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Ukraine

• Zelenskyy optimistic about wider use of Western arms VOA 11 Jul 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed optimism Wednesday that his forces will be given more freedom to use Western-supplied arms to strike Russian targets, something Ukrainian officials have pleaded for to better defend against Russia's invasion.
• We Have Strong Wording Regarding the Irreversibility of Ukraine's Movement Toward NATO - Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 11 Jul 2024
• New Defense Package and Strengthening Ukraine's Air Defense: Volodymyr Zelenskyy Met with Joseph Biden President of Ukraine 11 Jul 2024
• President of Ukraine Met with Leaders of NATO's Indo-Pacific Partner States President of Ukraine 11 Jul 2024
• Patriot System and Strengthening Security in the Black Sea Region: Ukraine and Romania Signed a Security Agreement President of Ukraine 11 Jul 2024
• Agreement on Security Cooperation Between Ukraine and Romania President of Ukraine 11 Jul 2024
• The President of Ukraine Met with the President of the Czech Republic in Washington President of Ukraine 11 Jul 2024
• Canada Announced New CAD 500 Million Military Assistance Package for Ukraine President of Ukraine 11 Jul 2024
• President of Ukraine Met with Representatives of American Defense Companies President of Ukraine 11 Jul 2024
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy Discussed Humanitarian Cooperation and Prospects for Joint Projects with the New President of Slovakia President of Ukraine 11 Jul 2024
• The President Met with Members of the U.S. House of Representatives Led by the Democratic Leader President of Ukraine 11 Jul 2024

Russia

• Russia's Zakharova Calls Drone Strike That Injured Children Deliberate Terrorist Attack Sputnik 11 Jul 2024 -- Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Thursday described a Ukrainian drone strike that injured children in the Belgorod Region as a deliberate terrorist attack.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 700 Soldiers in Battles With Russia's Battlegroup Yug - Moscow Sputnik 11 Jul 2024 -- The Ukrainian armed forces have lost up to 700 soldiers in battles with Russia's Battlegroup Yug in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
• Russian Air Defenses Destroy, Intercept Five Drones Above Four Regions - MoD Sputnik 11 Jul 2024 -- Over the past night, Russian air defenses destroyed and intercepted five Ukrainian drones over four regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
• Moscow Not to Take Part in New Summit on Ukraine - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sputnik 11 Jul 2024 -- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin told Sputnik, commenting on the topic of a new summit on Ukraine, that Moscow does not accept ultimatums and is not going to participate in such events.

United States

• Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine - July 11, 2024 DOD
• Memorandum on Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 The White House 11 Jul 2024
• Biden announces new $225 million military aid package for Ukraine VOA 11 Jul 2024 -- President Joe Biden announced a significant new military aid package for Ukraine Thursday at the NATO summit in Washington.
• President Joe Biden Launches the Ukraine Compact The White House 11 Jul 2024
• Readout of President Biden's Meeting with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine The White House 11 Jul 2024
• Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine DoD 11 Jul 2024 -- Today, following President Biden's meeting with President Zelenskyy, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs.
• United States Announces Significant New Military Assistance for Ukraine US Dept. of State 11 Jul 2024 -- As President Biden announced at a meeting with President Zelenskyy today, the United States is sending Ukraine a significant new package of urgently needed weapons and equipment to support the Ukrainian military as it continues to repel Russia's assault.
• National Security Advisor: Ukraine Is Successfully Defending Against Russia DoD News 11 Jul 2024 -- A few months ago, Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines were running out of artillery shells and were having to ration them, said National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan today at the NATO summit in Washington.
• US Sending to Ukraine 'Older' Patriot Battery, Valued at $100Mln - Pentagon Sputnik 11 Jul 2024 -- The United States is providing Ukraine an older Patriot battery valued at $100 million in its latest security assistance package, a Defense Department spokesperson told Sputnik on Thursday.

