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The missiles of November are too little, too late
Oped, Published on 29/11/2024
» There's a strange unease in Europe. Part of it reflects the misplaced nervousness reacting to Donald Trump's re-election as the US President. Naturally there's the predictable political nail biting that a new virulent and assertive US administration will be tough on European trade deficits as well as not instinctively committed to writing blank checks for Ukrainian military aid. The wider issue concerns Ukraine's future and the crescendo of military escalation on both sides to step up, or decisively wind up the war before the end of the lame duck Biden administration.
Ukraine's Zelensky looks to shore up support in Canada visit
AFP, Published on 22/09/2023
» OTTAWA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will address Canada's parliament and meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Friday, seeking to rally more support for his country as it fights Russia's invasion.
Is Germany Europe's new defining military power?
News, Peter Apps, Published on 01/07/2023
» As pundits and Western officials speculated wildly this week on what the apparent exile of the Wagner Group and its chief Yevgeniy Prighozin to Belarus might mean, Germany announced it would move to base 4,000 troops -- an entire combat brigade -- in neighbouring Lithuania.
Ukraine's counter-offensive, seen from the ground
AFP, Published on 20/06/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - More than a week into Ukraine's counter-offensive, Kyiv has reported modest gains, liberating eight settlements in the first cautious steps of a daunting fight back against entrenched Russian positions.
Putin claims Ukraine sees major losses in counterattack, Kyiv eyes gains
AFP, Published on 14/06/2023
» MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin claimed Tuesday that Ukraine's casualties in its much-anticipated counteroffensive were ten times higher than Moscow's even as Kyiv said it was making gains and "moving forward".
Russian strikes kill 10 in Zelensky's hometown
AFP, Published on 13/06/2023
» KYIV: Russian strikes early Tuesday on the hometown of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky killed 10 people, as Moscow said it had captured Western armoured vehicles from Kyiv's forces.
France promises Zelensky weapons after EU honours Ukraine fight 'for Europe'
AFP, Published on 15/05/2023
» PARIS - France on Monday promised Ukraine dozens more light tanks and armoured vehicles after President Emmanuel Macron met Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris as Kyiv readies for a widely expected counter-offensive.
Zelensky arrives in Germany as Ukraine prepares counter-offensive
AFP, Published on 14/05/2023
» BERLIN: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky held talks Sunday with his German counterpart at the start of his first visit to Germany since Russia's invasion, with Berlin offering emphatic support in the form of a huge new military package.
Zelensky to meet Pope as Germany offers more arms
AFP, Published on 13/05/2023
» ROME: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Rome Saturday to meet with Pope Francis and Italian leaders, as Germany unveiled a new weapons package ahead of an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Russia and Ukraine report drone attacks
AFP, Published on 04/05/2023
» KYIV: Kyiv and Moscow reported drone attacks on Thursday including two that sparked fires in Russian oil refineries, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited The Hague to lobby for more support.