Source link The cost to the West of supporting Kiev continues to rise, meaning Moscow’s best option is to wait From time to time, people ask why Russia is not acting more decisively in Ukraine, and why it appears to be dragging its feet. Some say it’s out of weakness, others suspect some secret agreements […]
Source link Zelensky has a math problem, J.D. Vance of Ohio has written in a New York Times op-ed Kiev cannot win against Moscow because it has run out of men and needs more weapons and ammunition than Washington could possibly provide, US Senator J.D. Vance said on Friday. Earlier this week, Senate Majority Leader […]
Source link British forces should be kept away from the front line but provide support such as training, James Heappey has said The UK should consider sending troops to Ukraine, former Minister of State for the Armed Forces James Heappey said in an interview with Sky News published on Friday. The comments came in response […]
Source link Less than a half of those asked in the NATO country want an increase in military aid to Kiev, a new survey has shown The vast majority of Germans do not believe that Ukraine can prevail against Russia, even with Western arms at its disposal, a new poll conducted on behalf of the […]
Source link Kiev is fighting “for our own interest” at comparatively small cost, the former British prime minister has said The Ukrainians are fighting the West’s fight with Russia and do not ask for much, so the money and resources put into the country generate “fantastic value,” according to former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. […]
Source link The Ukrainian parliament recently passed a bill to significantly simplify mobilization procedures Ukrainian leaders are unlikely to publicly acknowledge the scale of a new mobilization campaign, fearing it would send shockwaves across the country and demoralize the population, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The Ukrainian parliament passed a long-awaited mobilization bill this […]
Source link The West must accommodate Kiev’s membership aspirations to prove it’s not “afraid of itself,” the Ukrainian president has said Western nations must accelerate Ukraine’s accession to the EU and NATO or Russian President Vladimir Putin will consider them weak, Vladimir Zelensky has claimed. Kiev is hoping to join both the European Union and […]
Source link Moscow is ready for a peaceful solution, but will not accept imposed agreements, the Russian president has said Russian President Vladimir Putin has mocked a planned Ukraine peace conference in Switzerland, saying that Moscow is ready for a diplomatic solution but that holding negotiations without it is “nonsense.” Russia has not been invited […]
Source link Washington is reportedly “frustrated” that Western efforts to secure funding for Kiev have hit a snag The US has run out of options to help Ukraine beyond hoping Congress ultimately passes a $60 billion aid package before the frontline starts to crumble under Russian pressure, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing unnamed officials. According […]
Source link ‘Independent’ media are paid by the USAID and NED to advance Kiev’s narratives and silence critics A “sprawling constellation” of supposedly independent organizations and fact-checkers bankrolled by Washington has been behind labeling Americans who disagree with Kiev Russian propagandists, according to an investigation published on Thursday. Journalist Lee Fang and RealClearInvestigations have looked […]
Source link Latvia resolves to provide Kiev with military aid equivalent to 0.25% of its GDP each year, as part of new agreement with Ukraine Riga has resolved to supply Ukraine with military aid amounting to $120 million (€112 million) this year and will continue giving the equivalent of 0.25% of Latvia’s GDP in aid […]
Source link Almost three-quarters of Polish people don’t want NATO boots on the ground, Euractiv has reported, citing a new poll A vast majority of Poles are opposed to deploying NATO troops to Ukraine, Euractiv reported on Wednesday, citing a survey by the Public Opinion Research Center (CBOS). Almost three-quarters of respondents (74.8%) said they […]
Source link The former US president was privately invited by President Vladimir Zelensky to see the situation on the ground for himself Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump does not think it would be a good idea for him to travel to Ukraine while he does not hold public office, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing his […]
Source link Lawmakers in Kiev rejected a provision that would allow conscripts serving for three years to return home The Ukrainian parliament has voted against demobilizing the country’s longest-serving conscripts, forcing them to stay on the front indefinitely. The vote came as lawmakers passed a broad mobilization bill imposing new restrictions on draft-dodgers, and potentially […]
Source link Moscow has refused to take part in a planned international peace conference in Switzerland Any negotiations to settle the conflict in Ukraine would have no value without Russia’s participation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said, commenting on a conference scheduled to be held in Switzerland in June. The talks will reportedly be based […]