-leaning Moldova to counter Russian influence
Moldova faced an acute energy crisis after Russia dramatically reduced natural gas supplies in the winter of 2022.
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France’s Macron urges green light for Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia with Western weapons
French President Emmanuel Macron said that France’s position is that ‘we think we must allow (Ukraine) to neutralize the (Russian) military sites from which the missiles are fired.’
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Zelensky gets more air defense missiles from Spain to fight deadly Russian glide bombs
Ukraine has repeatedly tried to strike behind Russian lines, often with drones, though Russia’s response to the new technology used in unmanned vehicles has improved in recent months.
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Zelensky says Ukraine has taken back control in areas of Kharkiv region, aerial attacks continue
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the Kremlin’s army is attempting to create a ‘buffer zone’ in the Kharkiv region to prevent Ukrainian cross-border attacks.