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Russia’s criminal aggression against Ukraine, which has been ongoing for almost a year, remains the most serious threat to international security and an unprecedented challenge to the international community since the Second World War. This is stated in the joint statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, and the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Oleksii Reznikov, regarding the urgency of strengthening Ukraine's defense capabilities As noted, this war poses a particularly acute danger for the Euro-Atlantic community, in particular, in view of Russia's undisguised goals to destroy the European security order and question the viability of…

UK defence secretary will meet counterparts from Poland and Baltics in drive to get Berlin to agree re-export of Leopard 2 tanks The meeting between the defence secretary, Ben Wallace, and other defence ministers will take place a day before a larger meeting in Germany to discuss future weapons shipments to Ukraine. Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Dan Sabbagh and Kate Connolly in BerlinTue 17 Jan 2023 18.37 GMTLast modified on Tue 17 Jan 2023 18.44 GMT British defence secretary Ben Wallace will join counterparts from Poland and the Baltic countries in Estonia to mount a final attempt to put pressure…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has given the new commander of the Russian military forces in Ukraine a March deadline to seize control of the Donbas region, according to a Ukrainian intelligence spokesman. Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, told Ukraine's Freedom TV on Monday that General Valery Gerasimov was ordered to capture the eastern region in Ukraine by March. The news outlet Ukrainska Pravda reported that Yusov also said during the interview that Putin has set similar deadlines in the past without success. "This is not the first timeframe. It…

A Polish Leopard 2 pictured during an international military exercise in Germany in 2022. Armin Weigel/picture-alliance/dpa/AP CNN  —  The Western alliance’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine received a shot in the arm this week as multiple European nations for the first time answered President Volodymyr Zelensky’s longstanding call to supply modern battle tanks to Kyiv. France, Poland and the United Kingdom have pledged to soon send tanks for the Ukrainian military to use in its efforts to protect itself from Russia. Finland is considering following suit. Britain plans to send a dozen Challenger 2 tanks and additionally artillery systems…

https://youtu.be/D3Qh6d3Lrtg?t=3 Lt Gen Ben Hodges is the true revelation of the Ukraine war. He was the first and only commentator to say BEFORE the Russian invasion that Russia will fail in Ukraine if it invades, and has provided the most accurate estimates since the Russian troops crossed the Ukrainian border. A real professional and by far the top expert on the Ukrainian war.

There is difficult situation in the Donetsk region, the constant Russian attacks, Russia does not count its people, does not spare the locals and does not stop before any criminal actions. The free world has everything necessary to stop Russian aggression and bring the terrorist state to a historic defeat. And it is important not only for us. It is important for global democracy, for all those who value freedom. It is even more important now, when Russia is gathering forces for another escalation. Together with our partners, we must do - and we are doing! - everything to make…

The Yellow Ribbon resistance movement distributed leaflets in occupied Genichesk, Kherson region, reminding that this is the territory of Ukraine. This was reported in the Telegram channel of the movement "We thank the brave residents of the city who continue to boycott all the orders of the rashists, ignore the passport registration, and continue to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine even being in the occupation," the report says.

Ever since Ukraine regained independence in 1991, Western coverage of the country has tended to exaggerate regional differences, creating the impression of a weak state with divided loyalties. Misleading portrayals of Ukraine as a nation split between pro-Russian east and pro-European west have had a profound impact on outside perceptions, leading many international observers to believe that much of the local population in eastern Ukraine would actively support Russia’s 2022 invasion or at least remain neutral. Such thinking can be traced back to Russia, which has long promoted the idea of modern Ukraine as an artificial state with a large…

The Ukrainian president has been promoting his formula for peace with US President Biden and other leaders.Published On 28 Dec 202228 Dec 2022 https://youtu.be/Zc0FI-AbB-4?t=4 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been actively promoting his 10-point peace plan, discussing it with US President Joe Biden among others, and urging world leaders to hold a global peace summit based on it. Zelenskyy first announced his peace formula at a November summit of the Group of 20 (G20) key economies. The plan calls for: Radiation and nuclear safety, focusing on restoring security around Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine, which is now…

If approved, the shipment would add to the number of armored infantry vehicles being sent to the front lines by multiple countries. The U.S. is considering sending Stryker armored combat vehicles to Ukraine in an upcoming aid package to help Kyiv fend off an expected Russian spring offensive, according to two people familiar with the discussion. The news follows the Biden administration’s announcement last week that it will send 50 Bradley Fighting Vehicles, a powerful tracked armored vehicle that carries an autocannon, a machine gun and TOW missiles. The Strykers may be part of the next tranche of military aid,…