US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Tuesday on supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia and the Israel-Hamas conflict. Issued on: 02/04/2024 – 04:54 2 min France is among major military suppliers to Ukraine, which has faced critical shortages of arms and troops as …
Hungary is expected to ratify Sweden’s NATO accession on Monday, clearing the last hurdle before the historic step by the Nordic country whose neutrality lasted through two world wars and the simmering conflict of the Cold War. Issued on: 26/02/2024 – 05:10Modified: 26/02/2024 – 05:21 2 min The Hungarian parliament’s vote, which is expected to …
Lviv, Ukraine — The mood in Ukraine is about as gloomy as it has been since Russia launched its full-scale invasion two years ago, on Feb. 24, 2022. Ukrainian troops are desperate for ammunition, and many feel they’ve been forgotten about by their global allies. Saturday’s two-year landmark will come right on the heels of …
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday said his troops were facing complicated fighting along sections of the sprawling front line, with delays in Western military aid impacting his army. Issued on: 19/02/2024 – 22:12Modified: 19/02/2024 – 22:13 1 min Moscow’s forces are back on the offensive in eastern and southern Ukraine, and captured Avdiivka in …
The governments of Poland, France and Germany vowed Monday to make Europe a security and defence power with a greater ability to back Ukraine, as fears grow that former US president Donald Trump might return to the White House and allow Russia to expand its aggression on the continent. Issued on: 12/02/2024 – 22:37 4 …
A key committee in the Turkish parliament on Tuesday approved Sweden’s bid to join NATO after months of delays, clearing another hurdle in the Nordic country’s accession process in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year. Issued on: 26/12/2023 – 18:03 2 min Sweden’s NATO bid had been stalled amid opposition from Turkey …
Poles began voting on Sunday in parliamentary elections that will prove crucial for future ties with the European Union and neighbouring Ukraine, as the ruling populists bid for a third consecutive term in power. Issued on: 15/10/2023 – 06:00Modified: 15/10/2023 – 07:43 3 min Opinion polls indicate the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party will …
Moscow seized the disaster diplomacy initiative after the deadly Derna floods, with Russian Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-bek Yevkurov arriving in eastern Libya with a promise of aid. Russia is helping Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar while seeking geostrategic payback. But the Derna tragedy has also drawn the US back into Libya, and that could be a …
Sweden’s Foreign Minister Tobias Billström remains optimistic that Türkiye will ratify Sweden’s planned NATO membership when the Turkish parliament reconvenes in October, as agreed with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at a summit in July. “The Swedish government has not had any signals during the summer other than that the cards that were put down then …