UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has said he, military leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed deploying British troops in Ukraine to lead a training programme during talks in Kyiv last week. Free Report Latest Updates on the Ukraine/Russia Crisis Whilst at its core a humanitari...
KIEV, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Russia is redeploying its troops from Kiev and Chernihiv directions, in the central and northern Ukraine respectively, to Ukraine's eastern regions, Oleksiy Danilov, the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, said Wednesday. Some personnel, who were ...
That restriction reflects Ukraine’s most urgent needs, said Justice Minister Denys Maliuska, adding that he expects at least 4,000 men to volunteer in this first round of recruitment. For now, the convicts will serve only in units made up entirely of former prisoners, commanded by a regular...
"I don't think he misspoke," Lavrov said at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, in response to the disputed remarks of Emmanuel Macron on Monday, in which he said "everything that is necessary" must be done to ensure the defeat of Russia, including deploying troops. The Russian foreign minister ...
KYIV — Ukraine’s top general said Thursday that his troops were facing “extremely fierce” fighting as Russian forces close in on the strategic eastern city of Pokrovsk, and that “unconventional decisions” would have to be made to bolster Ukrainian defenses. Although the commander, Gen...
NATO chief Mark Rutte said Friday the alliance couldn't confirm that Pyongyang was deploying large numbers of troops to support the Russian war effort in Ukraine, AFP reported. Many experts question how much the North Korean troop dispatch would help Russia, citing North Korea's outdate...
The United States Army will be deploying troops to nearly three-dozen African nations in the coming year. Soldiers based out of Fort Riley, Kansas’ 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division will begin training in March 2013 in order to prepare for a project that will send troops to as many as ...
Russia Redeploying More Troops along Ukraine Border, U.S. Officials Say (Posted 2014-06-21 09:34:35) ; the Announcement Comes as President Petro Poroshenko Is Set to Unveil the Details of His 14-Point Peace PlanThomas GibbonsNeffCarol Morello...
Some airlines have canceled flights to the capital of Ukraine and troops there have unloaded fresh shipments of weapons from NATO members.
"All told, the number of forces that the secretary has placed on heightened alert comes up to about 8,500 personnel," the spokesperson said. Kirby stressed that no decision has been made on deploying U.S. forces, and that the troops on high alert include "additional brigade combat teams,...