Ukraine plans to ask its allies for an additional US$20 billion to expand military capabilities, strengthen air defence and maintain pressure on Russian military targets.

The Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) has passed a bill in its entirety that provides for a UAH 1.56 trillion (approximately US$34.7 billion) increase in spending on the…

Kyiv wants to raise the money by the NATO Ankara Summit, claiming otherwise Russia may regain the initiative.