After Kyiv reportedly began deploying the weapons last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin reserved “the right” to strike military targets of countries that had supplied the missiles to Ukraine. But Germany has repeatedly refused to join its allies in providing similar weapons. On Friday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz again ruled out sending … Read more
Both the Kremlin and Pyongyang deny they have engaged in military transfers. And NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Friday that he could not “confirm reports that North Koreans are actively now as soldiers engaged in the war effort.” But Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last summer signed a comprehensive strategic partnership treaty that commits … Read more
Glucksmann, a member of the Socialists and Democrats group in the European Parliament, said France sends “only 3,000 shells per month” to Ukraine, while Russia fires “20,000 shells a day.” While some early estimates indicated that Russia could be firing as many as 20,000 shells a day, others sees that figure as being closer to 10,000. He accused Macron … Read more
Bayrou sharply criticized the new government, arguing that there is a “constant, ongoing, progressive and increasingly serious rift between the people and power structures.” The centrist leader, who formerly served as education minister and was thought to be a candidate to take the post once again, also expressed his disapproval of “the underlying notion that … Read more
