The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine up to White House, says Ben Wallace

Comments suggest more work needed to make the ‘international coalition’ of jets a reality

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023

Ukraine's foreign minister and visiting Chinese envoy discuss peace, but next steps unclear

Ukraine’s foreign minister has met with a visiting Chinese mediator to discuss how to end Russia’s war

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023

Hungary to block EU military aid fund for Ukraine unless Kyiv takes OTP bank off blacklist

Hungary will block the next tranche of European Union military support for Ukraine and any new sanctions package against Russia unless Kyiv removes Hungarian bank OTP from its list of war sponsors, its foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Reuters · May 17, 2023

Ukraine 'increasingly ready' to hit back at Russia as it prepares counteroffensive

Officials believe Ukraine's troops have 'much higher' morale than Russia's

Wales Online · May 17, 2023

The Ukraine grain deal is extended 2 months, helping ease the global food crisis

An agreement allowing Ukrainian grain to ship through the Black Sea has been extended for two months just a day before its expiration — overcoming Russia's threats to pull out of the deal.

WEKU · May 17, 2023

Russia agrees to renew Ukraine Black Sea grain deal for 60 days

About 30.3 million tonnes of grain have been exported from Ukraine under the Black Sea deal.

Al Jazeera · May 17, 2023

Ukraine ‘increasingly ready’ for counteroffensive, Western officials say

Troops have ‘much higher’ morale than Vladimir Putin’s forces and have the potential to break through enemy lines, officials suggested.

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023

Czechs cancel Soviet-era decrees giving Russian embassy free land

The Czech government on Wednesday cancelled Soviet-era decrees that granted the Russian embassy free use of land in Prague and other cities, a further step in a more than two-year diplomatic spat with Moscow worsened by the war in Ukraine.

Reuters · May 17, 2023

Ukraine tells Chinese envoy it won't accept ceding land to Russia

Ukraine's foreign minister told a top Chinese envoy at talks in Kyiv on Wednesday that Kyiv would not accept any proposals to end the war with Russia that involved it losing territory or freezing the conflict, the Ukrainian foreign ministry said.

Reuters · May 17, 2023

Speed is the key to any ‘international coalition’ for jets to Ukraine

The West should not get hung up on the training time needed for pilots, given how quickly Ukraine has adapted to new weaponry so far, writes Kim Sengupta

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023