NATO

• NATO, Ukrainian leaders to meet Thursday at Washington summit VOA 11 Jul 2024 -- NATO and Ukrainian leaders are to meet Thursday in Washington, a day after NATO allies bolstered support for Ukraine to join the alliance.
• Stoltenberg: Ukraine Can Count on NATO For Long Haul DoD News 11 Jul 2024 -- Military and political leaders from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization today capped off a three-day summit in Washington with a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council. During the council meeting, participants renewed the alliance's commitment to Ukraine's self-defense and discussed in greater detail what that commitment would look like going forward.
• NATO Chief Says Support For Ukraine Shows Russia That 'Violence And Intimidation Do Not Pay' RFE/RL 11 Jul 2024 -- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said that the alliance was "putting in place the foundations for Ukraine to prevail" in its effort to defend itself against Russia.
• NATO To Bring Ukraine Closer To Alliance By Establishing Operations In Germany, Poland RFE/RL 11 Jul 2024 -- NATO officials have agreed at a summit in Washington to take further steps to bring Ukraine closer to the alliance and to counter the growing security threat posed by Russia by taking over the coordination of training and weapons deliveries from the United States.
• NATO pledges $43 billion in assistance to Ukraine, guarantees 'irreversible path' to membership Press TV 11 Jul 2024 -- NATO has pledged $43 billion in military assistance to Ukraine and guaranteed an 'irreversible path' for the ex-Soviet republic toward membership in the US-led military alliance once the current war with Russia is over.

United Nations

• General Assembly demands immediate end to Russian aggression in Ukraine UN News 11 Jul 2024 -- The UN General Assembly on Thursday demanded that Russia immediately cease its aggression against Ukraine and unconditionally withdraw all military forces from Ukrainian territory.
• Update 237-IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 11 Jul 2024 -- The city that is home to most staff of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), Enerhodar, has continued to suffer temporary power cuts, water shortages and nearby forest fires following reports of military activities in the area, adding to the many challenges facing plant personnel during the armed conflict, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today.

Foreign Reactions

• Australia's largest single military assistance package for Ukraine Australia DOD 11 Jul 2024 -- The Albanese Government continues its steadfast support for Ukraine, with the announcement of Australia's largest single military assistance package, worth nearly $250 million.
• Statement of the NATO-Ukraine Council Prime Minister of Canada 11 Jul 2024
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy Prime Minister of Canada 11 Jul 2024 -- Yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on the margins of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit in Washington, D.C., United States of America.
• President Putin's preconditions are incompatible with the OSCE Decalogue: UK statement to the OSCE, July 2024 UK FCDO 11 Jul 2024 -- Ambassador Holland sets out how President Putin's preconditions for negotiations with Ukraine flagrantly violate OSCE principles.
• 'Putin shall not prevail' in Ukraine, Norway's foreign minister tells VOA VOA 11 Jul 2024 -- This week's NATO summit in Washington marks 75 years of alliance among countries all over the world. Among the founding members is Norway.
• Norwegian Government to provide NOK 1 billion for air defence in Ukraine Government of Norway 11 Jul 2024 -- Norway is providing an additional NOK 1 billion in funding for air defence systems in Ukraine. 'The Ukrainians need more air defence to protect the population against Russian bombs and missiles,' said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
• Sweden to join a drone cooperation for Ukraine Government Offices of Sweden 11 Jul 2024 -- Sweden will enter a coalition together with eleven other countries, which, through joint procurement, will support Ukraine's armed forces with unmanned aerial vehicles - drones. Systems training may also be included.
• Lithuania transferred to Ukraine ammunition, anti-drones and field beds Lithuania MND 11 Jul 2024 -- Lithuania continues rendering uninterrupted military assistance to the war-torn Ukraine. On July 11 the Armed Forces of Ukraine received drone jamming equipment, 5.56x45mm ammunition and field beds.
• Netherlands, Other NATO Members Moving To Provide Air Defenses, Fighter Jets To Ukraine RFE/RL 11 Jul 2024 -- The Netherlands will begin supplying Ukraine with promised components of Patriot air-defense systems "very soon," the country's defense minister told RFE/RL on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington.
• Modi engages Austrian leader on Ukraine conflict, offers support for peace VOA 11 Jul 2024 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday in Vienna that India supports efforts to bring peace to Ukraine.

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