“Right now, Russia occupies 20 percent of Ukraine. When I came in as CIA director 18 months ago, Russia occupied 19 percent of Ukraine,” he said. “So, the pace of their advance has stopped.”

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“Their purpose is to prevent a renewal of Russian aggression against Ukraine and ensure stability and security in Europe.

Patriots for Ukraine On the sidelines of the NATO summit on July 8, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States would be granting Ukraine a license to produce its own Patriot missiles.

President Donald Trump said the United States would grant Ukraine a license to manufacture its own supply of Patriot air defense systems. Ukraine has repeatedly used Patriot air defense systems to defend against Russian aerial attacks.

Ukraine Boosts Air Defenses Ukraine hopes to cut off supplies to the Russian armed forces through strikes on oil facilities.

Ukraine hit two oil refineries in Russia overnight on June 28, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Kyiv continues its drone strikes against Moscow's energy sector.

A woman suspected of carrying ​out a bomb attack in Monaco last week that seriously injured a Ukrainian-born businessman has been found ‌dead in Ukraine, the country's prosecutor general's office said on July 7.

The Russia–Ukraine war is in its fifth year.

President Donald Trump, on July 8, said the United States would grant Ukraine a license to produce its own supply of Patriot air defense systems, which have been in high demand throughout more than four years of fighting with Russia.

Ukraine was not able to intercept the ballistic missiles due to shortages of ammunition. The conflict has been raging since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. U.S.

Ukraine has rapidly expanded its drone industry since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.

He told the Financial Times that Trump had told him that Ukraine "is doing very well" with its long-range drone campaign.

“I think [what] we're discussing is the ability of Ukraine to reach deep inside of Russia,” Rubio said.

It is the second time in a month that Trump has spoken with Putin over the phone to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, which Russia launched in February 2022 when it invaded Ukraine.

Last month, Russia denied putting pressure on its ally Belarus to support an expansion of the war in Ukraine.

Trump said Wednesday that the United States will give a license to Ukraine to manufacture Patriot air defense systems to help counter Russian missile attacks, a big win for Ukraine, which has badly needed the technology for the war now in its fifth year

Russia, on June 25, denied putting pressure on its ally Belarus to support an expansion of the war in Ukraine.

Washington will also give Ukraine the green light to build its own Patriot missiles. The ceasefire with Iran is over, however, and new strikes could happen at any moment—the latest from the summit. The U.S.

He outlined recent airstrikes that Ukraine had undertaken against Russian facilities, including ammunition depots near St.

“We have been with Ukraine through the war, and we will be with Ukraine after the war,” he said. Kyiv has been trying to reinvigorate diplomatic efforts to end the war by including European representatives.

Ukraine has been targeting oil refineries, sites for building weaponry, and fuel supply routes.

"Russia has lost tremendous amounts of people and so has Ukraine.” “I’m going to do whatever I can,” Trump said when asked about ending the war in Ukraine.

"If Ukraine gets real membership, and gets it quickly—I hope—Russia will lose one of its main reasons for trying to destabilize both Ukraine and Europe," Zelenskyy said. "That is why this fast way path for Ukraine is very needed."

“We do not provide weapons to Russia; we only provide weapons to Ukraine. We do not impose sanctions on Ukraine; we only impose sanctions on Russia, so we have clearly taken a side.”

"What happens in Ukraine matters here in the Indo-Pacific, which is why it is so important for Australia to stay the course and continue to stand with Ukraine until they find peace on their terms," he said.

Russia is also strongly against Ukraine joining NATO, citing moves toward membership as a reason for launching its invasion of eastern Ukraine in 2022. But Moscow has not objected to Ukraine's joining the EU.

"We have been with Ukraine through the war and we will be with Ukraine after the war." Costa said the EU is also not clear whether Russia wants to engage in serious negotiations at this time.

Reuters said it could not independently verify whether the trained troops had taken part in combat in Ukraine.

She added that the company was "exerting all possible and impossible efforts" to enable Ukraine to "close its skies on its own."