NATO on Tuesday announced that Turkey has agreed to a deal that clears the way for Finland and Sweden to join the international alliance. The move dealt a blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has cited the possibility of NATO expansion as one of the justifications for his war in Ukraine. © Photo by MIKHAIL …
Ukraine is set to be approved as an EU candidate at a Brussels summit on Thursday, after the European Commission gave the green light. © ReutersFour EU leaders travelled to Kyiv last Thursday to give their blessing to Ukraine’s bid for candidacy Ukraine applied days after the Russian invasion in February, and the process has since …
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Sign in to your account US withdrawal triggered catastrophic defeat of Afghan forces, damning watchdog report finds Julian Borger in Washington – Yesterday 11:00 PM FollowView Profile React| 1 © Provided by The Guardian Afghan armed forces collapsed last year because they had been made dependent on US support that was abruptly withdrawn in the face of …
LONDON (Reuters) – Top-ranking Ukrainian commanders have not yet surrendered from the labyrinth of bunkers and tunnels below the Azovstal steel works in Mariupol, the leader of the Russian-backed separatist region of Donetsk said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: A view shows a plant of Azovstal Iron and Steel Works in Mariupol As the most devastating …
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NATO members rallied around Finland and Sweden on Sunday after they announced plans to join the alliance, marking another dramatic change in Europe’s security architecture triggered by Russia’s war in Ukraine. Gathering in Berlin over the weekend, most NATO foreign ministers embraced the bloc’s northern enlargement, a process that requires unanimity among the 30 allies. …
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BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s President Katalin Novak at her inauguration ceremony on Saturday condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and said her first trip would take her to Poland, in an apparent gesture to mend relations with Warsaw. © Reuters/BERNADETT SZABO Inauguration ceremony of the new President of Hungary Hungary’s rejection of sending weapons shipments to neighbouring …
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Claiming to be reacting in response to NATO, Belarus is ramping up its military activity, with statements from its defense officials and military leaders confirming the Russia-aligned country is moving to increasing its combat readiness. © Photo by MAXIM GUCHEK/BELTA/AFP via Getty Images Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko attends a joint exercises of the armed forces of …
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© AFP Domestic passengers have been urged to find alternative means of transport from Monday Nigeria’s airlines are to stop domestic operations from Monday in protest at the spiralling cost of jet fuel. It has risen almost fourfold this year, which was unsustainable, the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) said Domestic passengers have been urged …
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Russia has repeatedly stated it’s against NATO’s enlargement and it has named this as was one of the reasons for its invasion of Ukraine. It is unclear how the Kremlin would react if both Sweden and Finland join the alliance. NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has previously said both nations would be warmly welcomed. SALZBURG, …
ASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told her counterpart from Indonesia that there will be no “business-as-usual” for Russia in the global economy given its invasion of Ukraine, the Treasury Department said in a statement on Wednesday. Yellen told Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati during a meeting on Tuesday that the United …
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