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Time of India
an hour ago
- Business
- Time of India
Zelenskyy calls for restricting supply of AI models suitable for military use to Russia
Academy Empower your mind, elevate your skills Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has emphasised the need to impose restrictions on the supply of ready-made artificial intelligence (AI) models suitable for military use; also, tools and services for training AI, including cloud-based solutions; high-performance computing equipment, as well as specialized data sets, including commercial satellite imagery to addressing the Fair Play Conference on Friday, Zelenskyy called for the creation of a new international platform for controlling the export of dual-use goods, which he stressed would not only help Ukraine defend itself against Russia but also indirectly against its "accomplices," such as the regimes in North Korea and said, "We must already be working to ensure that cutting-edge technologies - particularly in the field of artificial intelligence - are prioritised in export control policies by partner states, as AI is increasingly being integrated into weaponry. It is necessary to immediately impose restrictions on the supply to Russia of ready-made artificial intelligence models suitable for military use; also, tools and services for training AI, including cloud-based solutions; high-performance computing equipment, as well as specialised data sets, including commercial satellite imagery.""Therefore, our sanctions must be highly specific in each area and as up-to-date as possible. A new international platform for controlling the export of dual-use goods must be established, which should help us not only to defend ourselves directly against Russia, but also indirectly against its accomplices, such as the regimes in Pyongyang and Tehran. I would like to specifically acknowledge the work of everyone involved in limiting Russia's earnings from energy resources," he emphasised that Russian missiles, drones and all other military equipment on the battlefield, finances, their tech companies and communications rely on how Russia trades with the world, how Russia sells oil and other goods and imports technologies. He stated that Russia's weeapon manufacturing relies on access to modern machine said, "Russian missiles, drones, nearly all the equipment on the battlefield that is actually effective, Russian finances, their tech companies and communications - all of this depends on how Russia trades with the world, how Russia sells oil and other goods, and imports technologies, equipment, and components. Russian weapons production directly depends on access to modern machine tools. Russian missiles and drones are made up of dozens of critical components that they import from other countries through various schemes. The Russian budget is critically dependent on oil and gas revenues."Zelenskyy stressed that the Russian economy and oligarchs cannot function without financial ties to global jurisdictions. He called for ending ties with Russia as long as it continues to have conflict with said, " The Russian economy and Russian oligarchs cannot function properly without financial ties to global jurisdictions. And no less important are the personal assets of Putin's so-called 'elite' - all those murderers and their accomplices. They love money. They love their life of luxury. They hoard stolen wealth, want a good education for their children, particularly in Europe, and need proper healthcare. The longer Russia wages war, the less of the "proper" remains in Russia.""It is precisely the so-called 'Putin's elite' that understands this very well - and desperately wants the West not only to avoid introducing new sanctions, but also to ease all the existing ones. That is why our common task is clear: as long as Russia invests in this war, the entire world must remain as closed to them as possible. This is about security - ours and yours - and about basic human justice. And it is exactly what we must ensure through sanctions regimes - both ours and those of our partners," he noted that even Western countries continue to supply Russia with equipment and critical components. According to him, Ukrainian experts have already identified hundreds of types of various components found in Russian drones and missiles. He called for imposing more pressure on every action that helps Russia to maintain its further stated, "Just over the past year, deliveries of machine tools to military-industrial facilities in Russia have been recorded from at least 12 countries - including China and Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, France, Germany, Italy, Turkiye, and the United States. There is also information about supply contracts already planned for the upcoming year, 2026. All of this must be stopped. Absolutely. Further pressure is also needed on every actor in the world who helps Russia maintain its exports, who helps it transport oil, or find ways to circumvent financial restrictions."
