Military
Stoltenberg says war in Ukraine could last for years
More modern weapons could free Donbas region, NATO chief tells Bild am Sonntag.
US officials weigh doubling the number of rocket launchers sent to Ukraine
Boris Johnson warns against ‘Ukraine fatigue’
Race against time to unlock Ukraine’s trapped grain
Julian Assange can be extradited to the US, says UK government
Macron ‘hopes’ Moldova also gets EU candidate status, remains silent on Georgia
Rhetoric and reality collide as France, Germany, Italy back Ukraine’s EU bid
Envy on the Kyiv Express: Scholz, Draghi needle Macron over posh cabin
German chancellor and Italian prime minister notice that the French president seems to have gotten the nicest spot on the train to Kyiv.
UK sanctions head of Russian Orthodox Church
The new wave of sanctions also targets the Russian Children’s Rights Commissioner, military commanders and arms dealers.
Former Russian football captain speaks out against war on Ukraine
Igor Denisov says he could be ‘imprisoned or killed for these words.’
NATO readies fresh eastern flank defenses
The response to Russia’s war in Ukraine will feature additional troops rotating through countries along the military alliance’s eastern edge.
China’s Xi gives most direct backing to Putin since invasion
‘Sino-Russian relations have maintained a good momentum for development,’ Xi tells Putin.
Macron wants ‘clear and positive’ signal on EU candidacy for Ukraine, Moldova
The French president said it’s time to send clear signals to Ukraine and Moldova ahead of the EU summit next week where a decision on their candidacy will be made.
Greece, Turkey vie for US goods — at the other’s expense
Athens wants to be known as the ‘reliable and predictable ally,’ while Ankara is offering a ready military and connections beyond the West.
Biden: US to build silos on Poland border to export Ukrainian grain
US and Western officials have been exploring efforts to build temporary silos in Ukraine and other nations as a means to quickly scale up grain storage capacity in Ukraine.
Pope Francis: Russian war in Ukraine was ‘perhaps provoked’
Pontiff echoes his previous controversial remarks about NATO expansion facilitating the Kremlin’s invasion.
How Ukraine wants to make Russia pay for war’s environmental damage
It’s crucial to ‘hold Russia accountable,’ environment minister tells POLITICO.
‘A huge lag time’: US struggles to rush cutting-edge military tech to Ukraine
‘Successes occur by exception, not by rule,’ one DoD official said.
Slovakia’s PM urges Germany to accept Ukraine as EU candidate
Eduard Heger’s push comes as the European Commission is expected to recommend official candidate status for Ukraine.
Olaf Scholz gets lost in communication over war in Ukraine
The German chancellor is struggling to explain his foreign policy goals to allies and citizens.
China’s defense minister pushes back at US over Taiwan
Pursuit of Taiwanese independence is ‘a path to death,’ Wei Fenghe tells Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.
German, Serbian leaders clash over Kosovo, Russia sanctions
‘We do not respond to pressure in this way,’ the Serbian president tells the German chancellor in rebuke.
Lloyd Austin: US ‘determined’ to keep Taiwan’s status quo
Washington opposes Taiwan independence but will continue to send arms and prevent Chinese coercion, the Defense secretary says.
Iran nuclear deal nears potential ‘fatal blow’ as Tehran removes cameras, watchdog chief says
Dismantling the cameras poses a ‘serious challenge’ to the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
British, Moroccan citizens sentenced to death in Kremlin-backed show trial
The three have one month to appeal and possibly receive a reduced sentence. Otherwise, they face death by firing squad.
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Ukraine: Time for the West to make up its mind
The indecision of its allies could doom the country to a long war of attrition that’s to Russia’s advantage.