Ussian Aggression News Today

Patriarch Kirill, the head of the church, is a staunch backer of Russian President Vladimir Putin and has been accused of using his subordinates in Ukraine and other countries to spread Russian propaganda.

The former head of the British Army has said Britain must raise defence spending to five per cent of GDP to deter Russia as it did during the Cold War.

European intelligence agencies have warned their governments that Russia is planning sabotage across the continent. Source: Financial Times (FT); European Pravda Details: Representatives of European intelligence agencies believe that Russia has begun to actively plot covert bombings, arson attacks and damage to infrastructure on European territory, both directly and through proxies.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is not reckless enough to attack a NATO country, Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski said in an interview with BBC World, as reported by the Polish outlet RMF24 on May 4.

The alleged quote omits key — though factually inaccurate — context.

Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) doesn't believe that NATO has the resources to protect its Baltic state members in the event of a Russian attack, HUR deputy chief, Vadym Skibitskyi, told The Economist.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has created a separate subgroup to work on the confiscation of Russian sovereign assets abroad. Source: Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine, as reported by European Pravda with reference to the press service of the Ukrainian government Details: Shmyhal announced the creation of the subgroup after the government adopted the draft decree of the president of Ukraine that updates the composition of the working group developing mechanisms for compensation for

Any Nato member that does not pay their way will be “on their own” in the face of Russian aggression, Donald Trump has said.

On 30 April, the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers (CMCE) directed the Secretary General to produce documentation that might potentially lead to the signing of an agreement with Ukraine to establish a special tribunal for the crime of Russian aggression.

Over the weekend, French President Emmanuel Macron said that he would be willing to discuss using French nuclear warheads as a “credible European defense” against possible Russian threats.