Al Arabiya
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Poland's Duda arrives in Ukrainian capital Kyiv to meet Zelenskyy
Polish President Andrzej Duda arrived in Kyiv on Saturday for a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Duda's office said, as Kyiv aims to build support among allies at a critical juncture in its grinding war with Russia. Duda, a vocal supporter of Ukraine whose term ends in August, was greeted at the train station by Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, who called the Polish leader 'Ukraine's true friend.' Ukraine is struggling to fend off Russian advances on the battlefield and intensifying missile and drone attacks on its cities as diplomatic efforts to end the war, now in its fourth year, have faltered. Duda's successor, President-elect Karol Nawrocki says he remains committed to helping Ukraine's defense effort but opposes Kyiv joining Western alliances such as NATO.
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17 hours ago
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Ukraine calls for global restrictions on Russia's access to advanced technologies
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy calls for global export bans on AI tech, cloud services and satellite data to curb Russia's military capabilities. read more Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for strict curbs on the export of advanced technologies to Russia, urging the international community to block access to ready-made AI models with military applications, cloud-based AI training services, high-performance computing equipment and specialised datasets such as commercial satellite imagery. We must restrict exports to Russia of: •ready-made AI models suitable for military use; •tools and services for AI training, including cloud services; •high-performance computing equipment; •specialized datasets including commercial satellite imagery. — Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) June 27, 2025 STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Meanwhile, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia was looking to cut its military expenditure from next year, contrasting that with NATO's plan to ramp up defence spending over the next decade. NATO allies on Wednesday agreed to raise their collective spending goal to 5% of gross domestic product in the next 10 years, citing what they called the long-term threat posed by Russia and the need to strengthen civil and military resilience. In his first reaction to that move, Putin told a press conference in Minsk that the NATO spending would go on 'purchases from the USA and on supporting their military-industrial complex', and this was NATO's business, not Russia's. 'But now here is the most important thing. We are planning to reduce defence spending. For us, next year and the year after, over the next three-year period, we are planning for this,' he said. Putin said there was no final agreement yet between the defence, finance and economy ministries, 'but overall, everyone is thinking in this direction. And Europe is thinking about how to increase its spending, on the contrary. So who is preparing for some kind of aggressive actions? Us or them?' STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Putin's comments are likely to be greeted with extreme scepticism in the West, given that Russia has massively increased defence spending since the start of the Ukraine war. The conflict shows no sign of ending and has actually intensified in recent weeks, as negotiations have made no visible progress towards a ceasefire or a permanent settlement. Putin said Russia appreciated efforts by U.S. President Donald Trump to bring an end to the war. 'He recently stated that it turned out to be more difficult than it seemed from the outside. Well, that's true,' Putin said. Trump said this week that he believed Putin wanted to find a way to settle the conflict, but Ukraine and many of its European allies believe the Kremlin leader has no real interest in a peace deal and is intent on capturing more territory. Putin said Russian and Ukrainian negotiators were in constant contact, and Moscow was ready to return the bodies of 3,000 more Ukrainian soldiers. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD With inputs from agencies
a day ago
- Politics
EU leaders seek a big boost in Ukraine military support but make little progress on Russia sanctions
