The vote will finalize the new Cabinet’s composition. Several ministers will retain their positions, some will lose their posts, and certain ministries will be restructured. Shmyhal is slated to become the defense minister,

Despite the changes in warfare, Russian forces retain the ascendancy and are making slow but steady advances in the east and north of Ukraine. Russia has also caught up in UAV technology after falling behind early in the war, according to military analysts, and like its enemy is churning out drones domestically at a rate of millions a year.

Russia launched 400 Shahed and decoy drones, as well as one ballistic missile, during the night, the Ukrainian air force said. The strikes targeted northeastern Kharkiv, which is Ukraine’s second-largest city, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine, Vinnytsia in the west and Odesa in the south.

The European Commission is proposing a record 2-trillion-euro budget for 2028-2034, boosting funds for Ukraine, defense, and foreign policy. But tough negotiations lie ahead as richer EU states balk at higher spending.

The U.S. move affects high-demand munitions, including Patriot missiles, the AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile and shorter-range Stinger missiles.

European leaders are urging private business and equity funds to not be afraid to invest in rebuilding Ukraine now even as Russia accelerates its war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Denmark as the Nordic country launches its European Union presidency

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has commented on a US-NATO agreement to supply US weapons to Ukraine. Source: Sikorski following a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Tuesday, as reported by European Pravda,