The plan is “a bridge to any stage of ending the war. A bridge that strengthens Ukraine. Strengthens it politically, in terms of weapons, and in understanding what our future will be after the war,” the Ukrainian president said. On his U.S. trip next week, Zelenskyy will meet with Biden as well as Vice President … Read more
“Western nations that provide Israel with weaponry,” the Turkish leader argued, “do so at the expense of being complicit in these violations.” “Until comprehensive, sustainable peace is established in Palestine, attempts at cooperation with Israel within NATO will not be approved by Turkey,” Erdoğan said on Friday at a summit of alliance members in Washington. … Read more
Earlier this month, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a comprehensive strategic partnership treaty that commits both countries to provide military assistance to each other if either is attacked. According to the pact, in case any one of the two sides is put in a state of war by … Read more
Pistorius wants to move quickly and have at least 5,000 fresh troops signed up next year, but rather than rushing bodies into active service, he proposes first to whip the state into shape to be able to hire, train and house recruits at scale. “It’s a start,” Pistorius said modestly of his plan, which will … Read more
He thanked Spain for providing additional air defense, artillery shells, and armored vehicles. Sánchez said that Spain is already preparing additional Patriot air defense missiles and Leopard tanks, providing no details about the numbers. Spain has refused to provide complete Patriot batteries to Kyiv but has agreed to send the missiles they fire. Zelenskyy said … Read more
Cavoli’s assessment comes from “very close contact with our Ukrainian colleagues, and I’m confident that they that they will hold the line,” he added. Despite Russia pressing along the frontlines with Ukraine, and recently launching an attack near Ukraine’s second city of Kharkiv, Cavoli said he was uncertain that this was Moscow’s full-scale summer offensive. … Read more
The Munich Security Index 2024 also reveals how the war in Ukraine is competing with other geopolitical threats and priorities. Concern about mass migration and radical Islamic terrorism now top the list of threats in Germany — a turnaround from the previous year. The threat posed by radical Islamic terrorism jumped to second place, compared … Read more
“We all have one goal. We must win the war and for that, we must eliminate the current problems of the Ukrainian army: logistics, rotation, and supplies. We, for some reason, have many troops that are very far away from the front. Overstaffed headquarters,” said the official in the presidential office. “Syrskyi will have carte … Read more
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan today signed into law Sweden’s accession to NATO. “Welcome Türkiye’s approval of the ratification of Sweden’s NATO accession,” Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson tweeted. “With this, a key milestone has been reached in Sweden’s path towards NATO membership.” All NATO members, except Hungary, have ratified Sweden’s application to join the military … Read more
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the last remaining holdout in Sweden’s bid to join NATO, now says he supports its application and vows that Hungary’s parliament will say yes “at the first possible opportunity.” Orbán’s remark, made during a call today with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, comes a day after he asked his Swedish counterpart … Read more
