Source link The device was found at a facility slated for use by General Valery Zaluzhny, Kiev’s security service has said The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) has launched a criminal investigation after a covert listening device was discovered in an office linked to the commander-in-chief of the country’s armed forces, Valery Zaluzhny. The bug was […]
Source link Britain’s military is making contingency plans for deployments to the battlefront, Kiev’s former diplomat to London has claimed British military leaders are making contingency plans for sending troops to Ukraine in case a disastrous turn of events on the battlefield necessitates their deployment to help fight Russian forces, Kiev’s former ambassador to the […]
Source link This week’s EU summit saw the bloc’s leaders play a clever political game by maneuvering into advantageous positions By Timofey Bordachev, Programme Director of the Valdai Club If for President Vladimir Zelensky Ukraine’s failures in Washington represent a serious disappointment after all the promises he was made earlier, for the EU the slowdown in […]
Source link European agro-producers won’t be able to compete if the country is admitted to the bloc, the deputy agriculture minister says Ukraine’s admission to the EU could be perilous for the bloc’s agricultural sector, Warsaw’s deputy agriculture minister, Michal Kolodziejczak, told Polish broadcaster RMF FM on Saturday. His comments came in response to this […]
Source link Recruiters are “shoving people into cars” and pressing them into service against their will, the American newspaper reported Ukrainian military recruiters have taken to “snatching” men off the streets and forcing them to fight, the New York Times reported on Friday. With casualty rates soaring, recruiters have allegedly turned to the injured and […]
Source link Kiev has “squandered” its opportunity to negotiate a favorable peace deal, a top Russian diplomat says Ukrainian leaders have blown their chance to find a favorable exit from the country’s conflict with Moscow, so any agreement to end the fighting will be inferior to the deal from which President Vladimir Zelensky walked away […]
Source link Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban previously threatened to use the “hard veto” against Ukrainian accession to the bloc German Chancellor Olaf Scholz convinced Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to leave the room where the bloc’s leaders were voting on whether to open negotiations with Ukraine about joining the EU, he confirmed to reporters […]
Source link Kiev still has “big plans” underpinned by Western equipment not yet destroyed, the report says Ukraine could be gathering forces to launch a fresh counteroffensive in 2024 after its first push, which started this summer, failed to break Russian lines, Welt reported on Friday, citing a German expert. In an interview with the […]
Source link Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has signaled that Budapest will resist any attempts to put it at a disadvantage Hungary will block the EU’s accession talks with Ukraine if it believes they are going in a direction that harms the country’s national interests, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said. In an interview with […]
Source link A spokesman for the Russian church branded the move “lawless” and an “attempt to intimidate parishioners” Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has been put on a criminal wanted list by Ukraine’s Interior Ministry. The document identified the Patriarch by his secular name and described him as “an individual hiding […]
Source link Sadiq Khan reportedly argued that the transfer would not benefit city residents, sparking outrage London Mayor Sadiq Khan has rebuffed a request from his counterpart in Ukraine’s capital to donate cars that are to be scrapped as part of a major environmental program, the Daily Telegraph reported on Friday. According to the article, […]
Source link Washington is basically telling Kiev’s soldiers to “go and die” while knowing they cannot win, Dmitry Peskov has told NBC The US has to review its current position on both the Ukraine conflict and relations with Russia if it wants to restore dialogue with Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told NBC in an […]
Source link The French president said that he will defend existing members’ interests during talks with Kiev The EU will need to substantially reform its rules before Ukraine can join, French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters on Friday. Macron backs Kiev’s accession to the bloc, but warned that Ukraine must not be allowed to undercut […]
Source link The prime minister has said he allowed accession talks to begin, but will “pull the handbrake” if necessary Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said his government will have around 75 more opportunities to block Ukraine’s path to EU membership, and that allowing accession talks to begin was a political gesture by Brussels. EU leaders […]
Source link Geert Wilders is aiming to become prime minister after November’s surprise victory in parliament The Netherlands should not send more war aid to Kiev if it leaves the Dutch military unable to defend itself, Geert Wilders, who leads the conservative Party for Freedom (PVV), said in parliament on Wednesday. The comment came as […]