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.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has dismissed as unfounded and categorically condemned allegations in a joint communiqué by foreign ministers of the G-7 group regarding the Israeli war on Gaza, Iran’s nuclear program as well as alleged Tehran’s military help to Russia in the war on Ukraine.
Kiev has a strategy to continue its stalled counteroffensive push against Moscow and will try to yield victories shortly, President Vlodymyr Zelensky says.
The European Commission has recommended launching membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova once the two countries have concluded reforms required by the bloc.
The US is not pushing Ukraine toward negotiations with Russia, State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel has insisted, commenting on media reports claiming that such efforts are taking place behind closed doors. Over the weekend, Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelensky said that at least some of Kiev’s Western backers are likely engaged in back-channel communications with Moscow.
US Senate Democrats blocked a Republican push to win quick approval for a bill providing emergency aid to Israel that passed the House of Representatives last week, but that provides no assistance for Ukraine's war against Russia.
The Ukrainian government is hoping to set up partnerships with EU countries so it can continue fighting regardless of the outcome of the 2024 US presidential elections, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has stated.
The time is not right for elections in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated, after months of pressure from the West to organize a parliamentary vote in order to preserve the perception of democracy.
Kiev is gearing up for a massive drone bombing campaign against Russia this winter, as the fighting on the ground is expected to enter a lull due to harsh weather conditions, a Ukrainian general in charge of UAV operations has stated.
While Ukraine is not holding any talks with Russia to end the conflict, other countries are most likely engaged in such efforts, Ukraine’s President Vladimir Zelensky has stated.
Kiev is not willing to hold any talks with Moscow, Ukranian President Vladimir Zelensky has stated during a joint press conference with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. He also denied recent media reports that Ukriane’s Western backers are pushing it to engage in negotiations.
Western officials are engaged in behind-the-scenes talks with Kiev about potential peace negotiations with Moscow, trying to find out what concessions Ukraine might agree to, in order to end the conflict, NBC News reported on Saturday, citing sources.
The US Department of Defense announced a new $300 million military assistance package for Ukraine in addition to a $125 million drawdown, according to a release.
Western nations, which previously insisted that Ukraine should defeat Russia on the battlefield, are gradually changing their position, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated.
Kiev’s attempts to advance on the front line remain fruitless and are resulting in high battlefield losses and decreasing morale among Ukrainian troops, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu stated on Wednesday.
If the US stops funding Ukraine, Russia will win the ongoing conflict between the two countries, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told the US Senate Appropriations Committee, making the case for $44 billion more in military and other aid to the government in Kiev.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has become robotic after feeling betrayed by his Western backers, Time magazine has reported, citing members of Zelensky’s inner circle.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is currently trying to locate about 15,000 people who went missing during the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and is working with all relevant authorities, including those in Moscow, ICRC Director of Operations Martin Schuepp told Sputnik.
Several dozen Ukrainian drones have been spotted and destroyed over the Black Sea and the northwestern part of the Crimean Peninsula, the Russian military confirmed on Sunday.
The Ukrainian military will run out of ammunition next year, and Kiev’s Western backers won’t be able to fully restock it until 2025, European military experts told Le Monde. With Russian arms production in full swing, Moscow is better prepared for a war of attrition, the analysts warned.
The European Union is struggling to make good on its promise to supply Ukraine with one million artillery shells by next spring, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing sources.
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has removed one of the final hurdles blocking Sweden from joining NATO by submitting a bill approving Stockholm’s membership bid to parliament for ratification.
The White House has released a sweeping set of proposals to bolster Israel and Ukraine in the midst of two wars in the Middle East and Europe as well as invest more in domestic defense manufacturing, humanitarian assistance and managing the influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Washingtin will give Israel tens of thousands of 155mm artillery shells that were originally set aside for Ukraine, Axios has reported. The Israeli military reportedly told the Pentagon that it needed the shells to prepare for a ground invasion of Gaza.
Moscow is grateful to Beijing for its proposals on ways to end the Ukrainian crisis, but the government in Kiev keeps rejecting any constructive talks while stubbornly seeking Russia’s defeat on the battleground and suffering “enormous” losses in its failed counteroffensive, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated.
