Source link Berlin has joined a Czech-led initiative to buy 800,000 artillery rounds for Kiev Germany has pledged to donate another €300 million ($326 million) as part of a Czech-led initiative to purchase artillery rounds for Ukraine, Bloomberg has reported, citing anonymous sources familiar with the decision. Czech President Petr Pavel unveiled the scheme at […]
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Hungary against using Russian funds to arm Ukraine – DW — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link The bloc is considering a proposal to spend 90% of income from Moscow’s frozen funds to procure arms for Kiev The EU’s plan to seize revenues generated by frozen Russian assets and use them to provide military aid for Ukraine is likely to fail, Deutsche Welle reported on Thursday, citing Hungarian opposition to […]
Germany joins French coalition to arm Ukraine with long-range weapons — RT World News
Source link Kiev’s Western sponsors will work together as part of yet another “capability coalition” to supply Ukrainian forces with specific types of arms, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said, backing the initiative originally floated by French President Emmanuel Macron last month. During a joint press conference with Macron and Polish PM Donald Tusk in […]
EU members oppose plan to arm Kiev with Russian money – Politico — RT Business News
Source link Malta, Luxembourg, and Hungary have reportedly warned against directing the proceeds generated by the frozen assets to Ukraine’s military An EU plan to use the profits generated by Russia’s frozen central bank assets to buy weapons for Ukraine has faced resistance from Malta, Luxembourg, and Hungary, Politico reported on Thursday, citing an EU […]
Missile swap with UK to arm Kiev is ‘an option’ – German FM — RT World News
Source link British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has offered to help Berlin with its “problems preventing a Taurus delivery” to Ukraine Berlin could take up London on its offer to supply Taurus missiles to the UK in exchange for more weapons for Ukraine, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told ARD on Sunday. Kiev has long requested […]
France creates coalition to arm Ukraine with long-range weapons — RT World News
Source link The aim is to enable Kiev to “carry out deep strikes” amid flagging US support, President Emmanuel Macron has said France is leading a new coalition that aims to provide Ukraine with “medium and long-range missiles and bombs,” President Emmanuel Macron has announced. He has also not ruled out deploying ground forces to […]
Germany eyeing Indian artillery stocks to arm Ukraine – Der Spiegel — RT World News
Source link Kiev has been sounding the alarm over ammunition shortages amid a halt in US shipments caused by a congressional impasse Germany is considering approaching India and Arab nations to source additional artillery shells for Ukraine, Der Spiegel has claimed. The media outlet alleged that Western intelligence chiefs recently warned that Kiev’s defenses could […]
NATO counting on Washington to arm Ukraine – Stoltenberg — RT World News
Source link US House Speaker Mike Johnson previously said his hand will not be forced on the issue NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says he expects the US Congress to appropriate additional funding for Ukraine to fight Russia, as Kiev has already suffered from insufficient military aid. Speaking on Thursday ahead of a meeting of […]
US ally helping to arm Moscow – WaPo — RT World News
Source link A major Russian company insists that it only buys spare parts without violating the island’s export controls Companies based in Taiwan have sold Russia more than $20 million in advanced equipment that can be used for weapons production, the Washington Post reports, noting that Moscow’s defense sector has ramped up purchases in recent […]