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Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly has admitted that the Canadian government’s goal is to topple the current Russian Putin regime.

A parliamentary delegation from Hungary said that it supports Sweden’s NATO membership bid after meeting the Swedish parliament’s speaker.

A nuclear-armed Russia “cannot lose” the current war, and any ceding of territory would lead to a “civil war,” according to Russian ultra-right ideologue Alexander Dugin, also known as “Putin’s brain” and “the most dangerous philosopher in the world,” who described the West as the “source of absolute evil.”

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola called for fighter jets to be sent to Ukraine as she made a surprise visit to the country.

Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius admitted this week that the German military is incapable of defending the nation if needed.

Finland’s Parliament gave final approval to the bid to join NATO, with lawmakers signing off on membership and the required legislation.

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has called for an immediate end to the war in Ukraine without any conditions. 

Alexander Lukashenko will arrive in Beijing on Tuesday, kicking off a three-day trip in which he will meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in Ukraine on Monday on a surprise visit to “reaffirm U.S. support for Ukraine” and transfer 1.25 billion dollars in aid.

Russia held its position as the largest coal supplier to Germany last year, despite Berlin being on the opposite side of the war in Ukraine.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the United States would provide $10 billion to Ukraine “in coming months,” during remarks she made Thursday at the G-20 finance summit in India.

WNBA star Brittney Griner received a standing ovation as she took the stage during Saturday night’s NAACP Image Awards banquet.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has downplayed the chances of a military victory for Ukraine, saying the war would likely end with negotiations.

President Zelensky declared that if America pulls military support from Ukraine, the U.S. will “lose NATO” and its global leadership position.

On Friday’s broadcast of “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that he believes “For sure” that the war between Russia and Ukraine will go on for another year, but the West will remain strong in support of

The UK will replenish stocks of any country that sends Russian or Soviet-era fighter jets to Ukraine, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said.

NATO has been mocked for comparing Ukraine’s war against Russia as a struggle comparable to the likes of Harry Potter and Marvel movies.

Mitsotakis said sending missiles to Ukraine would leave home undefended and they wanted new American systems before sending old to the front.

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has warned that “war is coming” to Britain, as he redoubled his demands for more military spending.

The Biden administration announced Friday that it would give another $2 billion in military aid to Ukraine as its war with Russia officially hits the one-year mark, bringing the total amount of American military assistance to over $30 billion in one year.

Sweden’s Security Service warned the risk of a possible conflict with Russia is at the highest level since the Cold War. 

Sean Penn’s new documentary Superpower is taking a beating at the hands of left-wing critics.

As the war in Ukraine nears the one-year mark this week, American skepticism of the war is growing and the Biden administration has yet to address it.

Biden’s top national security aides said that despite the risks, the president felt it was “really important” to take the trip to Ukraine.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Britain will be the first state to supply Ukraine with “longer-range weapons” to use in its war with Russia.

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year, just 8.5 per cent of Western businesses operating in Russia have actually left, despite many announcing their departure from the country.

French President Emmanuel Macron said that he does not support the policy of trying to force regime change in Russia against Vladimir Putin. 

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said to prepare for a “long war” against Russia, while calling for more weapons to be sent to Ukraine.

A Belgian man who bought 50 Leopard I tanks in poor condition at rock-bottom prices is asking as much as a million euros per vehicle as Belgium and other countries look to supply Ukraine.

Sir Kier Starmer told President Zelensky that the UK’s military backing of Ukraine will remain the same if he is elected as prime minister.

The UK government announced it will observe a moment of silence for Ukraine and demonstrate Britain’s “solidarity” against Russia.

The Biden administration’s seemingly endless supply of finance and weaponry to Ukraine is starting to wear thin with some Americans, a poll released Wednesday outlines, as domestic problems ranging from the rising cost of living to the porous southern border and free ranging Chinese spy balloons confront sympathetic yet frustrated voters.

A growing debate is emerging in Germany as to whether military conscription should be reintroduced after it was abolished in 2011.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has suggested that British long-range missiles, with the capability of hitting Crime, could be sent to Ukraine.