The country desperately needs more troops— and more ammunition — at a time when doubts about the supply of Western aid are increasing. The mobilization law was first envisioned after Ukraine’s summer counteroffensive failed to gain significant ground last year — and authorities realized the cou...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Thursday additional sanctions against Russia and the deployment of more troops to Europe as conflicts in Ukraine continue to evolve. Speaking from the East Room of the White House, Biden said the new measures will target ...
"I didn't go as I considered it unnecessary because there were more than enough men and I wouldn't even have a place near that truck (although when there were only three of us in a similar situation, then I pushed together with the men). The guys quickly pushed the truck out, turne...
Russia has added as many as 7,000 troops near the Ukraine border in recent days, contrary to claims by President Vladimir Putin that troops would be pulled back from the region.
The Latvian defence minister, Artis Pabriks, in an op-edpublished in the Financial Times, is also urging action on fellow EU members. “Ukraine needs more than weapons and hope. It needs membership of the EU and Nato. It would be a disgrace if we did not meet the request for EU acces...
But France’s Minister of Foreign Affairs STÉPHANE SÉJOURNÉ added some more clarity about his administration’s thinking. “We must consider new actions to support Ukraine. These must respond to very specific needs, I am thinking in particular of mine clearance, cyberdefense, the pro...
Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the beleaguered frontline city of Avdiivka to avoid being encircled, new military chief Oleksandr Syrsky said Saturday (17 February), handing Russia its biggest symbolic victory following Kyiv's failed summer counter-
“It’s important that we not rule everything out for the long term, because we never know how serious the situation becomes,” Valtonen said in an interview this morning. “But the Finnish position is clear: We are not right now sending any troops and not willing...
Following a conference call with defence ministers from more than 35 nations on Thursday, Ben Wallace said there would be more lethal aid going into Ukraine. “Ukraine needs longer range artillery and that’s because of what the Russian army has been doing which is now digging in and starting...
“We have already deployed thousands of troops,” he said. “The most important thing for Poland and allies in [the eastern part of] the NATO alliance is that there is more NATO presence in the east.” Stoltenberg said the Russian attack was no surprise because “that is exactly...