Source link Republicans in the lower chamber are looking for ways to sell the bill to their base The US House of Representatives is likely to vote on the $61 billion Ukraine aid bill, with some “innovations” added, after it returns from recess on April 9, Speaker Mike Johnson has said. The Louisiana Republican has […]
Source link An expansion of a formal investigation against Margarita Simonyan has been announced by the Ukrainian secret police The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has expanded its investigation against RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan. The agency suspects Simonyan of several criminal offenses under Ukrainian law. She was described in a Monday statement as a “propagandist” […]
Source link Western advisers and instructors are actively supporting Kiev’s forces against Russia, the defense minister has said Every NATO member already has military personnel in Ukraine, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur claimed on Monday. Under no circumstances, however, will forces from the US-led bloc take part in the hostilities against Russia, the minister insisted […]
Source link The country’s public finances are in a “catastrophic” state, a source from the organization has told TASS Ukraine could go bankrupt as early as next year unless Western countries agree to write off or restructure its debts, an official from the World Bank told TASS on Saturday. Kiev is reliant on financial aid […]
Source link Kiev will get used but “still functional” VAB vehicles, French Defense Minister has said Paris will supply Kiev with additional surface-to-air missiles and hundreds of armored vehicles, previously utilized by the French forces, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu has announced. The deliveries are set to begin as early as this summer and stretch […]
Source link Rep. Tim Walberg insists his “metaphor” was distorted and taken out of context Michigan congressman Tim Walberg believes that Washington should not waste money on humanitarian aid for civilians in Gaza or Ukraine, and instead focus on supporting Israel’s and Kiev’s war efforts to achieve “quick” victories. Walberg reportdly made his controversial remarks […]
Source link Once the US has its claws in a country, it won’t let go easily – and friend or foe, you’ll be left drained and broken ‘March Madness’ is such a NATO thing. The Western military alliance routinely kicks off conflicts in foreign countries during this particular month, most recently Serbia (1999), Iraq (2003), […]
Source link The French president was right in his attempt to be “strategically ambiguous” on the issue, Finland’s foreign minister says French President Emmanuel Macron has done the right thing with his efforts to maintain “strategic ambiguity” to keep Russia guessing whether the collective West may actually deploy troops to Ukraine or not, Finnish Foreign […]
Source link Kiev should pursue a “negotiated settlement” with Moscow before it loses all access to the Black Sea, the billionaire has argued Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has reiterated his belief that Ukraine’s position is weakening with each passing day of the hostilities, warning that the “real question” is how much territory Kiev will […]
Source link The US Navy “did not have adequate internal controls to prevent overexecution” of allocated funds, the department’s watchdog has said The US Navy has overspent hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Ukraine due to recurring accounting errors, according to a Pentagon watchdog’s report that warned the service branch may not have […]
Source link The Hungarian PM has said he is making efforts towards reaching a diplomatic solution to the conflict between Kiev and Moscow Ukraine’s path to peace and security could lie in establishing a buffer zone next to the Russian border, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said. With the conflict between Moscow and Kiev […]
Source link Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has confirmed media reports that the White House urged him to stop attacks on Russian infrastructure, but argued that they will continue unless the US supplies him with more and better weapons. Zelensky gave an interview to Washington Post columnist David Ignatius, which was published on Friday as an […]
Source link Lithuania has used the conflict to “cancel” all historical references to Russia Authorities in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius have agreed to consider a proposal to rename ‘Russian Street’ after the first Lithuanian combatant killed fighting for Ukraine. Rusu Gatve, or Russian Street, is located in the oldest part of Vilnius. Earlier this […]
Source link Mikhail Bulgakov’s legacy should be examined over links to “Russian imperial policy,” according to an official statement The Ukrainian Institute of National Memory has ordered the legacy of renowned novelist and playwright Mikhail Bulgakov to be examined for compliance with the law on “Russian imperial policy.” The ruling represents another step in Kiev’s […]
Source link At least 20 Polish nationals fighting for Kiev have been killed in battle, according to one soldier of Ukraine’s foreign legion, who spoke to Polish radio on Friday. Piotr Mitkiewicz joined the ‘International Territorial Defense Legion of Ukraine’ in May 2022 and has frequently spoken to Polish media about his experiences. His latest […]