NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Sunday the war in Ukraine could last for years, but a delivery of state-of-the-art weapons would increase Kiev’s chances of liberating the eastern Donbass region from Russian control. “Although the fight in Donbass is being waged more and more brutally by Russia, Ukrainian soldiers are bravely resisting. With more … Read more
Press play to listen to this article MUNICH — The Kremlin on Sunday used a telephone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron to broadcast an array of provocative, unproven allegations of belligerence by Ukraine and NATO countries, insisting the West was “pushing Kyiv towards a military solution to the so-called … Read more
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UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace will meet fellow NATO defense ministers in Brussels today as efforts continue to prevent a war in Ukraine. The Defense Secretary will join Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin amid ongoing tensions in eastern Europe as the alliance considers its response to the 130,000 Russian … Read more
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) conducts a news conference on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction in the US Capitol on Wednesday, November 3. (Photo By Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) did something last week few members of the Biden administration and Congress have done in their … Read more
NATO said Tuesday it has not seen “any de-escalation on the ground” from Russian forces near Ukraine, despite earlier claims from Moscow that some troops taking part in military exercises were pulling back. “So far we have not seen any de-escalation on the ground, not any signs of reduced Russian military presence on the borders … Read more
Press play to listen to this article KYIV — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy sought Monday to tamp down tension with Russia by suggesting that NATO membership for Ukraine was not on their agenda. At a press conference in Kyiv, Scholz and Zelenskiy played down the likelihood of Ukraine joining the … Read more
Ukraine appeared to offer and then retract a major concession to Russia amid increasingly feverish attempts by some world leaders to prevent war from breaking out in Europe. Russian forces — thought to number at around 130,000 — continued to mass near Ukraine’s borders on Monday. Meanwhile, warships, including submarines, streamed toward the Black Sea … Read more
Tensions between Russia and Ukraine do not appear to have been solved just yet and the Russians object to what they perceive to be a NATO presence that is too aggressive Boris Johnson represents the UK as part of NATO, made up of 30 countries ( Image: Getty Images) The Russia and Ukraine crisis is … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Bowing to the reality that Ukraine won’t join NATO anytime soon, Kyiv is putting in place a collection of smaller security pacts with regional military powers, including Turkey and Poland, as well as the UK, as it seeks help facing down Russia now and in years ahead. The … Read more