Russia launched a wave of rocket and drone attacks against several regions of Ukraine on Saturday morning, a day after the U.K. announced a security pact with Kyiv and billions more toward Ukraine’s war effort. Saturday’s Russian barrage came as France’s newly appointed Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné arrived in Kyiv and pledged more French support … Read more
Ukrainians worry about the state of U.S. elections – CBS News Watch CBS News Some Ukrainians have expressed concern about the outcomes of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, with one lawmaker warning that the country could be “finished” without continuing funds from the U.S. Candidates are split on whether that funding should continue. CBS News’ … Read more
A HUGE inferno tore through a warehouse in St Petersburg this morning, leaving two injured and one missing in a suspected arson attack. The 70,000sqft blaze moved at “lightning speed” through the site that is reportedly used to to recruit migrant works for Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. 10 Over 300 firefighters as well as … Read more
Britain will increase their financial support for Ukraine to £2.5bn over the coming year, Rishi Sunak has announced. The PM pledged Britain’s largest annual commitment since Russia’s invasion, following a face-to-face meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. The new agreement in support of Ukraine’s long-term security will provide them with equipment such as long-range … Read more
BRUSSELS — Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has not officially asked to join the right-wing European Parliament group dominated by the Brothers of Italy and Poland’s Law & Justice party, despite having said that he was holding negotiations, according to a spokesperson. At a press conference with international media last month, Orbán indicated that he … Read more
The potential reelection of former U.S. President Donald Trump would be a “threat” to Europe, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned. “If we are to draw lessons from history, meaning the way he ran the first four years of his mandate, it’s clearly a threat,” Lagarde said Thursday during an interview with TV channel France 2. “Just look … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits soldiers at the Kupiansk front line on Nov. 30, 2023, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Ukrainian Presidency | Anadolu | Getty Images Ukraine is set to pitch its peace plan for ending the war with Russia to allied national security advisors in Switzerland on Sunday, as officials gather in the ski resort … Read more
PARIS — Emmanuel Macron picked Renew Europe Group President Stéphane Séjourné as France’s new foreign minister, the French presidency announced Thursday, in a widely expected government reshuffle. Séjourné’s appointment is likely to have big repercussions for European centrists ahead of the European election in June. The 38-year-old is a key operator in the Macron galaxy, … Read more
Sefa Ozel | E+ | Getty Images Russia is still obtaining large volumes of Western technology critical to its war in Ukraine, even as sanctions show some sign of taking hold, new analysis shows. China, Hong Kong, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have been increasingly important in funneling critical components to Russia, according to … Read more
Dozens of Ukrainian children from a Russian-occupied city in Ukraine were taken to Belarus and sent to “emergency survival training” with the Belarusian military, according to local media. The Belarus 4 Mogilev state television channel reported on Wednesday that 35 children from the city of Antratsyt in eastern Ukraine, which Russia has occupied since 2014, … Read more
