UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is “tempting evil” with his statements about the training of Ukrainian troops abroad amid the conflict with Russia, Polish General Waldemar Skrzypczak, who advises the defense minister, said on Friday. During a visit to India earlier this week, Johnson told journalists that “we are currently …
Read More »UN Secretary General addresses Ukraine ‘genocide’ claims
The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has not followed the example of US President Joe Biden and has stopped short of calling the events in Ukraine a “genocide.” On Wednesday, a day after Biden appeared to endorse Kiev’s claims that the goal of the Russian offensive was to exterminate the …
Read More »Poland should ‘claim’ Russian region, general says
Warsaw should seek to “claim” the Kaliningrad region from Russia, General Waldemar Skrzypczak has said. The region has been “under Russian occupation since 1945,” the ex-commander of the Polish Land Forces claimed on the TV show ‘Super Express’ on Friday. “It might be worth asking for it, as it used …
Read More »Israel-Iran tensions put US troops at risk – general
No Americans were killed in a recent Iranian missile strike in northern Iraq, but the top US general in the Middle East said Friday he was concerned how long that will remain the case as Tehran and Tel Aviv keep targeting each other. “I do worry about these exchanges between …
Read More »Zelensky orders general mobilization
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has declared a “general mobilization” of the country’s population, calling up conscripts and reserve forces to bolster Kiev’s military across the country following Russia’s “special operation” in the Donbass, which also targeted sites in Ukraine. The mobilization should be carried out within the next 90 days, …
Read More »Russian-led military bloc could send peacekeepers to Ukraine – top general
With fears of an all-out military conflict in Ukraine’s war-torn Donbass region, troops from a major Moscow-led military faction could be sent on a mission to stabilize the tense situation if Kiev and the international community agree on the plan, the bloc’s secretary general has said. Speaking as part of …
Read More »Ukrainian general estimates probability of Russian invasion
Ukraine does not expect thousands of Russian tanks and troops charging over its border any time soon, the head of Ukraine’s Joint Forces Operation revealed on Thursday. Speaking to Ukrainian television channel TSN on Thursday, Alexander Pavliuk stated that Moscow would not unleash an all-out invasion on his country, in …
Read More »US general issues China warning
With the West’s attention still locked on the tense standoff on the Russian-Ukrainian border, China could seize the opportunity to take action in the Asia-Pacific and test the waters to see how committed Washington is to its partners in the region, a senior American general has cautioned. Speaking to reporters …
Read More »Ukrainian regions ‘dreaming’ of joining Russia – ex-general
Millions of Ukrainians would welcome annexation by Russia with open arms, gladly seceding from the control of Kiev in the event of an invasion, one of the country’s former top army officers has declared as tensions skyrocket between the two former Soviet republics. Speaking as part of an appearance on …
Read More »Socialists win shock majority in EU country general election
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa has declared victory after his Socialist Party secured 117 seats in the country’s 230-seat Parliament, marking only the second time in history the party has secured an outright majority. “An absolute majority doesn’t mean absolute power. It doesn’t mean to govern alone. It’s an increased …
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