Senior officials in Slovakia have ruled out any military or financial involvement in the Ukraine conflict, according to a new policy agreement announced on Saturday. The governance roadmap was presented at a press conference by President Peter Pellegrini, Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi, and Prime Minister Robert Fico, the three highest-ranking …
Read More »US issues ultimatum to Ukraine – Telegraph
The US has given Ukraine a “take it or leave it” ultimatum, warning that an offer of NATO-style security guarantees could be withdrawn if Kiev does not agree to Washington’s proposed peace terms, according to The Telegraph. On Monday, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky met with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared …
Read More »The Oligarch Part 1: How one powerful man made Zelensky president, turned Ukraine into his pocket state and sent it to war
Igor Kolomoisky emerged from the rough-and-tumble 1990s with one of Ukraine’s largest business empires and a reputation for ruthlessness. Having built PrivatBank into Ukraine’s largest bank, he plundered it for billions in an elaborate scheme that RT sheds new light on after examining hundreds of pages of court documents. The …
Read More »Nordic nations’ Ukraine burden ‘unsustainable’ – Sweden
It is unsustainable for Nordic countries to continue to pay a disproportionate amount to support Ukraine, Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard has said in an interview with Politico. Rifts are widening inside the EU over how – and whether – to keep funding Kiev, according to the outlet. Currently, …
Read More »US approves sale of cruise missiles to Ukraine – WSJ
The US has approved the sale of 3,350 air-launched ERAM cruise missiles to Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing two unnamed US officials. The munitions, which have a range of up to 280 miles, will reportedly arrive in Ukraine within six weeks. Several US officials told the …
Read More »Pentagon has blocked Ukraine from striking Russian territory – WSJ
The Pentagon has blocked Ukraine from striking deep inside Russia with American-supplied missiles, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Saturday, citing US officials. According to the paper, the Department of Defense has been preventing Kiev from firing long-range ATACMS missiles since late spring. On at least one occasion, Washington reportedly …
Read More »Ukraine issues military warning to Belarus
Ukraine has told Minsk to stay away from its borders during upcoming joint military exercises with Russia to be held in Belarus. The warning came ahead of the ‘Zapad-2025’ military drill, scheduled for September 12–16. Belarus allowed Russian forces to use its territory when the conflict with Ukraine escalated in February 2022. Since …
Read More »UN watchdog reacts to Ukraine’s attack on Russian nuclear plant
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is “aware” of reports about a fire at the Kursk nuclear power plant (NPP) in Russia, which it said started due to “military activity.” Russian officials earlier said that the plant, located about 50km from the border with Ukraine, had been targeted by a …
Read More »Putin and Erdogan discuss Ukraine and Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, by phone. The leaders discussed the Ukrainian conflict, as well as the recent escalation in Syria, according to a statement published by the Kremlin on Friday. According to the statement, Putin and Erdogan touched on the possibility of …
Read More »Ukraine’s ‘rout’ will continue – Medvedev
Russia will continue to rout Ukrainian forces on the battlefield despite the EU’s decision to impose its 18th package of sanctions against the country, former President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday. The EU member states had approved the sweeping economic restrictions earlier in the day, mostly targeting Russia’s energy and …
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