NATO chief: More modern weapons could free Ukraine's Donbas region

NATO chief: More modern weapons could free Ukraine's Donbas region

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

Bombarded at home, Ukraine finds symbolic win at Eurovision

Bombarded at home, Ukraine finds symbolic win at Eurovision

TURIN, Italy – While in the third month of the fight against the Russian invasion at home, Ukraine emerged victorious from the European music competition Eurovision. Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra, swept up in a wave of solidarity, achieved a record popular vote after performing a catchy folk-rap song and broadcasting an emotional plea for the … Read more

Boris Johnson: U.K., U.S. not exaggerating Russian threat to Ukraine

Boris Johnson: U.K., U.S. not exaggerating Russian threat to Ukraine

LONDON – Britain and the United States are not trying to exaggerate the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, Boris Johnson said as he warned Moscow was trying to “redraw the security map of Europe”. The British Prime Minister is in Kiev for crisis talks with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. At a joint … Read more

U.K. toughens sanctions regime to target Russia over Ukraine

U.K. toughens sanctions regime to target Russia over Ukraine

LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) /PRNewswire/ — Britain has unveiled a plan to hit more Russian individuals and companies with sanctions if Moscow goes ahead with an invasion of Ukraine. The UK has had an independent sanctions regime since its full exit from the EU in late 2020 – but under current rules it has only … Read more