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Zelenskiy says he discussed missile supplies, Mirage pilots training with Macron

(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he discussed missile supplies and funding for interceptor drones to counteract Russian attacks in a call with French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday. “I would especially like to highlight our agreement on pilot training for Mirage jets – France is ready to train additional pilots using additional aircraft,” Zelenskiy…

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Zelenskiy says deputy PM Stefanishyna to become new envoy to US

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday Olha Stefanishyna, a deputy prime minister responsible for Euro-Atlantic integration, would become the country’s new ambassador to the United States. Zelenskiy wrote on Telegram that he had appointed her as the special presidential representative to the U.S. so that she could develop relations with Washington while…

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says he ordered intensified contacts with US for deliveries of arms

(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he ordered an expansion of contacts with the United States to ensure critical deliveries of military supplies, primarily air defence. Zelenskiy issued his call a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington would send more weapons to Ukraine, mainly defensive ones, to help the country defend…

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Zelenskiy says Ukraine developing interceptor drones to counter Russian attacks

(Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Ukraine was working on the rapid development of interceptor drones to counter the swarms of Russian drones that have been descending on Ukrainian cities in increasing numbers in recent weeks. Ukrainian officials have noted the sharply increased numbers of Iranian-designed Shahed drones deployed by Russian drones in…

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