NATO helped Ukraine conduct drone attacks on Russian airfields that house long-distance nuclear-capable bombers, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. He made the statement during the annual address to the Federal Assembly, which comprises both chambers of the country’s parliament, as well as to senior Russian officials. “We know that …
Read More »Taiwan boosting military ties with Washington, president says
Taiwan has said it is steadily improving military relations with the US. President Tsai Ing-wen claimed that Taipei and Washington are working together to confront ‘authoritarians’ abroad. Speaking to a group of visiting US lawmakers who arrived in Taiwan over the weekend for a five-day stay, President Tsai said security …
Read More »Powerful earthquakes strike Turkish-Syrian border
Türkiye was struck by two earthquakes on Monday evening, local media have reported, citing emergency services. The disaster struck just two weeks after Türkiye and Syria were devastated by another set of powerful tremors. The country’s Anadolu agency reported that several buildings collapsed as a result of the new quakes. The …
Read More »No strikes reported in Kiev despite sirens during Biden’s visit – Reuters
Air raid sirens rang out in Kiev during US President Joe Biden’s unannounced visit on Monday, but there were no reports of Russian strikes, Reuters said. According to AFP, the alarm was heard when Biden and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, flanked by armed security, were exiting St Michael’s Cathedral where …
Read More »US draws ‘red line’ for China
Any nation providing lethal support to Moscow in its ongoing conflict with Kiev would cross Washington’s “red line,” the US envoy to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, told CNN on Sunday. Earlier the same day, US State Secretary Antony Blinken directly warned a top Chinese diplomat, Wang Yi, against considering such …
Read More »Zelensky spent two months in Bunker – The Times
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and his associates spent almost two months in a bunker after the outbreak of the conflict with Russia, instead of the planned two weeks, and underwent significant hardships, The Times has reported. The Ukrainian government “immediately” descended into a secure shelter under the president’s office on …
Read More »West lacks operational tanks for Kiev – UK defense secretary
After pledging to supply Ukraine with modern heavy tanks, many Western nations have now discovered that a significant part of their weaponry is not fit to take part in any conflict, The UK’s Secretary of Defence Ben Wallace has said. In a Saturday interview with Der Spiegel, Wallace noted that …
Read More »Nazi collaborators, dissidents and Soviet functionaries: The untold story of how Ukraine achieved independence
The end of the Second World War and the defeat of Ukrainian Nazi-collaborators did not put an end to the nationalist movement in the Soviet republic. On the contrary, realizing the futility of underground armed struggle, the “patriots” took the opposite approach. Thus, political leaders in Kiev became unwitting accomplices, …
Read More »Stoltenberg sets condition for Kiev to join NATO
Ukraine must “prevail as a sovereign, independent state” before it can formally join NATO, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Saturday, despite Kiev already considering itself a de-facto member of the Western bloc. “NATO’s position on membership for Ukraine is unchanged,” Stoltenberg told a panel at the Munich Security Conference. …
Read More »Scholz voices tank plea
Germany has urged its European partners to make good on their promises to supply Ukraine with Leopard tanks. Few countries have stepped up to provide the German-made weapon, despite vocal demands for Berlin to authorize shipments to Kiev earlier this year. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, German …
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