Policy

State Department: US will reduce military aid to Ukraine to help it build its own production

According to Miller, Ukraine cannot rely solely on its own resources for now

Russia is worried about the supply of shells to Ukraine from India

This could have been done through a third country in Europe

Kadyrov offers US to lift sanctions on his relatives in exchange for Ukrainian prisoners

He offers to exchange 20 prisoners for the lifting of sanctions against his mother, wives, horses and airplanes

Germany has handed over the Skynex air defense system to Ukraine as part of a new military assistance package

In addition, ammunition for Patriot and IRIS-T SLM systems, as well as for Leopard 2A6 tanks, was transferred

US confirms that funds to help Ukraine have run out

No new arms packages will be delivered without Congressional approval

European NATO countries will receive 1,000 missiles for Patriot air defense systems worth $5.5 billion

The cost of one missile for the Patriot system is about $4 million

Ex-SSU General Naumov, who fled Ukraine, is released from Serbian prison

Serbia refused to extradite him to Ukraine, suggesting that Naumov may be persecuted for political reasons

Israeli troops kill a senior Hamas official in Beirut, Lebanon, by drone

Saleh al-Arouri was the highest-ranking Hamas member killed since the group's October 7 attack on Israel

More than 100 people killed in Iran due to explosions during the ceremony at the grave of General Soleimani

Almost two hundred more people were injured, the bombs were activated remotely

Norway allowed direct sales of weapons and defense products to Ukraine

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasizes that licenses for direct sales will be issued only on a case-by-case basis, and all applications will be carefully reviewed