Ukraine war - Page 24

The Ukrainian Parliament has decided the nation’s state of martial law will not expire later this month, extending it a further 90 days. 

Donald Trump is the only leader in the United States or Europe who is “strong enough” to put an end to the war in Ukraine, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said.

Ukraine claims to have sunk a Soviet-era missile corvette in the Black Sea, releasing footage showing a swarm bombing the ship and it sinking.

Hungary’s Orban pushed into dropping demands, allegedly on pain of severe punishment by the bloc if he didn’t step aside. 

Bill would allow authorities to confiscate money, valuables and assets from people convicted of spreading “deliberately false information”.

Nearly half of the German public are living in fear of a potential attack from Russia, a survey published this week found.

Top NATO general warns lessons of Ukraine show Europe its interior cities cannot expect to be left untouched if Russia and Alliance fight. 

The Czech Republic´s government signed an agreement with the United States on Monday to acquire 24 U.S. F-35 fighter jets.

Ukrainian defence ministry officials are accused of conspiring with an arms firm to embezzle almost $40 million earmarked to buy weapons.

The United States is reportedly planning on stationing nuclear weapons in the United Kingdom amid escalating tensions with Russia.

Ukraine said Russia has provided no credible evidence to back its claims they shot down a plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war.

Questions remained Thursday over the military plane crash that Russia said had killed dozens of captured Ukrainian soldiers.

Moscow court convicted former leader of Ukraine separatist rebels who called President Vladimir Putin a coward.

Govt strongly denies they are considering conscription even as military discusses how the Army is learning from “mission rehearsal” Ukraine.

Contrary to alarming claims by top military officers, there is no “direct or imminent” threat to NATO nations, the alliance’s head has said.

Army must prepared to “rapidly expand” to field a “citizen army”, top general says, praising Euro states for bringing back conscription.

Top Ukrainian junior Yelyzaveta Kotliar said she was “deeply sorry” after shaking the hand of a Russian opponent at the Australian Open.

Moscow claims downed transport jet was carrying 65 POWs, Ukraine says it was loaded with batch of missiles for Russian forces.

NATO signed for tens of thousands of artillery rounds to replenish the dwindling stocks as members supply ammunition to Ukraine.

Russian missiles struck three Ukrainian cities Tuesday, including its two biggest, killing at least seven people.

President signs decree on “territories of the Russian Federation historically inhabited by Ukrainians”, saying it is time to “take steps”.

Ukraine will change its citizenship law to allow foreign volunteer fighters and “all ethnic Ukrainians” around the world to get passports.

Ukraine must be willing to cede some of its territory to Russia for a peace deal, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico said.

At least 18 people were killed Sunday by shelling at a market on the outskirts of the city of Donetsk in Russian-occupied Ukraine.

Germany’s defence minister presented a less alarmist take on the Russian threat, saying an attack on NATO is not likely at the moment.

A Ukrainian drone struck an oil storage depot in western Russia on Friday, causing a massive blaze, officials said.

If the public starts ‘panic-buying’ radios, torches, and water to “survive the first 36 hours” then “that’s great”, NATO military chief said. 

Steadfast Defender 24 “will show that NATO can conduct and sustain complex multi-domain operations over several months”.

Aircraft flying over Poland and the Baltic once again reported major discrepancies in their GPS signals this week.

French manufacturers have reduced the manufacturing times for some weapons systems by half or more the defense minister said.

West no longer post-Cold War and is in a new “pre-war” era with limited time left to prepare for and deter future conflicts, the UK says.

Nigel Farage said Russia never would have invaded Ukraine under Donald Trump and that the increasingly dangerous world needs him back.

Ukrainian President headlining a frenzied first full day of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos.

Germany’s economy shrank 0.3%, struggling with expensive energy, higher interest rates, lack of skilled labor and a homegrown budget crisis.

Leaked German military documents have warned of a full-blown war between Russia and NATO with hundreds of thousands of troops deployed.

The Ukrainian air force shot down a Russian Beriev A-50 early warning and control plane and an Il-22 command center they claimed Monday.