Live updates -- Ukraine Russia war latest: Kyiv ‘controls 100 settlements in Kursk’ amid reports of new cross-border attack
Belgorod’s regional governor claimed Kyiv’s troops had attempted the attack but it has not been independently verified Alexander Butler 16 minutes ago
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NATO-Ukraine council to meet today
The NATO-Ukraine council will meet on Wednesday at Kyiv’s request, a spokesperson has confirmed.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will convene the meeting which will brief allies on the frontline situation, spokesperson for the Western military alliance said on Tuesday.
“The meeting will be held at ambassadorial level,” said the spokesperson, Farah Dakhlallah. “Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov is expected to brief Allies via video-link on the battlefield situation and priority capability needs,” she added.
The NATO-Ukraine Council was established last year to enable closer coordination between the alliance and Kyiv. Ambassadors from NATO’s member countries and Ukrainian officials normally attend meetings of the council.
“Tomorrow’s meeting comes after recent waves of heavy Russian strikes against Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure,” Dakhlallah said in an emailed statement seen by Reuters.
Athena Stavrou 28 August 2024 01:00
3 hours ago - Ukraine to temporarily suspend payments on GDP warrants next year
Ukraine has announced that it will temporarily suspend payments on GDP warrants – an instrument created to restructure its debt following Russia’s annexation of Crimea – starting from May 2025.
According to JPMorgan, Ukraine owes around $2.6bn on this instrument, which is linked to its economic output growth and was created in 2015 as a sweetener to Kyiv’s creditors.
Some $700m is owed to US firm Cargill, while the state grid company Ukrenergo has a government guarantee on a $830m note.
Kyiv will also temporarily suspend payments for loans from Cargill Financial Services International, Inc, starting from 3 September, and on government-guaranteed bonds of Ukrainian power firm Ukrenergo starting from 9 November, according to a document on the Ukrainian government website.
The GDP warrants and private debt obligations are not part of the country’s sovereign restructuring deal that Kyiv is expected to finalise imminently, Reuters reports.
4 hours ago - Andy Gregory27 August 2024 23:59
Zelensky confirms use of Western-supplied jets to down Russian drones
Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed Ukraine used Western-supplied F-16 fighter jets to down Russian drones and missiles during recent attacks.
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, the Ukrainian prime minister urged Ukraine’s allies to send more of the jets. Kyiv received the first batch earlier this month.
“Nobody talked about it, but we destroyed already, in this huge attack of Russians, we destroyed already some missiles and drones using F-16,” he said.
“I will not share how many, but we did it thanks to partners who gave us F-16, provided to us. But again it’s not enough, we have a small number of F-16.”
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