Volodymyr Zelensky is expected in Germany. The Ukrainian president will meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday, September 6 in Frankfurt, to “a one-on-one interview”a German government spokesperson told AFP, without giving further details. The meeting comes as a meeting of the contact group of Ukraine’s allies is taking place at Ramstein, a US air base near Frankfurt, where defence ministers and military officials are due to discuss support for kyiv. Follow our live coverage.
UK to supply hundreds of missiles to Ukraine London will supply 650 missile systems to kyiv to help it strengthen its air defenses in the coming months, the British Ministry of Defense announced on Friday, after criticism from Volodymyr Zelensky over the pace of military aid deliveries to kyiv.
Russia is making the conquest of Donbass its “priority number one”. Vladimir Putin on Thursday showed his desire to conquer the whole of Donbass, the large industrial zone in eastern Ukraine, where his army continues to advance despite the Ukrainian offensive in the Russian region of Kursk.
Major reshuffle in Ukraine. The Ukrainian president on Thursday demanded “tangible results” from his government after the biggest cabinet reshuffle since the start of the Russian invasion in 2022, which notably saw the replacement of the emblematic head of diplomacy Dmytro Kuleba. The latter, much appreciated by the West, was replaced by Andriy Sybiga, a lesser-known diplomat.