Overview
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine will announce new security cooperation with partners next week to boost air defense and support the army.
- He said a security arrangement with India is already in place in principle, with paperwork now being finalized.
- Rustem Umerov, who is leading the outreach, held talks in New Delhi with NSA Ajit Doval and Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar, as India restated its call for a diplomatic resolution.
- Zelensky said Kyiv is working with European partners to unlock a previously approved €90 billion EU credit package that has yet to be delivered.
- Ukrinform has reported the first tranche of that EU support could be paid in the second quarter of 2026 if the hold-up is resolved.