Source link The reason for Kiev’s failure is that it did not receive enough equipment, Czech President Petr Pavel has claimed Kiev’s much-touted summer counteroffensive operation has failed to produce the “expected” results, and has instead resulted in heavy casualties for the Ukrainian side, Czech President Petr Pavel admitted in an interview with French newspaper […]
Source link Slovakia will not agree to letting Ukraine become a member of NATO, Prime Minister Robert Fico has said in an interview. The US-led military bloc stopped short of offering Kiev an actual invitation at the summit hosted by Lithuania in June. The joint communique from the Vilnius meeting said only that NATO would […]
Source link The top diplomat says Washington aims to ensure that continued financial support for Ukraine will not be necessary US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that Washington has a clear strategy for the future of Ukraine but warned that financial support is wearing thin as an aid package stalls in Congress. Speaking […]
Source link Banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church might violate human rights, the intergovernmental organization has said Kiev’s push to outlaw the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) would violate freedom of religion, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Tuesday. Turk spoke at the meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, […]
Source link The reported attempt to eavesdrop on Valery Zaluzhny has sparked speculation over who was behind it The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) has confirmed that a listening device has been found in an office intended for use by General Valery Zaluzhny, the country’s highest-ranking military official. Domestic and international forces may have been interested […]
Source link Forcibly grabbed Ukrainians have shown “zero” efficiency on the frontline and must be motivated properly, Kirill Budanov says Forcibly conscripted Ukrainians have been displaying sub-par combat performance, Ukraine’s military intelligence chief Kirill Budanov has admitted. Still, the harsh recruitment drive must continue and no one will be able to “escape mobilization,” he warned. […]
Source link RT reviews Ukrainian leader’s account of Kiev’s gains in the conflict and compares it to Russian statements and open-source data Kiev’s forces haven’t lost a single village to Russia and have actually secured victory in the Black Sea, destroyed the Wagner group and continued to move forward, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky claimed during […]
Source link Washington has sent a clear signal that Kiev will not be accepted into the military block anytime soon, Aleksey Goncharenko has claimed Kiev’s hopes of speedy accession to the US-led military bloc have been dashed, member of the Verkhovnaya Rada of Ukraine Aleksey Goncharenko said in his Telegram channel on Tuesday. Washington is […]
Source link Kiev is spending more than comes in and is running out of money, the US Treasury secretary says The US will bear the blame should Ukraine be defeated on the battlefield if additional aid isn’t approved by Congress, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday. The US funds are “utterly essential” to Kiev, […]
Source link Boris Pistorius has brushed off criticism that Berlin is giving Kiev “too little to win and too much to lose” Germany is doing its best to provide Ukraine with necessary military assistance, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said. He recalled, however, that Berlin and Kiev are not part of the same alliance. […]
Source link Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar “can’t imagine” Kiev being part of the bloc while its conflict with Russia continues Ukraine cannot hope to join the EU any time soon as the country is not only embroiled in a bloody conflict with Russia but also has yet to meet a list of preconditions, Slovak […]
Source link Compromise within the bloc is reportedly hampered by the rise of far-right parties in Europe and the financial crisis in Germany Disputes over the EU’s joint budget could leave Ukraine without €50 billion ($54.3 bln) promised by the bloc, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Agreement is being hampered by the far-right’s win […]
Source link The Hungarian PM has advocated a strategic partnership with Kiev instead, to bring it closer to the bloc The European Union should not launch membership talks with Ukraine just yet, but establish a strategic partnership instead, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said. This transitional period, which could last up to a decade, […]
Source link Out of all the possible options, officials in Kiev seem to always opt for the worst. Last week, the West celebrated the tenth anniversary of what was known as “Euromaidan.” On November 21, 2013, then-President Viktor Yanukovich announced that Ukraine was suspending preparations for signing an EU Association Agreement, and journalist and activist Mustafa […]
Source link Marianna Budanova has been hospitalized after being diagnosed with heavy metal poisoning, reports claim Marianna Budanova, the wife of the head of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR), is in a hospital after allegedly being poisoned, the Babel news website claimed on Tuesday, citing intelligence sources. The outlet reported that Budanova was hospitalized after […]