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Ukraine War: Finland to decide on Nato membership in weeks says PM Marin

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin says her country will decide whether to apply to join Nato "within weeks".

April 13, 2022

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REUTERS |Prime Minister Sanna Marin (R) met Swedish leader Magdalena Andersson in Stockholm to discuss Nato

Why so much of the world won’t stand up to Russia

April 12, 2022

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Finland is hurtling towards NATO membership

April 09, 2022

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April 07, 2022

Viktor Orban Is Set for a Fourth Term as Hungary's Prime Minister. That Could Be a Boost for Putin

It was an election that was supposed to be dominated by Hungary’s woeful healthcare system following a dire pandemic response—

April 07, 2022

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and members of the Fidesz party celebrate on stage at the 'Balna' building on the bank of the Danube River of Budapest, on April 3, 2022. Attila Kisbenedek—AFP/Getty Images

April 04, 2022

‘War criminal’: Biden unleashes on Putin

US President Joe Biden called for a war crimes trial over the alleged atrocities in Ukraine that sparked a wave of outrage. WARNING: Distressing

April 04, 2022

Ukainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) speaks to the press in the town of Bucha, northwest of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, on April 4. Picture: RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP

April 03, 2022

Russia’s chilling dream of new ‘world order’ with China

The US has been pressing China not to support Russia – but Vladimir Putin has other, grander, plans, and the signs from Beijing are ominous.

April 03, 2022

TOPSHOT – Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a photograph during their meeting in Beijing, on February 4, 2022. (Photo by Alexei Druzhinin / Sputnik / AFP)

March 30, 2022

Russian bombers armed with nuclear warheads violated EU air space, Sweden says

Russian bombers armed with nuclear warheads have been accused of violating European Union air space, and doing so on purpose.

March 30, 2022

An image of the Russian planes. Picture: Swedish Air Force/TT/AFP

March 29, 2022

Russia vows to ‘radically reduce’ military activity in northern Ukraine

Experts and western diplomats voice caution over pledge on first day of face-to-face talks in Istanbul

March 29, 2022

00:45 Russia says it will 'radically reduce military activity' around Kyiv and Chernihiv – video

March 19, 2022

Japan pushes India to denounce Russia

The Japanese PM said that Russia’s actions in Ukraine are ‘shaking the very essence of the international order’

March 19, 2022

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sits his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida during a signing of agreements in New Delhi, Saturday, March 19, 2022 © AP / Manish Swarup

March 19, 2022

US should have dialogue with Russia, address ‘crux’ of Ukrainian crisis, China’s Xi tells Biden

The presidents of the two countries have held talks discussing the hottest international and bilateral issues

March 19, 2022

March 14, 2022

US tells allies China signalled openness to providing Russia with military support

Moscow requested equipment including surface-to-air missiles, according to diplomatic cables

March 14, 2022

Jake Sullivan, US national security adviser, raised the issue during a meeting with Yang Jiechi, China’s top foreign policy official © AP

March 14, 2022

US urged China not to supply arms to Russia at ‘intense’ Rome meeting

China had denounced reports that Moscow asked for military equipment as ‘malicious disinformation

March 14, 2022

China has so far not condemned the Russian invasion or the mass killings of civilians in Ukraine. Photograph: Alexei Druzhinin/AP

March 11, 2022

Russians may soon need humanitarian corridors themselves, Zelensky warns

The Ukrainian president says Moscow’s offensive has provoked the wrath of the world

March 11, 2022

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky © Telegram / Zelensky / Official

March 10, 2022

Why India's failure to take a hard stance on Russia could backfire

India has abstained on every UN vote condemning Russia's actions in Ukraine

March 10, 2022

India has abstained on every United Nations vote condemning Russia's actions in Ukraine. (Manish Swarup/AP)

March 09, 2022

Poland says will only send planes to Ukraine in NATO plan

As US Vice President Kamala Harris visits, Poland has said it is only ready to supply fighter jets to Ukraine as part of a NATO initiative. Washington had earlier rejected a proposal to pass Polish planes on to Kyiv.

March 09, 2022

It's thought the handover of the 28 planes might not change the course of the war, but could lift morale

March 09, 2022

NATO chief warns Russia away from attacking supply lines supporting Ukraine

Stoltenberg says 'any attack against any ... NATO territory' would trigger self-defence clause

March 09, 2022

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg walk during their visit to Adazi Military base in Kadaga, Latvia, Tuesday, March. 8, 2022. (Roman Koksarov/AP)

March 08, 2022

Poland ready to place all its MIG-29 jets at the disposal of the US

Poland is ready to deploy all its MIG-29 jets to Rammstein Air Base in Germany and put them at the disposal of the US. The Pentagon said the proposal is "not tenable."

March 08, 2022

A Ukrainian MIG-29 fighter jet lands during the Clear Sky 2018 multinational military drills at Starokostiantyniv Air Base in Khmelnytskyi Region, Ukraine October 12, 2018 (photo credit: GLEB GARANICH/REUTERS)

March 08, 2022

China shocks over ‘iron clad’ relationship with Russia

There’s the “glaring failure” to condemn the invasion of Ukraine, but “extraordinary” details show where China’s loyalties really lie and why.

March 08, 2022

Picture: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP

March 07, 2022

NATO member bans arms supplies to Ukraine

Hungary explained its move by the need to protect its own safety and to prevent itself from entering “this war”

March 07, 2022

March 05, 2022

‘No other option’: Russia calls ceasefire

Thousands are fleeing the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol after invading Russian forces declared temporary ceasefire to allow people to evacuate.

March 05, 2022

Tanks move into the city, after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised a military operation in eastern Ukraine, in Mariupol. Picture: Reuters/Carlos Barria