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As Europe prepares for long conflict – frozen or not – it must commit to optimizing the Danube River transport corridor so the Black Sea stays open, writes Kaush Arha, Ben Hodges and George Scutaru.
Jun. 13
War in Ukraine
World leading G7 democracies eye Kremlin assets to fund fight against Russian invasion; NATO Secretary General gets Orban to sit out policy on Ukraine; US Global Hawk aids Ukraine by spying on Crimea.
Jun. 13
War in Ukraine
However, Hungary will neither contribute money, send people to Ukraine’s aid, nor permit Hungarian territory to be used to help Ukraine against Russia’s invasion, Orban said.
Jun. 12
NATO
The US president is continuing to send the wrong signal to Ukraine and NATO and sounds more like Hungary’s obstructive Orban than the leader of the free world.
Jun. 9
NATO
Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Kyiv's Western-backed defence have shown the vast appetite of modern conflicts for ammunition and other equipment.
Jun. 7
NATO
Russia denies harboring any military intentions. Yet it had previously denied preparing for a military offensive in Ukraine before launching an assault on Feb. 24, 2022.
Jun. 6
War in Ukraine
Deliveries from Poland, Canada, and Finland are no longer subject to conditions, and last week, the US lifted its ban on the use of US weapons to attack targets on Russian territory.
Jun. 5
NATO
In the run-up to a major NATO summit, a host of former generals have issued a plea for those attending the summit to take a harder line with Russian aggression, lest the Alliance fall apart.
Jun. 3
NATO
Ukraine’s Ambassador to Sweden says Kyiv still needs the Gripen fighter aircraft the day after Stockholm announced it had frozen plans to provide them.
Jun. 2
War in Ukraine
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Jun. 1
NATO
The latest threat from the deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council as some nations say Kyiv can strike Russian territories with Western weaponry is not the first and is unlikely to be the last.
Jun. 1
War in Ukraine
Some NATO member states are opposed, however. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said that "for Italy, it is impossible to use our weapons outside of Ukraine".
May. 31
War in Ukraine
Reports suggest that NATO members can provide less than 5 percent of the air defense capability needed to protect Central and Eastern Europe from a full-scale attack.
May. 30
War in Ukraine
The two-day gathering in the Czech capital is meant to focus on efforts to hammer out a package of support for Ukraine at NATO's summit in Washington in July.
May. 30
War in Ukraine
Poland’s deputy defense minister backed up an earlier statement by the country’s foreign minister to allow Ukraine to strike military targets inside Russia with the weapons Warsaw has provided.
May. 29
War in Ukraine
Some in the West have asked President Zelensky not to pressure individual allies to support a definitive, prescribed timetable for Ukrainian accession.
May. 29
Since the start of the war, Stockholm has repeatedly urged Swedes to prepare both mentally and logistically for the possibility of war, citing the serious security situation in its vicinity.
Nov. 18