Source link Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has accused US politicians of playing political games around the issue of aid for Kiev, claiming that they do not care how many people in his country are dying. Zelensky’s comments come as US lawmakers prepare to vote on a controversial aid package for Ukraine that has been stalled […]
Source link Twelve countries are yet to meet the pledge to spend 2% of their GDP on defense, the American ambassador to the US-led bloc Julianne Smith said on Monday. NATO set the two-percent goal in 2014, after the US-backed coup in Kiev touched off the Donbass conflict. All members were supposed to make the […]
Source link Israel is bracing for an Iranian counterattack after striking Tehran’s embassy in Damascus Iran has warned the US to “stay away” from any potential clash between itself and Israel, while Washington has cautioned Tehran against targeting American facilities, Iranian presidential aide Mohammad Jamshidi said on Friday. “In a written message, the Islamic Republic […]
Source link Potential delivery of German-made Taurus missiles to Kiev could undermine Berlin’s own security, Sahra Wagenknecht says Lawmakers across the German political spectrum who are considering delivering long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine should realize that this would put the lives of millions of Germans on the line, veteran left-wing politician Sahra Wagenknecht has argued. […]
Source link Sending NATO troops into Ukraine would block any diplomatic efforts to stop conflict between Kiev and Moscow, Rome has warned Paris and Warsaw have no right to speak for all NATO members when it comes to troop deployment into Ukraine, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto told La Stampa newspaper in an interview published […]
Source link Emmanuel Macron reportedly views Olaf Scholz as an unambitious coward, while Scholz sees his French counterpart as a wannabe monarch The relationship between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron has long been strained, but Macron’s recent refusal to rule out sending troops to Ukraine has driven tensions to boiling point, […]
Source link A newly released study has found that General Aleksandr Syrsky enjoys far less public confidence than his predecessor A newly released Ukrainian poll has revealed declining public confidence in the country’s civilian and military leadership after President Vladimir Zelensky sacked the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The Kiev International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) […]
Source link The EU will not help Ukraine obtain drones as the country is already proficient at manufacturing UAVs, the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has said. The diplomat, who visited Kiev on Wednesday, said the EU has already provided Ukraine with €88 billion ($95 billion) in aid, including €28 billion ($30 billion) in […]
Source link The US and several other countries have cut funding for the UN Palestinian refugee agency amid terror-related claims by Israel UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on Western nations not to penalize relief workers after the US and several other major donors suspended funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for […]
Source link Participants in a survey believe that adopting the single currency would risk price increases A majority of Czechs are skeptical about transitioning to the euro, believing that adopting the single currency would carry inflationary risks and would not benefit the country, the media outlet iRozhlas reported this week, citing the latest poll. Some […]
Source link The outcome is certainly a boon for the US, allowing it to continue its campaign of pressure on China In the heart of the Asia-Pacific, the self-governing island of Taiwan – formally the Republic of China (ROC) – finds itself at the crossroads of history and geopolitics once again as it rides the […]
Source link US taxpayer money should not be wasted on Kiev’s “losing war,” Marjorie Taylor Greene says Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has said that any spending bill pairing US border security with more military aid for Ukraine amid the conflict with Russia would be “a slap in the face” of the American people. US […]