Source link The new legislation further simplifies mobilization procedures and introduces new penalties for draft dodgers President Vladimir Zelensky signed his country’s long-debated military mobilization bill into law on Tuesday, a legislation card publicly available on the Ukrainian parliament’s website indicates. The mobilization bill was passed by the Verkhovna Rada earlier this month, following a […]
Source link Tata Group will reportedly make semiconductor chips for the electric car manufacturer owned by Elon Musk Tesla has reportedly signed a deal to procure semiconductor chips for its global operations from Tata Electronics, which is part of one of India’s largest conglomerates, the Tata Group. The agreement was quietly finalized a few months […]
Source link New Delhi will reduce import tariffs on goods from Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland as part of the agreement New Delhi has signed a deal with a bloc of four European nations that includes an investment of $100 billion over 15 years and the creation of 1 million jobs in India. According to […]
Source link President Maia Sandu said the deal will help thwart what she says are increasing attempts by Moscow to destabilize the region Moldovan President Maia Sandu signed a defense cooperation agreement with France during her visit to Paris on Thursday. The deal comes as Western nations seek to strengthen the former Soviet state, located […]
Source link Warsaw has agreed to buy thousands of anti-tank grenade launchers from Saab, continuing its ramp-up in military spending Poland has continued its military buildup in response to the Russia-Ukraine conflict by agreeing to buy anti-tank grenade launchers from Sweden, its newest NATO ally. Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz announced the arms deal at […]
Source link The leaders of Italy and Canada signed security agreements with Ukraine during their visit to Kiev on Saturday, marking the beginning of the third year of the fighting between Ukraine and Russia. According to the deal signed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, Ottawa will provide $3.02 billion […]
Source link Ukraine has legalized medical cannabis, with first batches of imported product expected later this year Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has signed a bill legalizing the medical use of cannabis, with officials arguing it would help both soldiers and civilians to treat post-traumatic stress disorder amid the ongoing conflict with Russia. “A draft bill […]
Source link The move leaves Hungary as the last holdout in approving Stockholm’s application to join the US-led military bloc Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has formally ratified Sweden’s bid to join the NATO alliance, finalizing the decision after months of political wrangling over the Nordic state’s stance toward Kurdish militant groups deemed terrorists by […]
Source link The US-led bloc is struggling to meet Ukraine’s demand for 155mm artillery shells NATO has signed contracts worth $1.2 billion to purchase hundreds of thousands of artillery shells to replace those sent to Ukraine, the military bloc announced on Tuesday. The contracts, however, will only replace a fraction of the shells already donated […]
Source link The majority of the world is no longer willing to accept Western diktat. That heralds a revolution. By Timofey Bordachev, Programme Director of the Valdai Club The main events of international politics in 2023 have shown that the origin of the current fundamental changes is natural, and the main processes are constructive. That is […]
Source link The mammoth defense bill gives Ukraine a tiny percentage of the military aid promised by the White House US President Joe Biden has signed the country’s largest ever military budget into law. The $886.3 billion bill gives American troops a pay raise, but includes only a fraction of the military aid requested by […]
Source link The bipartisan legislation excluded “poison pills” and keeps the US government operational through early 2024 US President Joe Biden signed a stopgap spending bill into law on Thursday, averting a looming government shutdown. The limited appropriation of funds, which failed to include aid to Ukraine, passed the Senate on Wednesday. The piece of […]