US President Joe Biden may travel to Europe and visit Poland next month to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, news outlets reported on Thursday. US President Joe Biden.Photo: EPA/SHAWN THEW According to the US broadcaster CNN, White House officials are discussing the possibility of such a trip and details have yet to be finalized. A senior US administration official said
Ukraine’s president has repeated his warning that Russia is preparing a new wave of aggression against his country and urged allies to send modern tanks to strengthen Kyiv’s defence forces. Volodymyr Zelensky.PAP/EPA/Sergey Dolzhenko Volodymyr Zelensky made the statement in a video address to the nation on Tuesday night. He said: “Russia is preparing for a new wave of aggression
A Polish deputy foreign minister has said that Warsaw welcomes the fact that a Czech presidential candidate has backtracked on his recent controversial statement about NATO and Poland. Paweł JabłońskiPR1 Poland’s Paweł Jabłoński made the remarks in an interview with public broadcaster Polish Radio on Tuesday. Jabłoński was referring to a statement by Andrej Babiš, a former Czech prime minister who is now running for the presidency. During
Germany has succumbed to Polish pressure to allow the transfer of Leopard tanks to Ukraine, a Polish website has reported, citing French media. The German-made Leopard 2 main battle tank.Boevaya mashina, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons The report by the tvp.info website came after German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock gave an interview to France’s LCI TV network in which she said on
British military expert Robert Fox, in an interview for the German station DW, has clarified and confirmed the importance of Leopard tanks for Ukraine's military efforts while being scathing in his criticism of Germany's position. Olaf Scholz and boris PistoriusPAP/EPA/FILIP SINGER "One foot on the accelerator, one foot on the brake." This is how Robert Fox - Associate
Lloyd Austin, the United States Secretary of Defense, has said that "we" are exerting "full pressure" to ensure that Ukraine is supplied with tanks and armoured vehicles per requirements of the war. United States Secretary of Defence Lloyd AustinPAP/EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS The Secretary of Defense made the statement following the meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group
Poland is among the countries at the forefront of efforts to support Ukraine against Russia's invasion, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin told a press conference as international leaders gathered at Germany’s Ramstein Air Base to discuss military aid for Kyiv on Friday. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (3L) speaks during the third meeting of
European lawmakers on Thursday voted to demand the establishment of a special international tribunal to prosecute Russia’s political and military leaders and their allies for crimes committed in Ukraine. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) during a voting session in Strasbourg, France, January 17, 2023.Photo: EPA/JULIEN WARNAND In a resolution adopted with 472 votes in favour, 19 against with 33 abstentions, members of the European
Former Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday warned NATO that a defeat for Moscow in Ukraine could lead to a nuclear war, according to news reports. Russia's President Vladimir Putin and former leader Dmitry Medvedev (right).Photo: Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons "The defeat of a nuclear power in a conventional war may trigger a nuclear war," Medvedev said in a post on
The United States is supplying munitions stored in Israel to Ukraine for use in the war against Russia, the New York Times reported on Wednesday Ukraine needs more arms and munitions to stave off the Russian invasion.ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP/East News The Pentagon’s large munitions depots in Israel are used to meet the needs of the US military in
