Newly appointed NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte has begun his four-year term by backing Ukraine’s right to conduct long-range strikes inside Russia. Speaking in Kyiv on October 5 during his first official visit as NATO chief, Rutte said Ukraine “obviously” has the right to defend itself with attacks on Russian territory. “International law here is […]
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Germany announces controversial plans to cut funding for Ukraine by half in 2025
Germany has announced plans to reduce military aid to Ukraine by half in 2025, despite fears that US support for Kyiv could potentially diminish if Donald Trump wins America’s presidential election in November. German support for Ukraine is set to fall to four billion euros in the coming year compared to eight billion euros in […]
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Naval Drones: Ukraine’s secret weapon in the Battle of the Black Sea
On the very first morning of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, a huge Russian warship loomed over the Black Sea horizon and approached the tiny Ukrainian garrison on Snake Island with an ultimatum: “Lay down your arms and surrender, or you will be bombed.” Although hopelessly outnumbered and outgunned, the handful of Ukrainian troops […]
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Britain sends message to Moscow with historic Ukraine defense pact and record military aid
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrived in Kyiv on 12 January aiming to send a “strong signal” to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin that Britain remains fully committed to supporting Ukraine. “It is important that Russia sees we are not moving away and will be with Ukraine not just today, not just tomorrow, but for the […]
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Digital Superpower: Ukraine’s vibrant tech ecosystem is redefining modern warfare
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has unleashed the most technologically advanced war the world has ever seen. On land and sea, in the air and in cyberspace, both Russia and Ukraine are deploying rapidly advancing technologies on an almost daily basis as they seek to gain an edge that could help decide the fate of […]
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NATO chief Stoltenberg: “If Ukrainians stop fighting, their country will no longer exist”
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called on the West to prepare for a long war and warned that Ukraine is fighting for national survival. In an interview with Germany’s Funke media group published on September 17, the NATO leader argued for an increase in German military spending while cautioning that there will be no […]
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UN Special Rapporteur: Torture of Ukrainian captives is Russian “state policy”
Russia is engaging in the torture of Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war as part of a systematic, state-sponsored policy, according to a new report by the UN’s Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. “The volume of credible allegations of torture and other inhumane acts that are being […]
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New $600 million US aid package for Ukraine unveiled as counteroffensive gains momentum
The United States will provide Ukraine with a new aid package valued at $600 million, officials confirmed on Thursday. It will include equipment to help integrate Ukraine’s air defense systems, ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), artillery rounds, electronic warfare and counter-electronic warfare equipment, demolition munitions and mine-clearing equipment, as well as funding […]
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US lawmakers accuse Russian dictator Vladimir Putin of committing genocide in Ukraine
US House Foreign Affairs Committee members have accused Russian dictator Vladimir Putin of committing genocide in Ukraine. Speaking on September 6 during a visit to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Committee chairperson Michael McCaul said Putin “tried to erase a culture, a people and a religion, and that is the definition of genocide.” […]
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CNN report claims Elon Musk cut internet to Ukraine’s military as it was attacking Russian fleet
A new CNN report published on September 7 claims Elon Musk secretly ordered employees to turn off his company’s Starlink satellite communications network near the Crimean coast last year to disrupt a Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian Black Sea Fleet on Russian-occupied Crimea. The report is based on an excerpt adapted from Walter Isaacson’s […]