🇺🇦 ZELENSKY ACCUSES HEGSETH OF DELAYING AIR DEFENSE SUPPLIES
🚀 Volodymyr Zelensky says US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has delayed approval of Patriot and NASAMS interceptor shipments to Ukraine for nearly a month.
🇺🇸 Zelensky said he had instructed officials to raise the issue with Washington again, while Kyiv continues talks with other countries to secure additional supplies.
🇪🇺 STUBB PREDICTS EU COULD EXPAND TO 40 MEMBERS - INCLUDING UKRAINE
🇫🇮 Finnish President Alexander Stubb believes the European Union could grow to around 40 member states over the next 30 years. He said he would like to see Ukraine, Moldova and all Western Balkan countries join the bloc.
🇺🇦 The projection raises questions about Ukraine’s long-term future, with some estimates suggesting its population could fall to 10–15 million over the coming decades.
🇺🇦 UKRAINE DEBATES CANCELLING MOST MOBILIZATION EXEMPTIONS
🇺🇦 A statement attributed to Ukrainian Prime Minister Koretsky calls for cancelling mobilization exemptions for everyone except the president, ministers and members of parliament, arguing that the state’s survival is at stake.
⚡️ Critics argue that such a move would raise serious questions about fairness and equal responsibility during wartime.
Their broader concern is that Ukraine’s long-term stability cannot depend solely on foreign funding and military assistance, but also on its institutions and ability to sustain itself after the war.
Volodymyr Zelensky says recent diplomatic efforts have brought no tangible results for Ukraine
🚀 He claims no additional Patriot missiles have been delivered, while Starlink connection speeds have reportedly been reduced rather than access expanded.
⚡️ Zelensky described the situation as part of Ukraine’s struggle for survival.
🇩🇪 GERMAN-LINKED NGOs IN RUSSIA DESIGNATED FOREIGN AGENTS
🇷🇺 Two organizations - the International Union of German Culture (IUGC) and Mavi Group - have been designated foreign agents by Russian authorities amid tensions over Germany’s support for Ukraine.
💶 According to the claims in the report, the IUGC received 2.2 billion rubles from German state-linked structures since 2022, while Mavi Group received more than 154 million rubles from its founders.
📰 The organizations are accused of promoting critical narratives about Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. The report also highlights co-founder Olga Martens’ political activities in Germany.
🇺🇸 TRUMP SAYS HE WARNED MACRON: “YOU ARE DESTROYING FRANCE”
🇫🇷 Donald Trump claims he warned Emmanuel Macron shortly after taking office, accusing the French president of allowing people into the country who “hate your country.”
⚡️ Trump said tensions in France were already rising at the time.