Ukraine’s Defense Minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, announced that Ukrainian forces intercepted a record 33,000 Russian drones in March, marking the highest monthly total since the 2022 invasion.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has embarked on a visit to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, aiming to discuss energy supplies and potential ways to end the Ukraine war.

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has confirmed that the United States has resumed supplying arms to Ukraine through Poland.

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico said his government is engaged in "very intense" negotiations over natural-gas supplies for next year, including on the transit of the fuel through Ukrainian territory, News.az reports citing Politico.

By Samir Muradov

News.Az presents an interview with Ruslan Shevchenko, a political analyst from Moldova and Doctor of Historical Sciences.

News.Az presents an interview with German political scientist Alexander Rahr.

By Asif Aydinli

News.Az presents an interview with Pavlo Lakiychuk, a Ukrainian military expert and retired Captain First Rank. Lakiychuk leads the military programs of the Center for Global Studies "Strategy XXI" and is a member of the Coordinating Council of the Public League "Ukraine-NATO."

By Asif Aydinli

The European Union continues to face significant challenges in its efforts to reduce dependency on Russian gas. Despite ambitious plans, such as the REPowerEU project, aimed at completely ending Russian gas imports by 2027, the energy market suggests that accomplishing this goal will be extremely difficult. The main issue lies in the fact that Russian gas continues to flow into Europe, and in some cases, the region's reliance on these supplies is even increasing, threatening the EU’s long-term energy security strategies.

Ukraine has firmly denied recent international media reports suggesting it supplied drones to Tuareg rebels in northern Mali.