The United States Department of Defense has confirmed that $9.3 billion remains available to assist Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression. Of this, $7.1 billion has been allocated under the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) program, said Pentagon Press Secretary Major General Patrick Ryder, as cited by Voice of America's journalist Ostap Yarysh.

General Ryder underscored that the U.S. would rush aid to Ukraine and use all available funds.

From the allocated funds, $4.3 billion …

In a significant development, the European Union is set to discuss major assistance measures for Ukraine at the upcoming EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting next week.

The council sessions might prove to be dramatic, as the members will focus on critical support issues for Ukraine, said Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski during a TVN, stressing the need for "large-scale decisions" pertaining to Ukraine's aid.

"There needs to be a decision made on whether we are prepared to allocate real …

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday debunked denied suggesting a phone call took place between U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. "There was no conversation," Peskov emphatically stated to journalists, pointing to the incident as an example of "the quality of information sometimes circulated even by reputable media outlets. This is entirely false. It's pure fiction, plain misinformation," he stressed.

Earlier, The Washington Post had cited unnamed …