BRUSSELS -- European Union leaders on Thursday called for even greater efforts to help meet Ukraine's pressing military needs, and expressed support for the country's quest to join their ranks, but they made little headway with new sanctions against Russia. At a summit in Brussels, the leaders said it was important to deliver more 'air defense and anti-drone systems, and large-caliber ammunition, to help Ukraine, as it exercises its inherent right to self-defense, to protect its citizens and territory against Russia's intensified daily attacks.' They also underlined the need to help support Ukraine's defense industry, which can make weapons and ammunition more quickly and cheaply than its European counterparts. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took part in the meeting via videolink. Russian forces have made slow gains at some points on the roughly 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line, but it has been costly in terms of troop casualties and damaged equipment. The outnumbered Ukrainian army has relied heavily on drones to keep the Russians back. Months of U.S.-led international efforts to stop the more than three years of war have failed. As hostilities have ground on, the two sides have continued to swap prisoners of war. The leaders said the bloc 'remains steadfast in its support for Ukraine's path towards EU membership.' That message comes a day after NATO leaders refrained from putting a reference to Ukraine's hopes of joining the military organization in their summit statement, due in large part to U.S. resistance. The EU is working on yet another raft of sanctions against Russia, but the leaders made little headway. A key aim is to make further progress in blocking Russia's 'shadow fleet' of oil tankers and their operators from earning more revenue for Moscow's war effort. The EU has slapped several rounds of sanctions on Russia since President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. More than 2,400 officials and entities – usually government agencies, banks and organizations – have been hit. The statement on Ukraine was agreed by 26 of the 27 member countries. Hungary objected, as it has often done. At a NATO summit on Wednesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that 'NATO has no business in Ukraine. Ukraine is not a member of NATO, neither Russia. My job is to keep it as it is.' The leaders also heard from Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on ongoing trade talks with the U.S. aimed at warding off President Donald Trump's threat of new tariffs, or import taxes, on European goods coming into the US. Von der Leyen said at a post-summit news conference that she and Trump had agreed at the Group of Seven summit 'to speed up the work' ahead of a July 9 deadline. Trump at first laid out a 20% tariff and then threatened to raise that to 50% after expressing dissatisfaction with the pace of talks. Those would come in addition to a 25% tariff on cars from all countries and 50% on steel from all countries, measures that would hit the EU's auto industry. Von der Leyen said that Europe had received the latest proposal from the U.S. and was analyzing it. She said the commission, which handles trade for the 27 EU member states, preferred a deal but was also preparing a list of U.S. goods that could be hit with 'rebalancing' tariffs. 'We are ready for a deal,' she said. "At the same time, we are preparing for the possibility that no satisfactory agreement is reached, this is why we consulted on a rebalancing list and we will defend the European interest as needed, in short, all options remain on the table.' Trump has rejected an EU offer of zero tariffs on both industrial goods and cars, while the EU has rejected changes in the regulation of digital companies and in its national value-added taxes, which economists say are trade neutral because they are levied on imports and domestic goods alike. French President Emmanuel Macron said he told Trump in a phone call during the EU summit that the Europeans were 'willing to find an agreement.' 'But we don't want to reach a deal at all costs,' Macron warned. U.S. tariffs would 'inevitably' lead to retaliatory measures on U.S. goods on the European market, he said. The trade issue is crucial for the EU's trade dependent economy; the commission's forecast for modest growth of 0.9% in GDP this year was based on an assumption the EU could negotiate its tariff down to Trump's 10% baseline minimum for almost all trade partners. In other developments, the EU leaders deplored 'the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, the unacceptable number of civilian casualties and the levels of starvation.' They called 'on Israel to fully lift its blockade.' They also said that their European Council 'takes note' of a report saying that there are signs that Israel's actions in Gaza are violating human rights obligations in an agreement governing EU-Israel ties. The report was debated by EU foreign ministers on Monday, but the bloc is divided over what to do about it. The ministers will discuss the issue again at their next meeting on July 15. Suspending ties, including on trade, would require a unanimous decision, which is likely impossible to obtain from staunch backers of Israel like Austria, Germany and Hungary. The head of the main Greens party group in the European Parliament, Bas Eickhout said that 'the EU is losing all credibility in light of the devastating conflicts raging in the Middle East,' and insisted that the Association Agreement must be suspended.
