Source link The Wall Street Journal has quoted the academic as explaining that Washington’s commitment to Israel’s defense has caused envy in Kiev There is growing disenchantment with the US among Ukrainians over its perceived lack of commitment to their defense, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing the director of the Center for International […]
Source link Kiev’s new effort to scoop up more bodies for the front is a response to looming catastrophe – and a catastrophe in itself Ukraine’s situation is extremely precarious, if you want to put it optimistically. A more realistic term is “catastrophic.” The country faces steady, accelerating advances of Russian forces that are well-motivated […]
Source link The country’s energy infrastructure has been badly damaged by Russian airstrikes Saving electricity should become a habit for Ukrainians due to supply constraints resulting from Russian airstrikes on energy infrastructure, according to Sergey Kovalenko, the head of Yasno power provider. The firm is a subsidiary of DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private power generating company. […]
Source link Nobody can sit out mobilization, Land Forces Commander Aleksandr Pavlyuk has warned Ukrainian citizens must realize that none of them will be able to escape mobilization as Kiev’s military suffers personnel shortages, Land Forces Commander Aleksandr Pavlyuk warned in a Facebook post on Monday. Last Wednesday, Ukraine lowered the military conscription age from […]
Source link A neo-Nazi-linked activist wants the town councilor fired for observing Russia’s presidential election The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations has demanded that a small-town councilor be fired for traveling to Russia to observe the country’s recent presidential election and congratulating Vladimir Putin on his “transparent and comprehensive” victory. Adrian McRae of Port Hedland […]
Source link The lack of military volunteers is a “sensitive issue” ahead of mobilization reform, a leading Ukrainian sociologist has said Most Ukrainians expect their country to win in the armed conflict with Russia, but just 8% are willing to fight to further their cause, the head of a leading Kiev-based pollster said in an […]
Source link Lieutenant General Jaroslaw Gromadzinski was recalled to Warsaw from his post at the head of the Eurocorps force The Polish Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday that it had recalled the commander of the six-nation Eurocorps military force and opened an investigation into his “personal security clearance.” In a statement on its website, the […]
Source link The conflict is about preserving the US role in the world, the EU’s top diplomat has said The US and the EU support Ukraine not because they love the Ukrainian people, but because this serves their geopolitical interests, the EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told CNN on Monday. Appearing on Christiane Amanpour’s […]
Source link Britain has ruled out a “full-blown military deployment,” the PM’s spokesman said London has no plans of sending its troops to fight Russia alongside Ukrainian soldiers, a UK government spokesman told Russia’s TASS news agency on Wednesday. The comment came after French President Emmanuel Macron said that he could not rule out an […]
Source link Kiev is also “disheartened” by the decline in military aid from Washington, the paper reported Two years into the conflict with Russia, the Pentagon is becoming “frustrated” with Ukraine due to its reluctance to heed battlefield advice from the US military, the New York Times has reported. Washington has been Kiev’s primary backer […]
Source link High payments contribute to low employment and put financial pressure on municipalities, politicians have warned Calls are increasing to tighten social payments to Ukrainian refugees in Germany, as the heads of 16 federal states prepare to meet with Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday to discuss the economic impact of immigration policies. Ahead of […]
Source link Ireland’s current level of support is “not sustainable,” Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys has reportedly warned Ukrainian refugees living in subsidized housing in Ireland may soon see their welfare benefits slashed, Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys has indicated, according to local media. She called the current arrangement “not sustainable in the long run.” […]
Source link Relationships between the refugees and their British hosts have broken down, the report found At least 15,000 Ukrainian refugees have sought homelessness support after relationships with their British sponsors broke down or ended, according to a report published by the UK government on Friday. As of January, Around 141,000 Ukrainians have come to […]
Source link The US has no plan in place to maintain, service or repair tanks, armored vehicles and air defense systems Washington has given to the Ukrainian military, Pentagon Inspector-General Robert P. Storch has admitted. The failure to plan “puts at risk Ukraine’s ability to fight effectively using the US-provided equipment, as well as the […]
Source link PM Denis Shmigal says his country has lost a third of its economy and some 3.5 million jobs since the start of the conflict with Russia Ukraine has lost a significant portion of its territory and has suffered major economic damage during the conflict with Russia, Prime Minister Denis Shmigal said on Tuesday. […]