Politics & Economics

Continued support for Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression fully aligns with the MAGA Republicans’ “America First” principle — because if it’s not done, the United States may eventually have to send its own citizens to war. This view was expressed in an interview with Ukrinform by American pastor Mark Burns, who is considered a spiritual advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump. “Whether we agree with it or not, we are currently members of NATO. The United States is a member of the Alliance. Article Five states that if a NATO nation is under attack, we, as members of…

Despite what the media write about him, U.S. President Donald Trump wants peace in Ukraine to come quickly. This belief was expressed in an interview with Ukrinform by American pastor Mark Burns, who is referred to as a spiritual advisor to President Donald Trump. “I sent him (the U.S. President – ed.) pictures of what had happened, what the Russians were doing. These are not getting reported in the news. Then I visited the White House personally,” Burns said in response to a question about whether he had shared his impressions from a recent trip to Ukraine with President Trump.…

A bill aimed at increasing pressure on Russia — including sanctions against countries helping it evade existing restrictions — has a strong chance of being passed in both chambers of the U.S. Congress. This confidence was expressed in an interview with Ukrinform by American pastor Mark Burns, who is widely referred to as a spiritual advisor to Donald Trump. He encouraged the Ukrainian brothers and sisters, assuring them: “I’m delighted and confident that we’ll pass a bill.” The pastor noted that he regularly communicates with members of Congress, particularly on the Republican side of both chambers. “We have more and…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed confidence that NATO member states are united in the need to increase defense spending in response to the threat posed by Russia. He made this statement ahead of the second day of the NATO Summit in The Hague, according to a Ukrinform correspondent. Merz expects that today the member countries will jointly adopt a decision to provide NATO with “significantly better resources in the future” — including allocating 3.5% of GDP for defense and 1.5% for military infrastructure. “All of this is happening with broad consensus because we agree that the threat landscape has changed.…

American pastor Mark Burns, the personal spiritual adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, recently visited our country at the invitation of the Chief Rabbi of Ukraine, Moshe Asman. Burns spoke with many religious leaders in Ukraine, heard their real stories, and saw the consequences of Russian occupation and bombing with his own eyes. This trip completely changed his views on the situation, from an absolutely “not” to further support for Ukraine, to active advocacy for larger assistance to Ukraine’s Armed Forces. Pastor Burns spoke with Ukrinform about how the idea to visit a country at war originated, what specifically led…

The imposition of U.S. secondary sanctions would be an extremely efficient “weapon” to stop Russian aggression, with an economic impact comparable to "nuclear" force. That is according to Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Dovile Sakaliene in an interview with Ukrinform. “Secondary sanctions by the United States are ‘nuclear»’ in their capacity. And that would actually hit Russia's economy much more efficiently than everything that has been done now,” Sakaliene stated. According to her, sanctions have already had some effect, but not enough. “Secondary sanctions by the United States would be that extremely efficient ‘weapon’,” she emphasized. Among other means of…

On June 25, President Volodymyr Zelensky is scheduled to hold meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders of NATO member countries on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in The Hague. According to Ukrinform, this information is included in the summit program. As outlined in the program, today, June 25, President Volodymyr Zelensky will participate in the NATO Summit events. He is also scheduled to hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. A meeting between…

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated at a meeting of the NATO–Ukraine Council on Tuesday that the war between Russia and Ukraine has only a diplomatic solution. He wrote this on the social media platform X, according to Ukrinform. “U.S. President Donald Trump has been abundantly clear the Russia-Ukraine war must end. At today's NATO-Ukraine Council meeting I reiterated that there is no military solution, only a diplomatic one,” Rubio emphasized. As Ukrinform previously reported, Head of the Office of the President Andrii Yermak discussed preparations for an upcoming meeting between President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump with Secretary…

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called on allies at the Ukraine-NATO Council on both sides of the Atlantic to adopt strong sanctions as soon as possible and warned of the continuing threat from Russia to the entire Euro-Atlantic area. This is stated in a report by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs following a meeting attended by the foreign ministers of NATO allies, Ukraine, and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the evening of June 24. It is noted that the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs thanked the allies for their support of Ukraine…

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha discussed with European Union High Representative Kaja Kallas the strengthening of sanctions pressure on Russia and the promotion of Ukraine's accession. He announced this on social media platform X, according to Ukrinform. “Good meeting with with Kaja Kallas. We discussed the next steps for the EU to increase sanctions pressure on Russia. We expect them to be really strong and hurt Putin’s war budget. We also discussed the need to advance Ukraine's EU accession,” he said. The foreign minister stressed that Ukraine has fulfilled all the requirements for opening the first negotiation cluster, and it…