Source link Italian defense chief Guido Crosetto has told MPs that Rome will diversify its strategy, while continuing to back Kiev with weapons The conditions are ripe for a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine conflict and Italy will focus more on achieving this, Defense Minister Guido Crosetto has said. The official added that this does […]
Source link Demand has spiked due to Western efforts to arm Kiev, the Swedish military chief of staff has said The deficit of ammunition in Europe has led to inflated prices as Western nations scramble to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia, the chief of staff of the Swedish Armed Forces has said. Speaking […]
Source link The defeat of Kiev’s offensive means a tough year ahead, Lithuanian PM Simonyte has said Lithuania may have been too optimistic about Ukraine’s chances in the conflict with Russia, Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte told the state broadcaster LRT in an interview published on Tuesday. Speaking with LRT for the year-end special, recorded on […]
Source link Helsinki hurt itself when it abandoned decades of neutrality and allowed US troops on Finish soil, a senior Russian diplomat has argued Finland’s geographic location would make it Russia’s first target in a hypothetical war with NATO, so Helsinki had undermined its own safety by joining the US-led military bloc, senior Russian diplomat […]
Source link Italian defense chief Guido Crosetto believes the hostilities can only be stopped at the negotiating table It is time for all countries involved in the Ukraine conflict to start looking for a political solution to the crisis, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said on Saturday. The defense chief noted, as quoted by the […]
Source link Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has warned that the bloc’s economy would be killed if Kiev were allowed to join The European Union must carefully assess all the possible risks of granting membership to Ukraine, especially given that the country is still “at war,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview […]
Source link South Africa has submitted all necessary paperwork to the International Criminal Court (ICC), bringing war crime charges against Israel over its offensive in Gaza, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday, according to local outlet Eyewitness News. More than 19,000 people, mostly women and children, have been killed in Israeli air and ground assaults […]
Source link No one would risk attacking “the strongest… defense alliance in the world,” Hungarian FM Peter Szijjarto has said Russia poses no immediate threat to NATO, including to those members of the bloc located close to its borders, because any attack would trigger an overwhelming response, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has suggested. Speaking […]
Source link Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has vowed to challenge the consensus in Brussels The EU’s backing of Ukraine, sanctions on Russia, and “fanatic” environmental policies are “destructive for Europe,” yet Brussels does not tolerate discussion of these issues, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Saturday. “If we can’t tell the truth at […]
Source link The Lithuanian foreign minister accuses Hungary of opposing everything that “Europe stands for” Hungary’s stance on Ukraine suggests that it is opposed to European values, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis claimed on Monday while addressing an EU foreign ministers’ event. Hungary actively opposes the EU’s continued military and financial support to Ukraine, and […]
Source link The bloc’s financial resources to support Kiev are limited, according to Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares The EU may not have sufficient funds to continue its financial support of Ukraine, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares signaled in an interview with the newspaper El Pais published on Sunday. According to Albares, who […]
Source link A fair world is impossible with America in it, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Saturday, stating that it has become a “protector of Israel” due to the influence of Washington. This statement followed the US blocking a resolution calling […]
Source link The EU may allow member states to unilaterally end gas imports from Russia, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing draft legislation. According to the document, the measure would give any member state the power to “partially or, where justified, completely limit” or block Russian and Belarusian companies from buying capacity in European […]
Source link The mock burials were meant to strengthen soldiers’ psyches for large-scale hostilities, NRK has reported The Norwegian military is practicing burying soldiers and coping with the loss of life in light of the grim battlefield realities of the Ukraine conflict, local media reported on Thursday. The macabre training was part of army exercises […]
Source link Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar “can’t imagine” Kiev being part of the bloc while its conflict with Russia continues Ukraine cannot hope to join the EU any time soon as the country is not only embroiled in a bloody conflict with Russia but also has yet to meet a list of preconditions, Slovak […]