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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbour and ally Belarus

NATO cheif Jens Stoltenberg said the West should prepare for supporting Ukraine’s military efforts against Russia for the long-haul.

Finland’s Defence Minister has indicated that Ukraine has approached Finland for fighter jets in its ongoing conflict with Russia. 

Only seven of the thirty members met the two per cent of GDP military spending floor according to a NATO annual report.

The Swedish government has announced it will be sending a delegation of police to Ukraine to investigate war crimes committed by Russia. 

Spanish Minister of Defence Margarita Robles has announced that her country will be providing an additional four Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks to Ukraine, along with more infantry vehicles.

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

The United Kingdom is now running “dangerously low” on ammunition after sending large military aid packages to Ukraine, MPs have been warned.

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

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

A 59-year-old woman in Poland is facing up to five years in prison for posting pro-Russian and pro-Putin sentiments on Facebook last year.

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

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

Pressure is mounting on Ukrainian forces as fighting for the eastern frontline city of Bakhmut is getting ever more brutal with Russia.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Western powers must hand over their fighter jets to Ukraine in order to help them beat Russia, former UK Prime Ministers Liz Truss and Boris Johnson have said.

Germany lost over $100 billion as a result of the chaos brought about by the Ukraine War, the head of a major economic research institute in the country has said.

The head of NATO has rejected Ukrainian requests for it to be supplied with phosphorous weapons and outlawed cluster bombs.

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.

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.

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.

Britain’s defence minister has warned that Ukraine must learn to fight while using weapons and ammunition sparingly, or face the possibility of running out.

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

The UK government is currently rehearsing an economic response to a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, a report on Wednesday has claimed.

The Pentagon is considering sending illicit weapons intercepted from Iran to Ukraine, according to a defense official.

The issue of food security has been “criminally neglected” by the European Union amid the ongoing fertiliser shortage, an MEP has claimed.

Police in Ireland have been accused of using a “wall” of officers to prevent a peaceful protest against mass migration into the country.

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