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August 27, 2023

World

NATO’s Ukraine strategy has failed – ex-Italian PM

Western efforts to arm Kiev and break the Russian economy are getting nowhere, Giuseppe Conte has said

By Editors Desk

Leader of Italian populist Five Star movement Giuseppe Conte addresses he media on October 20, 2022 in Rome. © Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP

August 22, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

U.S. tells Americans to leave Belarus immediately

According to a recent Google Flights search, there were no direct or connecting flights from Minsk to the United States.

By Editors Desk

Lithuania installed razor wire last week in Sumskas, on its border with Belarus. The U.S. Embassy warned that avenues for leaving Belarus could become more limited. (Janis Laizans/Reuters)

August 20, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Ukraine running out of options to retake significant territory

Without more advanced weapons slated to bolster the front line or fully committing forces still being held in reserve, it is unlikely that Ukraine will be able to secure a breakthrough in the counteroffensive, according to analysts.

By Editors Desk

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August 16, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

France’s Sarkozy urges West to get real on Crimea

Europe and Russia need each other, the former French president has said

By Editors Desk

FILE PHOTO: France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy © Gonzalo Fuentes / Pool via AP

August 05, 2023

Europe

The West Sanctioned Russia’s Billionaires. Now They Are Fighting Back.

Russia’s business elite was sanctioned to pressure Putin, but war in Ukraine continues

By Editors Desk

President Vladimir Putin has called on the business elite to come back home to Russia. PHOTO: ALEXANDER KAZAKOV/KREMLIN/SHUTTERSTOCK

July 27, 2023

World

‘Change in tactics’: Panic as Russian drones attack port just 200m from Romania

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has just taken a dangerous turn, with an increasingly desperate Vladimir Putin making a terrifying move.

By Editors Desk

Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to be growing increasingly desperate. Picture: AFP Photo/TASS Host Photo Agency/Vladimir Smirnov

July 11, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Ukraine could skip step on path to NATO membership – Stoltenberg

The bloc’s secretary general says Kiev will not have to go through the Membership Action Plan, unlike other candidates.

By Editors Desk

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addresses a press conference on Sweden's application to join NATO at the start of a NATO Summit in Vilnius on July 10, 2023. © PETRAS MALUKAS / AFP

July 07, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

US preparing ‘Israel-style’ security guarantees for Ukraine – Biden

Kiev is not yet ready for NATO membership, the US leader told CNN

By Editors Desk

July 04, 2023

World

NATO secretary general confirms term extension

Jens Stoltenberg, who was due to vacate his post in September, tweeted that he will lead the military bloc until October 1, 2024

By Editors Desk

ecretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg © Mateusz Wlodarczyk / NurPhoto via Getty Images

June 17, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Putin Ally Says Nuclear Weapons 'Must' Be Used to Strike NATO Countries

Newsweek reached out to NATO for comment via its online press form.

By Editors Desk

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen during a meeting in Moscow on Tuesday. A key ally of the Russian president urged for the Kremlin to use nuclear weapons against NATO countries. GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/SPUTNIK/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

June 02, 2023

World

Britain’s defense chief, a contender to run NATO, lays out his vision

In an interview, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace says the alliance must press its members to spend more on defense if Russia is to be contained

By Editors Desk

British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace arrives at 10 Downing Street in London last summer. (Frank Augstein/AP)

May 31, 2023

World

Macron extends olive branch to Eastern Europeans

The French president was applauded for hitting several popular policy notes in the east.

By Editors Desk

kraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and France's President Emmanuel Macron | Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images

May 31, 2023

World

France's Macron says Putin has jolted NATO awake at Slovakian summit

French President Emmanuel Macron said at a security conference in the Slovakian capital on Wednesday that his Russian counterpart President Vladimir Putin had jolted NATO awake by invading Ukraine last year. Macron also called on the West to offer Ukraine "tangible and credible" security guarantees as it battles the Russian invasion.

By Editors Desk

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the GLOBSEC regional security forum in Bratislava, Slovakia, on May 31, 2023. © Ludovic Marin, AFP

April 24, 2023

World

Eastern European countries scramble after China gives Russia ‘permission’ to invade

A prominent Chinese ambassador has given tacit approval for President Vladimir Putin’s plans to re-establish Russia’s lost empire.

By Editors Desk

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. Picture: Getty Images

April 24, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Major US act Russia ‘will not forgive’

A high ranking Russian official has exploded at a gesture from the US, warning the superpower that Moscow “will find ways to respond”.

By Editors Desk

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his deputy have slammed the US for the last-minute denial of visas to Russian journalists.

March 20, 2023

World

China’s Xi Arrives in Moscow as Beijing Seeks to Position Itself as a Peacemaker

But with Russia and Ukraine fighting for advantage on the battlefield, neither is interested in talks for now

By Editors Desk

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s plane in Moscow on Monday. PHOTO: SERGEI SAVOSTYANOV/ZUMA PRESS

March 17, 2023

World

Date for Xi Jinping visit to Russia revealed

The Chinese president will arrive in Moscow next Monday and stay for three days, both sides have confirmed

By Editors Desk

FILE PHOTO. Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of their talks in Moscow, Russia. © Global Look Press / Xinhua/Li Xueren

March 16, 2023

World

Russian jet dumps fuel on U.S. drone in video released by Pentagon

Incident has sparked concerns that U.S. and Russia could be brought closer to direct conflict

By Editors Desk

Source: U.S. Army, and Airforce Technology (CBC)

March 14, 2023

World

US accuses Russia of downing drone

European Command says a Reaper UAV was damaged in an encounter with two Su-27s

By Editors Desk

An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft. © Isaac Brekken/Getty Images

March 04, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

With Western support for Ukraine flagging, a protracted war is in Vladimir Putin’s interest

Ambiguity has held Kyiv’s allies together so far – but it will divide them when the conflict’s final stages approach.

By Editors Desk

Photo by Maksim Blinov / Sputnik / AFP via Getty Images

NATO-Russia relations

A high ranking Russian official has exploded at a gesture from the US, warning the superpower that Moscow “will find ways to respond”.