WASHINGTON — White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan warned Sunday that China would “end up owning some of the costs” of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia has already assembled 70 percent of the forces it would need to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a US official with direct knowledge of the latest … Read more
Press play to listen to this article WARSAW — Poland is preparing for a massive influx of refugees if Russia attacks Ukraine. “We have to be prepared for the worst-case scenario and [we have] been taking steps so as to be prepared for a wave of up to a million people,” Deputy Interior Minister Maciej … Read more
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that he is considering sending RAF Typhoon fighters and Royal Navy warships to eastern Europe as he warns Vladimir Putin against a Russian invasion of Ukraine Boris Johnson has issued a warning to Vladimir Putin, right ( Image: Alexei Nikolsky/TASS) Boris Johnson is weighing up sending fighter planes and … Read more
Russian president Vladimir Putin has been warned against invading Ukraine by Boris Johnson. The Prime Minister says that move would backfire and only serve only to strengthen Nato’s hand. Mr Johnson also said he was considering dispatching RAF Typhoon fighters and Royal Navy warships to protect south-eastern Europe after sending 350 British troops to Poland. … Read more
Press play to listen to this article There was little doubt Emmanuel Macron had walked into the grizzly bear’s den. Seated at the far end of an enormous conference table in one of the Kremlin’s ornate meeting rooms, complete with gold-trimmed curtains and an elaborate inlaid wooden floor, the French president offered his opening thoughts … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday said the US would “bring an end” to the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline if Russia invades Ukraine. “If Russia invades — that means tanks for troops crossing the border of Ukraine — then there will be no longer a Nord Stream 2. We will bring an … Read more
Scholz also suggested that he might be open to halting the Russia-to-Germany Nord Stream 2 pipeline should Moscow launch a renewed invasion of Ukraine. The United States has already pledged that the project will not move forward if Russia pursues further aggression. “We are ready to take all necessary steps together with our allies,” Scholz … Read more
At the start of a critical week in the confrontation over Ukraine, neither Russia nor the United States sounded optimistic about stepping up diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions. President Joe Biden said Sunday he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is looking for “things he can’t get” as he weighs a possible invasion of Moscow’s neighbor. … Read more
White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan’s warning comes as other intelligence reports say Moscow has assembled almost three-quarters of the necessary military firepower required for an invasion Military instructors and civilians take part in a training session at an abandoned factory in Kyiv ( Image: AFP via Getty Images) Russia could invade Ukraine ‘any … Read more