Source link The US Defense Department says it could soon have to sacrifice the country’s own readiness unless Congress approves new aid for Kiev The Pentagon has urged Congress to approve US President Joe Biden’s supplemental funding package for Ukraine “as quickly as possible,” warning that its coffers are running low and it could soon […]
Source link FM Dmitry Kuleba has pushed back against concerns of “war fatigue” in the West, portraying the failed counteroffensive as a temporary setback Skeptics who seriously doubted that Kiev’s counteroffensive would result in the collapse of the Russian military have ultimately been proved right, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has admitted. He added that […]
Source link The German chancellor reportedly told the Hungarian PM to “grab a coffee” while the rest of the EU leaders would vote on the issue German Chancellor Olaf Scholz managed to get Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban out of the room at a key EU leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday so that he […]
Source link The prime minister previously lamented the “bad decision” to begin accession talks with Kiev, which he declined to block Hungary has vetoed an EU plan to spend tens of billions of euros in assistance to Ukraine, Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced on Friday, after a tense overnight session of the European Council in […]
Source link The promise of weapons to fight Russia for “as long as it takes” was false, the Belarusian president has claimed Promises of support given by the US and its allies to nations that used to be parts of the USSR are empty, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday, citing Ukraine as an […]
Source link Kiev’s limited resources could force its troops to retreat in the coming months, a former NATO commander warns Ukraine is unable to reclaim land taken by Russian forces and will likely have to accept territorial concessions before the conflict winds down, ex-NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis has argued. Writing in a Bloomberg […]
Source link The legislation marks a $28 billion increase to Washington’s military budget over last year The US House and Senate have passed a sweeping military spending bill worth more than $886 billion; it includes $300 million in additional aid for Ukraine. President Joe Biden is expected to sign the measure into law. Congress voted […]
Source link A last-minute climbdown by Hungary’s Viktor Orban opened the door for Kiev to start accession talks with Brussels EU leaders agreed on Thursday to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban – who had threatened to veto the decision – abstained from voting. Orban and others argue […]
Source link Some 617,000 soldiers and officers are fighting Kiev in some capacity, the Russian president has said Russia has deployed more than half a million service members, including many volunteers, in the combat zone of the Ukraine conflict, President Vladimir Putin has revealed. Speaking during his Q&A session on Thursday, the Russian leader was […]
Source link The Russian president blamed Washington for masterminding the 2014 coup in Kiev, which led to the current conflict The US was responsible for orchestrating the 2014 coup in Ukraine that overthrew President Viktor Yanukovich and ultimately led to the current conflict, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. He added that Washington “needed to […]
Source link There is nothing in Russia’s neighboring country that resembles the bloodshed in the Middle East, the president has said The Ukraine conflict, which will soon enter its third year, has resulted in far less devastation than the hostilities between Hamas and Israel that have been raging for several weeks, Russian President Vladimir Putin […]
Source link Chancellor Olaf Scholz has proposed dropping unanimity voting requirements for EU enlargement and aid to Kiev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has blasted Hungary for stalling the EU’s Ukraine aid efforts and accession talks and has suggested holding a majority vote at the European Council Summit regarding support for Kiev. His comments come as […]
Source link Kiev will run out of resources soon, sealing its fate by next spring or summer, the Chechen leader has predicted The Ukraine conflict will likely be over by the spring or the summer of 2024, since Kiev is running out of all necessary resources, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov predicted during a televised phone-in […]
Source link Around 96% of the authorized funds have been used up, with the rest to be spent this month, Karine Jean-Pierre has said The administration of US President Joe Biden is running out of pre-approved funds to help Ukraine in its fight with Russia, with only $1 billion left, the White House has said. […]
Source link Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on Germany’s parliament to bypass the national debt threshold for the sake of helping Ukraine Germany might have to declare an emergency at home just to provide additional assistance to Kiev next year if the situation in Ukraine gets any worse, Chancellor Olaf Scholz told the nation’s lawmakers […]