Nahar Net
a day ago
- Business
- Nahar Net
EU leaders agree to prolong Russia sanctions
by Naharnet Newsdesk 27 June 2025, 10:06 European Union leaders have called for even greater efforts to help meet Ukraine's pressing military needs, and expressed support for the country's quest to join their ranks, but they made little headway with new sanctions against Russia. At a summit Thursday in Brussels, the leaders said it was important to deliver more "air defense and anti-drone systems, and large-caliber ammunition, to help Ukraine, as it exercises its inherent right to self-defense, to protect its citizens and territory against Russia's intensified daily attacks." They also underlined the need to help support Ukraine's defense industry, which can make weapons and ammunition more quickly and cheaply than its European counterparts. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took part in the meeting via videolink. Russian forces have made slow gains at some points on the roughly 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line, but it has been costly in terms of troop casualties and damaged equipment. The outnumbered Ukrainian army has relied heavily on drones to keep the Russians back. Hungary's objection Months of U.S.-led international efforts to stop the more than three years of war have failed. As hostilities have ground on, the two sides have continued to swap prisoners of war. The leaders said the bloc "remains steadfast in its support for Ukraine's path towards EU membership." That message comes a day after NATO leaders refrained from putting a reference to Ukraine's hopes of joining the military organization in their summit statement, due in large part to U.S. resistance. The EU is working on yet another raft of sanctions against Russia, but the leaders made little headway. A key aim is to make further progress in blocking Russia's "shadow fleet" of oil tankers and their operators from earning more revenue for Moscow's war effort. The EU has slapped several rounds of sanctions on Russia since President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. More than 2,400 officials and entities – usually government agencies, banks and organizations – have been hit. The statement on Ukraine was agreed by 26 of the 27 member countries. Hungary objected, as it has often done. At a NATO summit on Wednesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that "NATO has no business in Ukraine. Ukraine is not a member of NATO, neither Russia. My job is to keep it as it is." 'All options remain on the table' The leaders also heard from Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on ongoing trade talks with the U.S. aimed at warding off President Donald Trump's threat of new tariffs, or import taxes, on European goods coming into the US. Von der Leyen said at a post-summit news conference that she and Trump had agreed at the Group of Seven summit "to speed up the work" ahead of a July 9 deadline. Trump at first laid out a 20% tariff and then threatened to raise that to 50% after expressing dissatisfaction with the pace of talks. Those would come in addition to a 25% tariff on cars from all countries and 50% on steel from all countries, measures that would hit the EU's auto industry. Von der Leyen said that Europe had received the latest proposal from the U.S. and was analyzing it. She said the commission, which handles trade for the 27 EU member states, preferred a deal but was also preparing a list of U.S. goods that could be hit with "rebalancing" tariffs. "We are ready for a deal," she said. "At the same time, we are preparing for the possibility that no satisfactory agreement is reached, this is why we consulted on a rebalancing list and we will defend the European interest as needed, in short, all options remain on the table." Trade and war Trump has rejected an EU offer of zero tariffs on both industrial goods and cars, while the EU has rejected changes in the regulation of digital companies and in its national value-added taxes, which economists say are trade neutral because they are levied on imports and domestic goods alike. French President Emmanuel Macron said he told Trump in a phone call during the EU summit that the Europeans were "willing to find an agreement." "But we don't want to reach a deal at all costs," Macron warned. U.S. tariffs would "inevitably" lead to retaliatory measures on U.S. goods on the European market, he said. The trade issue is crucial for the EU's trade dependent economy; the commission's forecast for modest growth of 0.9% in GDP this year was based on an assumption the EU could negotiate its tariff down to Trump's 10% baseline minimum for almost all trade partners. In other developments, the EU leaders deplored "the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, the unacceptable number of civilian casualties and the levels of starvation." They called "on Israel to fully lift its blockade." They also said that their European Council "takes note" of a report saying that there are signs that Israel's actions in Gaza are violating human rights obligations in an agreement governing EU-Israel ties. The report was debated by EU foreign ministers on Monday, but the bloc is divided over what to do about it. The ministers will discuss the issue again at their next meeting on July 15. Suspending ties, including on trade, would require a unanimous decision, which is likely impossible to obtain from staunch backers of Israel like Austria, Germany and Hungary. The head of the main Greens party group in the European Parliament, Bas Eickhout said that "the EU is losing all credibility in light of the devastating conflicts raging in the Middle East," and insisted that the Association Agreement must be suspended.
