Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III says nearly 50 defense leaders from around the world met Monday and agreed to send more advanced weapons to Ukraine.
On May 17, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order to lift all restrictions on the movement of Russian citizens through the Nizhny Zaramag checkpoint, located near the border with Georgia, at the north end of the Roki Tunnel (Kommersant, May 18). The Roki Tunnel connects Russia’s region of North Ossetia with South Ossetia, the separatist Georgian territory, which …
In the seemingly deadlocked but, in fact, fast-evolving war in Ukraine, two impactful events coincided in mid-May, altering the course of the battles and political stand-off. The first one was the end of the months-long resistance of Mariupol, as the last defenders of the city’s Azovstal steel plant emerged from their underground fortress. The second one was the United States …
China has long wondered how the world might react to a conflict in Taiwan. The invasion of Ukraine has given them good insight. China is watching, listening and learning to the world's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The blanket refusal of the United States to deploy combat troops in Ukraine is not lost on [...] The post Ukraine a cautionary tale for a China eyeing Taiwan appeared first on 360.
Lithuanian foreign minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said yesterday he had discussed the creation of such a 'protective corridor' from Odesa with British foreign secretary Liz Truss.
WASHINGTON, United States - Some 20 countries offered new security assistance packages for Ukraine to battle invading Russian forces in a meeting of allies on Monday, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced.
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In their second gathering, nearly four dozen countries and
Biden was asked whether the U.S. would defend Taiwan militarily if China invades. Epidemiologists investigate suspected U.S. cases of monkeypox. Long lines form as refugees try to return to Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says last week’s attack on the town of Desna resulted in 87 deaths. Besides Russia’s strike at a movie theater in Mariupol, Desna may be one of the largest death tolls of any single strike during the war. Desna is 55 kilometers (34 miles) north of Kyiv. Zelenskyy said the debris removal in Desna, in the Chernihiv region, has been completed and the deaths and destruction was cause by only four missiles. Zelenskyy made the comments in his nightly address Monday, the eve of the three-month anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Zelenskyy says the Russian army has launched 1,474 missile strikes on Ukraine since Feb. 24, using 2,275 different missiles.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says last week’s attack on the town of Desna resulted in 87 deaths. Besides Russia’s strike at a movie theater in Mariupol, Desna may be one of the largest death tolls of any single strike during the war. Desna is 55 kilometers (34 miles) north of Kyiv. Zelenskyy said the debris removal in Desna, in the Chernihiv region, has been completed and the deaths and destruction was cause by only four missiles. Zelenskyy made the comments in his nightly address Monday, the eve of the three-month anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Zelenskyy says the Russian army has launched 1,474 missile strikes on Ukraine since Feb. 24, using 2,275 different missiles.
DAVOS, Switzerland — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for “maximum” sanctions against Russia during a virtual speech Monday to corporate executives, government officials and other elites on the first day of the World Economic Forum...