Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
13 August 2025 - Ukraine Special Weapons News
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Combat Operations
Ukraine
- Coalition of the Willing Discussed Key Points of Security Guarantees for Ukraine, Continued Support, and Development of Joint Projects President of Ukraine 13 Aug 2025
- Leaders of Ukraine and Other European Countries Coordinated Positions with the U.S. Ahead of the Meeting in Alaska President of Ukraine 13 Aug 2025
- Ukraine and European Partners Agreed on Five Joint Principles - Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 13 Aug 2025
- Statement by the President of Ukraine at a Joint Press Conference with the Federal Chancellor of Germany President of Ukraine 13 Aug 2025
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Friedrich Merz Held a Meeting in Berlin President of Ukraine 13 Aug 2025
- Naftogaz to receive EUR 500 million from EBRD for gas procurement: largest agreement in Ukraine signed Ukraine Government 13 Aug 2025 -- Naftogaz of Ukraine and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have signed a EUR 500 million agreement for gas purchases.
- Andrii Sybiha held a meeting with UNHCR Representative in Ukraine Karolina Lindholm Billing Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 13 Aug 2025 -- On 13 August, Foreign Minister of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha met with the Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Ukraine Ms. Karolina Lindholm Billing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, as she completes her term of duty in our country.
- Comment of the MFA of Ukraine on the video materials published on the pages of the ruling party "Georgian Dream" on social networks Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 13 Aug 2025 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine took note of yet another unfriendly act by the ruling party "Georgian Dream" that for its own political PR purposes keeps using videos depicting the horrific consequences of the Russian full-scale aggression against Ukraine.
- Andrii Sybiha held phone talks with Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Jean-Noël Barrot Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 13 Aug 2025
- Denys Shmyhal and the Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom discussed preparations for the next Ramstein-format meeting Ukraine MOD 13 Aug 2025
- Denys Shmyhal discussed the development of joint projects with the CEO of Rheinmetall Group Ukraine MOD 13 Aug 2025
- Denys Shmyhal held talks with the Minister of Defence of Poland: Development of joint production and the SAFE support mechanism Ukraine MOD 13 Aug 2025
- In July, the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine authorized seven new vehicle models for operational use Ukraine MOD 13 Aug 2025
- Denys Shmyhal: The Ministry of Defence is developing systemic changes to support released from captivity Ukraine MOD 13 Aug 2025
- The Ukrainian military received the first thousand drones through the DOT-Chain Defence weapons marketplace Ukraine MOD 13 Aug 2025
- SSU and National Police detain collaborator who, after working for ruscists, tried to enlist in AFU Security Service of Ukraine 13 Aug 2025 -- In Rivne region, the Security Service and National Police, with the assistance of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, exposed a collaborator from the occupation 'ministry of internal affairs of russia in Zaporizhzhia oblast'.
- SSU uncovers GRU agent network in Zaporizhzhia coordinated by UOC-MP priest Security Service of Ukraine 13 Aug 2025 -- The SSU Military Counterintelligence, with the assistance of the Commander-in-Chief of the AFU, neutralized a network of russian military intelligence ('the GRU') in Zaporizhzhia.
- The Crimean bridge is in poor condition, and strikes against it became the Service's hallmark - Vasyl Maliuk Security Service of Ukraine 13 Aug 2025 -- Three successful strikes on the Crimean Bridge have become one of the hallmarks of the SSU and have significantly disrupted military logistics of the russian invaders. This was stated by the Head of the Security Service, Lieutenant General Vasyl Maliuk, during an interview with We Are Ukraine (My - Ukraina) TV channel during the Unified News telethon.
Russia
United States
NATO
- Germany to fund $500m PURL package for Ukraine NATO 13 Aug 2025 -- Germany announced today (13 August 2025) that it will fund a $500 million package of military equipment and munitions for Ukraine sourced from the United States, under NATO's new Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte welcomed the announcement as a strong demonstration of Germany's enduring commitment to Ukraine's defence.
United Nations
Foreign Reactions
- EU Scrambles For Relevance Ahead Of Trump-Putin Alaska Summit RFE/RL 13 Aug 2025 -- The planned meeting in Alaska between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, last left Europe scrambling.
- Congress President: We stand ready to work with de-occupied Ukrainian territories after a peace agreement Council of Europe 13 Aug 2025 -- Ahead of the Alaska meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, Marc Cools, has made the following statement on behalf of the Congress:
- Ahead of Alaska talks about Ukraine, Commissioner for Human Rights O'Flaherty calls for anchoring peace negotiations in human rights Council of Europe 13 Aug 2025 -- News reports around the planned meeting between the US and Russian presidents in Alaska this week have so far been dominated by discourse about security and territory.
- Press statement by President António Costa following the coordination meetings on Ukraine between European Union leaders, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump EC/CEU 13 Aug 2025
- Prime Minister Carney participates in a virtual meeting in support of Ukraine Prime Minister of Canada 13 Aug 2025 -- Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, participated in a virtual meeting of the Coalition of the Willing on support for Ukraine.
- Government earmarks SEK 100 million to civil society in Ukraine and its neighbourhood Government Offices of Sweden 13 Aug 2025 -- The Government is strengthening its support to civil society organisations in Ukraine and its neighbourhood by earmarking SEK 100 million within the Strategy for Sweden's Development Cooperation with Civil Society in 2025-2029.
- Statement of the Co-chairs of the Coalition of the Willing: 13 August 2025 UK FCDO 13 Aug 2025 -- President Macron, Prime Minister Starmer and Chancellor Merz today co-chaired a virtual meeting of a grouping of 'Coalition of the Willing' Leaders.
- The President at the meeting of the Coalition of the Willing: Ukraine's participation and security guarantees are key to achieving peace President of the Republic of Lithuania 13 Aug 2025 -- On Wednesday, President Gitanas Nausėda participated in a remote meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, which discussed the situation in Ukraine and the upcoming meeting between the Presidents of the United States and Russia.
- Ukraine Open to Territory Talks With 'Contact Line' as Starting Point — Merz Sputnik 13 Aug 2025 -- Ukraine is ready for negotiations on territorial issues, and the so-called "contact line" should become the starting point, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday.
- Orban calls for EU-Russia summit, rejects joint statement on Ukraine People's Daily 13 Aug 2025 -- The European Union (EU) should not set conditions for talks to which its leaders are not invited, but should initiate its own summit with Russia, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Tuesday, explaining why Hungary did not join a joint EU statement on Ukraine.
- Why Xi Is Closely Watching The Trump-Putin Summit In Alaska RFE/RL 13 Aug 2025 -- US President Donald Trump's upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin has so far been met with skepticism and anxiety in Ukraine and across Europe, but there's one place where it's being welcomed: China.
News Reports
- Remote, Symbolic, Strategic: Alaska Takes Center Stage For Trump-Putin Meeting RFE/RL 13 Aug 2025 -- For Putin, the summit's location signals a subtle but significant win, according to Matthew Schmidt, a professor of homeland security and international affairs at the University of New Haven. The Russian media, Schmidt said, has praised the choice of holding the summit in a place that was once Russian territory until it was sold to the United States in 1867 for $7.2 million.
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