Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine Thursday. Kiev has confirmed war has broken out between Russia and Ukraine, and Moscow has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Poland would shoot down any Russian aircraft or missile that crosses into its airspace, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski stated during an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting on Monday.
British fighter jets are ready to “confront” Russian warplanes violating NATO airspace, the UK Foreign Secretary has told the United Nations, as she accused Moscow of risking “direct armed confrontation”.
Washington's new envoy to the United Nations has vowed to "defend every inch of NATO territory" as he addressed an emergency meeting over an incursion by Russian jets into Estonia's air space.
Ending the Ukraine conflict would entirely diffuse the risk of escalation between NATO and Russia, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in an interview with TASS on Monday.
French President Emmanuel Macron has pushed back against the idea of seizing frozen Russian funds, warning that doing so could backfire on the West and undermine global stability and security.
The EU is not going to impose tariffs on imports from India and China in spite of US President Donald Trump’s request, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has stated in an interview with Le Soir.
NATO scrambled two Eurofighter jets over the Baltic Sea after a Russian reconnaissance aircraft was detected flying without a filed flight plan, the German Delegation to NATO has reported.
NATO must remain united and respond decisively to Russian provocations, Czech President Petr Pavel has stated amid increased Russian violations of the alliance airspace.
NATO's response to Russia's latest provocation demonstrated that the alliance is prepared to use force if necessary, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur has told Estonian media outlet ERR.
Finland’s President, Alexander Stubb, has stated that security guarantees for Ukraine, which are being discussed by the so-called “coalition of the willing”, would compel the European countries that sign to fight Russia if Moscow launched military action against Ukraine again in future.
NATO should shoot down Russian fighter jets, Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene has stated. Her comments came after Estonia, Lithuania’s neighbor, accused Russia of violating its airspace – something that Moscow has denied.
A bipartisan group of American senators plans to introduce legislation to tighten sanctions on Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" of oil tankers, the Financial Times has reported.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a new package of sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine war, targeting “refiners, oil traders, [and] petrochemical companies in third countries, including China,” accused of helping Moscow bypass earlier restrictions.
US President Donald Trump has stated that Washington is profiting from the Ukraine war, contrasting his approach with the unconditional military aid provided to Kiev by the previous administration.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that he is ready to meet either with Russian President Vladimir Putin alone or together with US President Donald Trump, “without conditions” but rejected a proposal to travel to Moscow for talks.
The Donald Trump administration has approved its first U.S. arms aid packages for Ukraine funded by NATO allies under a new financial arrangement, two undisclosed sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Russia's state-owned oil pipeline monopoly Transneft has warned producers they may have to cut output after Ukrainian drone attacks damaged key export ports and refineries, three industry sources told Reuters.
US President Donald Trump has renewed calls for a settlement to the Ukraine war, insisting that President Volodymyr Zelensky will eventually have to reach an agreement with Moscow.
The European Union has delayed presenting its new package of sanctions against Russia, Politico has reported, citing several EU diplomats. The outlet attributed the delay to pressure from the Donald Trump administration to impose even tougher restrictions on Moscow, which has elicited resistance from Slovakia and Hungary.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking to manipulate the U.S. leadership and break out of isolation, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has told Sky News in an interview.
By providing military assistance to Ukraine, NATO countries are "at war" with Moscow, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Russian journalists during a briefing.
President Donald Trump has warned that Washington will only escalate sanctions against Moscow if EU and NATO countries match United States measures and halt their purchases of Russian crude oil.
