Russia, Ukraine
Blinken Signals U.S. May Allow Ukraine to Strike Inside Russia with American Weapons
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken signaled on Wednesday that the U.S. is weighing the idea of allowing Kyiv to strike Russian territory with American-provided weapons in light of the evolving battlefield situation in Ukraine.
France and Germany say Ukraine should be able to use their weapons to strike inside Russia
Ukraine should be allowed to use French weapons, including long-range missiles, against targets inside Russia from which Moscow attacks Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday.
Every NATO Step to Support Ukraine Will Help Contain Russia, Czech Minister Says
PRAGUE (Reuters) - NATO needs to send a signal that it will contain "Russian imperialism" and every move to aid Ukraine will help it do this, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said on Wednesday, as the military alliance meets this week to discuss support for Kyiv.
Ukraine Gets Green Light to Strike Inside Russia From NATO Ally
"The Polish position is that there should be no restrictions in this regard," said Cezary Tomczyk, deputy defense minster.
Calls grow to allow Ukrainian strikes inside Russia
Russia's Vladimir Putin has threatened ‘serious consequences’ if Western countries allow Ukraine to use western weapons to strike targets in Russia. The debate in the West is intensifying as Russian forces appear to be gaining ground in eastern Ukraine.
Russia Captures Two Settlements in Ukraine, Defence Ministry Says
Russian forces captured two villages in Ukraine, the defence ministry said on Monday. The settlements were Ivanivka in the Kharkiv region and Netailove in Donetsk. The Ukrainian military's General Staff said in a report late on Sunday its forces had repelled an attack near Ivanivka,
Russia Launches Wave of Mechanized Attacks at Ukraine
Russia did not make "significant advances," but likely hoped to test Ukraine's responses, U.S.-based think tank the Institute for the Study of War evaluated.
Russia intensifies recruitment of mercenaries for war against Ukraine – Ukraine's Defence Intelligence
Russia has significantly intensified its campaign to recruit foreign mercenaries for the war against Ukraine. Source: Press Service of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) Details: The intelligence service has information that the campaign is a recruitment of manpower in Central Africa,
Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Russia putting pressure on countries to shun peace summit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Russia was still trying to disrupt next month's world "peace ...
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The Kremlin is all-in on war in Ukraine. That includes transforming Russia’s economy.
Despite Western sanctions, Russia has persevered. Now the Kremlin appears to be consolidating its economy fully toward the ...
France's Macron urges a green light for Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia
French President Emmanuel Macron says Western countries should let Ukraine strike military bases inside Russia with the ...
Putin warns West not to let Ukraine use its missiles to hit Russia
Russian President Putin warned the West on Tuesday that NATO members in Europe were playing with fire by proposing to let ...
A major NATO country says Ukraine should be allowed to use Western weapons on targets inside Russia, on one condition
French President Emmanuel Macron said Ukraine should be allowed to use allied weapons to hit targets in Russia, but only ...
US Treasury official visits Ukraine to discuss sanctions on Russia and seizing Russian assets
A U.S. Treasury official is traveling to Kyiv this week to talk about U.S. financial support for Ukraine, efforts to tighten ...
Russia Raises Income Tax on Rich to Pay for Ukraine War
Moscow launched plans to sharply raise taxes on high earners and companies to fill state coffers and fund what it sees as a ...
U.S. Treasury's No. 2 Adeyemo Visits Ukraine for Talks on Tighter Russia Sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo will visit Kyiv on Wednesday for talks with Ukrainian ...
Russia-Ukraine war live: police search European parliament over possible Russian interference
A parliamentary employee’s home and offices raided amid accusations they were ‘paid to promote Russian propaganda’. ...