Internal Audits Shed Light on Ukraine’s Secret Weapons Spending

The government reviews show the country’s challenge as U.S. support wanes and Kyiv pivots to production from a domestic arms industry with a long history of corruption.

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Ukraine’s Troops Rely on a Secretive Ammunition Program. Now It’s in Doubt.

A Czech Republic-led effort gathers munitions for Kyiv from around the world, but an opposition party expected to win elections there has vowed to drop it.

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Trump’s U-Turn on Ukraine Was a Surprise, Zelensky Says

The Ukrainian leader said in an interview on Fox News that Russia’s unwillingness to take steps toward peace had impacted the American president.

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Denmark to Buy Long-Range Weapons in ‘Paradigm Shift’

Denmark says Russia is a threat. Russia calls the Danish plans “pure madness.”

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Britain Bars Israeli Government From a Leading Arms Trade Fair

The British government said it was acting in response to Israel’s escalating military operation in Gaza. Israel condemned the decision.

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Weapons to Start Flowing to Ukraine Under European Deal With Trump

A package of U.S. cruise missiles is among the first shipments of purchases by NATO allies to be sent to the embattled country.

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Europe Is Spending Big on Defense. Will That Help Its Ailing Economy?

Leaders in Britain and the European Union are promoting the promise of economic benefits from increased military spending, but there is a trade-off.

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U.S. Navy Sailor Is Convicted of Spying for China

Jinchao Wei provided a Chinese intelligence officer with defense and weapons abilities of U.S. warships, including their vulnerabilities, prosecutors said.

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Ukraine Ups Its Arms Production, Asking Allies to Pay for It

There is a growing drive to make the country more self-reliant in weapons manufacturing as it faces Russia’s superior firepower. That requires a lot of money from Western backers.

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How Much Military Aid Has the U.S. Given to Ukraine? Here’s What to Know.

The United States began sending weapons to Ukraine years before Russia invaded in 2022.

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