Source link Ottawa will also spend billions expanding its military presence in Eastern Europe over the coming years The Canadian government will devote more than $800 million to military aid for Ukraine by the end of 2023, according to a new budget report. However, the document suggests major cuts to security assistance going forward. Published […]
Source link The EU Council president and German defense chief were among those who visited Ukraine on the anniversary of the Maidan unrest A cavalcade of high-ranking Western officials paid an unannounced visit to Kiev on Monday, on the tenth anniversary of the start of the violent protests in the Ukrainian capital that eventually plunged […]
Source link Mikhail Podoliak doubts his country has any future without a total victory over Russia A senior aide to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky claimed in an interview with Ukraine’s Channel 24 television station on Friday that Kiev must seize all territories lost to Russia, including the Crimean Peninsula, or risk disappearing from the world’s […]
Source link Weapons promised to Kiev should take a week to ship but instead delivery is being delayed for months, a senior official says The most senior adviser to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, Mikhail Podoliak, has said that the delivery of Western weapons to Kiev should be faster than it has been. In an interview […]
Source link The economy has largely recovered from last year’s sanctions-induced slump, according to VEB The Russian economy could expand beyond previous projections this year, Andrey Klepach, chief economist at the Russian state development corporation VEB.RF, predicted on Thursday. According to Klepach, gross domestic product (GDP) growth by the end of the year could reach […]
Source link Josep Borrell has said he is “shocked by the human suffering” on both sides of the conflict The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has urged Israelis to not be “consumed by rage” over Hamas’ deadly October 7 attack, arguing that one act of violence can not warrant another. Speaking during his […]
Source link The Quds Force leader made the pledged following reports that Tehran was seeking to avoid direct involvement in the Gaza conflict The head of Iran’s elite Quds Force has vowed to do “whatever it takes” to back Hamas in its war with Israel, claiming that the Palestinian militant group is headed for an […]
Source link British special forces soldiers reportedly had an “unofficial policy” of killing unarmed “fighting-age males” in Afghanistan One of the UK’s most senior generals allegedly withheld evidence of Special Air Service (SAS) soldiers executing handcuffed detainees in Afghanistan instead of disclosing it to military police, the BBC reported on Thursday. General Gwyn Jenkins, who […]
Source link The Estonian leader has been among the most hawkish toward Russia amid the conflict in Ukraine Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has said she would like to serve as the NATO bloc’s next secretary general, arguing she is uniquely qualified for the role. She remained confident despite a recent high-profile scandal involving her […]