Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has stated in Munich that Ukraine is consulting with partners about setting a fixed date for accession to the European Union, and that any such agreements must also take other candidate countries into account.

European leaders expressed relief at the tone of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s remarks, but they made it clear that the trans-Atlantic rift remained.

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The commitment includes US-made interceptors and lightweight missiles for Ukraine’s air defences

The Meteor is a powerful weapon that Ukraine says would give it a fighting chance against the aircraft carrying highly destructive glide bombs.

Denys Shmyhal, Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister, has said during a parliamentary Q&A session that Ukrainian teams are actively seeking Soviet-era thermal and combined heat and power plants in Eastern Europe to build a reserve for rebuilding infrastructure damaged by Russian attacks.

The much-anticipated decision is set to transform Ukraine’s defence industry and allow Kyiv’s partners to access the rarest type of weapons – those tested on the actual battlefield, the Ukrainian president said on Monday.

Under the scheme, Ukraine will be able to spend €60 billion of the loan on desperately-needed weapons to fight off Russia's invasion, with the rest earmarked for general budget support.