The much-anticipated decision is set to transform Ukraine’s defence industry and allow Kyiv’s partners to access the rarest type of weapons – those tested on the actual battlefield, the Ukrainian president said on Monday.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said at the Munich Security Conference that Europe can no longer rely on American protection and that Ukraine must become an integral part of a new European security architecture.

The Ukrainian leader said that the US often asks his country to make concessions, rather than Russia. Earlier, US top diplomat Marco Rubio accused European allies of being too "scared" to defend themselves.

The Meteor is a powerful weapon that Ukraine says would give it a fighting chance against the aircraft carrying highly destructive glide bombs.

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, the U.S. secretary of state stressed the importance of cooperation with Europe.

European allies at NATO are brushing aside concerns that the United States has stepped back from its leadership role at the alliance. U.S.

The commitment includes US-made interceptors and lightweight missiles for Ukraine’s air defences

European leaders expressed relief at the tone of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s remarks, but they made it clear that the trans-Atlantic rift remained.

Denys Shmyhal, Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister, has said during a parliamentary Q&A session that Ukrainian teams are actively seeking Soviet-era thermal and combined heat and power plants in Eastern Europe to build a reserve for rebuilding infrastructure damaged by Russian attacks.