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Combat Operations

• North Korean troops may enter Ukraine soon, Kyiv warns Radio Free Asia 17 Apr 2025 -- North Korean forces deployed in Russia's Kursk region may soon be sent into annexed regions of Ukraine that remain fiercely contested by Russian and Ukrainian forces, a senior Ukrainian official said.
• Russian Attack On Dnipropetrovsk Kills At Least 5, Including Child, Injures Dozens RFE/RL 17 Apr 2025 -- Russian drone and artillery attacks killed at least five people, including a child and an elderly woman, and injured dozens of others in the southeastern Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk.
• Russian Attack On Dnipro Kills 2 Women, Injures At Least 16 RFE/RL 17 Apr 2025 -- A Russian drone attack killed young woman and an elderly woman and injured at least 16 others on April 16 in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, the regional governor said.

Ukraine

• Ukraine, US Sign Memorandum On Economic Partnership, Ukrainian Official Says RFE/RL 17 Apr 2025 -- Ukraine and the United States have "taken a step" toward a joint economic partnership agreement, Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on April 17.
• Meetings Held in Paris Between Ukrainian and U.S. Delegations, as well as Representatives of the Coalition of the Willing President of Ukraine 17 Apr 2025
• Continued Financial Support and Efforts for Peace: President Meets with U.S. Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick President of Ukraine 17 Apr 2025
• Ukrainian Delegation Discusses Ceasefire and Security Guarantees with Colleagues from the United Kingdom, Germany, and France in Paris President of Ukraine 17 Apr 2025
• Ukrainian Delegation Arrives in Paris for Consultations on Advancing Peace and Ensuring Security President of Ukraine 17 Apr 2025

Russia

• Russia: Europe trying to 'derail' talks with US, continue war Press TV 17 Apr 2025 -- Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said that Europe wants to continue "war" in Ukraine as US and EU officials met in Paris for talks on the conflict.

United States

• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Apr 2025
• Secretary Rubio's Call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov US Dept. of State 17 Apr 2025

NATO

United Nations

• Update 287 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 17 Apr 2025 -- The IAEA team based at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) today examined the area near the plant's training centre where a drone was reportedly shot down and crashed, once again underlining potential risks to nuclear safety during the military conflict, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said.

Foreign Reactions

• France Says Europe Now 'At The Table' As Paris Peace Talks End RFE/RL 17 Apr 2025 -- French officials have praised talks held between key European countries, Ukraine, and the United States, the first involving the three sides since US President Donald Trump took power, as they look to end Europe's largest conflict since the end of World War II.
• Meeting with Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy of President Trump, and Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State. Élysée - President of France 17 Apr 2025
• The arms and military equipment Germany is sending to Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 17 Apr 2025 -- Germany provides support for Ukraine by supplying equipment and weapons, these come from supplies of the Federal Arms Forces and from deliveries from industry financed from the Federal Government's funds for security capacity building. An overview.
• Tsahkna: Supporting Ukraine remains at the heart of Estonia's and the European Union's development funding even as overall funding decreases Estonia MFA 17 Apr 2025 -- Yesterday, 16 April, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published preliminary data on official development assistance (ODA) for 2024.

News Reports