SwedenSpends an additional 6,5 billion EUR on military aid packages for Kiev and promises to “support Ukraine's struggle for as long as it takes”.
Topic: The war in Ukraine
German leaders want NATO to shoot down Russian missiles
World“Defending the airspace over Ukraine from Poland and Romania should not be ruled out in the long term”, says Anton Hofreiter of the Green Party.
Ukrainians who document forced recruitment risk jail
World"Anyone who documents the work of recruiters during the ongoing mobilization" risks up to eight years in prison.
Who is Joakim Paasikivi?
SwedenMeet Sweden’s military media guru.
Italian defense minister: “Time for Russia and Ukraine to negotiate”
Europe"The only way to resolve this crisis is to involve everyone, first (to obtain) a truce and then peace", says Guido Crosetto.
Zelensky: “God has a chevron with the Ukrainian flag on his shoulder”
WorldAt the same time, Ukrainian authorities have taken a hard line against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
Significant Russian advances in Ukraine
WorldConsidered the greatest Russian success since 2022. Zelensky calls on Western countries to increase arms deliveries.
Biden: US weapons will make the world safer
WorldPromises new arms deliveries to Ukraine this week.
Republican party fractures after Johnson’s reversal on Ukraine aid deal
WorldMike Johnson is accused by fellow party members of breaking promises on border control and doing the Democrats' bidding.
Stoltenberg: “NATO countries should choose Ukraine support over own defence”
World"My message is clear: send more to Ukraine", declares the NATO secretary general.
IAEA condemns attacks on Zaporizjzja nuclear power plant
World"This cannot happen", declared Rafael Grossi, head of the UN Atomic Energy Agency.
Russia: US continues to operate bio-labs in Ukraine
WorldSenior Russian officials claim that the US still operates 30 biological laboratories in Ukraine.
EU foreign policy chief: “Geopolitical self-interest behind Western support for Ukraine”
World"It is in our own interests and it is also in the interests of the US as a global player", says Josep Borrell.
Russia: France sends 2000 soldiers to war
WorldThe military unit "will suffer the fate of all the French who have ever come to the Russian world with a sword", according to Sergei Naryshkin, head of Russia's foreign intelligence service.
EU plans to hand over seized Russian assets to Ukraine
WorldCritical member states argue that confidence in the euro as a reserve currency risks being undermined internationally.
Orbán: “Trump won’t give Ukraine a penny”
World– If the Americans do not give money, the Europeans alone cannot finance this war. And then the war will be over, says the Hungarian prime minister.
Poland: “NATO soldiers already present in Ukraine”
WorldForeign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski "can't disclose" which countries have sent soldiers to the war.
Medvedev: “Germany is preparing for war”
WorldLeaked recordings show "Germany is preparing for war against Russia", says Russian Security Council deputy chairman.
German generals discuss attack on Crimean Bridge
WorldLeaked recording shows senior German military officials discussing possible attacks on Russian infrastructure.
Fogh Rasmussen: “Ukraine NATO membership decided in 2008”
WorldOnce the "Russia problem" is solved, NATO will focus on China, says the military alliance's former secretary general.
Macron does not “rule out” the deployment of French troops against Russia
World– We will do everything to ensure that Russia does not win the war, declares the French president.
NYT: CIA built secret spy bases along Russian border
WorldMajor revelation confirms theories about US involvement in Ukraine long before the current war.
Serbian president: “Western leaders no longer work for peace”
EuropeDescribes participants at the Munich Security Conference as emotional "soccer fans".
Only one in ten Europeans believes Ukraine will win
EuropeInstead, most people believe that the war will end with "some kind of compromise."