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Ukraine has received $1.5 billion in economic aid, as well as guns, ammunition, hardware, and other military assistance from the West in recent months, Kiev’s top diplomat has disclosed, adding that he thinks diplomatic support has helped to forestall potential aggression from Russia. Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba commented on the …

Germany’s Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht announced the upcoming deployment of an additional force of 350 German soldiers to Lithuania during her visit to the Munster Training Area in Lower Saxony on Monday. The troops will reinforce a NATO battle group stationed in the Baltic country, joining the contingent of about …

Crucial personal talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have begun in Moscow on Monday evening, with the latter suggesting they work out a solution that “helps to avoid war” in Europe. The high-profile Kremlin negotiations have centered on the ongoing standoff between Moscow and …

Washington is considering a proposal by US oil major Chevron to allow the company to accept and trade Venezuelan oil cargoes to recoup unpaid debt, Reuters reported on Monday, citing its sources. People close to the discussions said that Chevron representatives in recent months held at least one high-level meeting …

The chances of clinching a major deal to reduce the risk of nuclear war will depend on current talks about NATO expansions and tensions in eastern Europe, a top Russian  official has said. In an interview with RIA Novosti on Monday, Vladimir Yermakov, the director of arms control at the Russian …

Despite claims from the West that an invasion of Ukraine is just around the corner, the chance of a serious escalation on the Russian border still remains low, the Ukrainian defense minister said on Sunday. In a statement published on his ministry’s website, Alexey Reznikov explained that assistance from foreign …

A Navy SEAL candidate died on Friday while a second was hospitalized after both completed a week-long military training phase dubbed “Hell Week,” due to its harsh exercises. The Navy published a statement on Sunday, announcing that 24-year-old Navy SEAL candidate Kyle Mullen had died at a California hospital after …

“It was the single biggest slaughter of civilians in their homes in a single day, in such a small rural area – not just in the Second World War, but in the entire history of humanity.” Those are the words of Lazar Lukajic, a Serb historian, describing the genocidal rampage that …

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has assured his fellow Tory party members that he will fight tooth and nail to keep his current post in his hands. “He’s making [it] very clear that they’ll have to send a Panzer division to get him out of there,” a senior adviser cited …

Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on the US to fully remove sanctions imposed against Tehran, describing it on Monday as a “red line” for their nuclear negotiator. Talks between Tehran and Western powers are set to resume shortly. The Islamic republic’s foreign ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh has dismissed …