Ukraine has pledged to bolster its anticorruption efforts as part of its bid for European Union membership. Ukraine’s Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky has been detained on suspicion of being involved in a multimillion-dollar landgrab scheme involving state property, according to prosecutors. An anticorruption court ordered Solsky to be held in custody until June 24, with … Read more
Kyiv says aid is vital as it battles Russian invaders, but Kremlin says it will prolong war. The United States House of Representatives has agreed on a $60bn aid package to Ukraine after months of political wrangling. More than one-third will go on weapons to battle Russian forces. Will this help end the war? Or … Read more
“NATO defense ministers have agreed to step up and provide further military support, including more air defense. NATO has mapped out existing capabilities across the lines and there are systems that can be made available to Ukraine,” Stoltenberg said. “So I expect new announcements on air defense capabilities for Ukraine soon … I expect concrete … Read more
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Thursday mocked a scheduled round of Ukraine peace talks in Switzerland, warning that Moscow will not accept any enforced plans that ignore its interests. Switzerland’s government said Wednesday it will host a high-level international conference in June to help chart a path toward peace in Ukraine after … Read more
Biden typically only meets with visiting heads of state, and is not scheduled to sit down with Cameron. But Blinken plans to host Cameron for a private dinner at his residence Tuesday evening, according to a State Dept. official. NATO call Despite previous beef, Cameron — a former British prime minister — said he’d had … Read more
3 April 2024, 02:14 BST Updated 1 hour ago Image source, AFP via Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed into law a bill lowering the military mobilisation age by two years from 27 to 25. Kyiv has faced heavy losses on the battlefield after two years of war, whereas Russia has benefited from … Read more
Macron switches from dove to hawk on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine BBC.com Russia and France’s War of Words Escalates Newsweek Hawkish Macron refuses to back down on possibility of Western troops in Ukraine POLITICO Europe Macron doubles down on possible NATO deployment in Ukraine ahead of talks to bridge rift with Germany CNBC Macron warns Europe’s security ‘at stake’ … Read more
Addressing participants at a youth festival in Sochi on Monday, Russian Security Council Chairman Dmitry Medvedev presented a map that showed the majority of Ukraine’s territory divided between Russia, Poland, Romania, and Hungary. Only an area approximately the size of Ukraine’s Kyiv region was labeled “Ukraine.” The former Russian president said that the “territory on … Read more
“I can’t say for what purpose or what they would do there.” According to Fico, the war in Ukraine is not going as expected: “This [Paris] meeting is confirmation that the Ukraine strategy of the West has completely failed,” he said, without providing details. Speaking following a meeting of Slovakia’s security council and cabinet on … Read more
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer attends a press conference in Lviv, Ukraine, on February 23. Roman Baluk/Reuters US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer issued a dire warning Sunday about the need to supply more aid to Ukraine, and vowed not to “abandon” the European ally. Speaking after returning from a trip to the war-torn … Read more