US has no plan to send military trainers into Ukraine, top general says
The US is not planning to send military trainers into Ukraine and would only be likely to do so when the war there with Russia is over, the top US …
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Russia sends condolences to Iran following the deaths of ‘true friends’ Russia has sent its condolences to ally Iran after it was confirmed that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign …
Ukraine’s divisive mobilisation law comes into force as new Russian push strains front-line troops
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also signed two other laws on Friday, allowing prisoners to join the army and increasing fines for draft dodgers fivefold. Russia enlisted its prisoners early on …
Ukraine’s mobilization law now in force, sparking fears more essential workers will be drafted
A divisive mobilization law in Ukraine came into force on Saturday, as Kyiv struggles to boost troop numbers after Russia launched a new offensive that some fear could close in …
Ukraine war: Putin probes for weaknesses while Zelensky plugs gaps in his defences
“The Russians don’t have the numbers necessary to do a strategic breakthrough” and there are no indications they’re generating such forces, General Christopher Cavoli, Nato’s supreme allied commander for Europe, …
Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping agree to expand Russia-China military coordination
China and Russia on Thursday pledged to step up their military ties, despite Western pressure on Beijing to rein in Moscow from advancing in Ukraine. In a joint press conference …
Putin and Xi stress their partnership as Russia pushes in northeastern Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Chinese leader Xi Jinping for efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict at a Beijing summit Thursday, where the two leaders reaffirmed a “no-limits” partnership that …
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Russia and China’s relationship is more complicated than meets the eye, analysts say Russia’s relationship with superpower China is in the spotlight as President Vladimir Putin meets his Chinese counterpart …
Ukraine, Rockin’ in the Free World? Mixed reviews after Blinken’s Kyiv bar performance
For others, though, the top US diplomat’s basement-bar gig with the local band 19.99 – who delivered a heartfelt but not-always-tuneful cover of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World” …
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky cancels foreign trips amid Russian gains around Kharkiv
In what analysts describe as one of the most perilous moments for Kyiv in the war, Moscow’s forces have been able to capture several villages as they continue to bombard …