Ukraine pushes NATO to allow attacks on Russia’s key bases
Western restrictions on the use of Western weapons to strike Russian targets have made it “impossible to fight” effectively, according to a top adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “The partners have to take off any restrictions to use these weapons, not just [on] Ukrainian territory but have the possibility to answer, including [on] the […]
The cost of Biden's complacency in Ukraine
There is a woefully lacking sense of urgency from Washington and Brussels to provide Ukraine with the weapons and ammunition it needs to survive and ultimately defeat Russia. President Joe Biden’s comments following Monday’s missile attack on Kiev are proof enough. He said:condemned the missile attackThe president described the incident as a “horrifying reminder of […]
NATO: Ukraine on ‘irreversible’ path to membership
Defense andInternational Security Full text The US has announced that it will transfer strategic weapons, including hypersonic missiles, to Germany. The United States and Germany announced on Wednesday that they would move more strategic weapons to Europe, including an undeveloped hypersonic missile system, amid rising tensions over Russia’s war in Ukraine. The White House […]
NATO declares Ukraine on 'irreversible' path to membership
Ukraine is on an “irreversible” path to NATO membership, NATO’s 32 member states confirmed in a joint statement on Wednesday, the second day of their summit in Washington. The allies have been negotiating for months about what language to include in the joint statement, but discussions on specific language, including “irreversible,” continued in Washington throughout […]
UK will give Ukraine £3bn a year ‘for as long as it takes’, says Starmer | Defence policy
Keir Starmer said his new government would stick to plans to spend at least £3 billion a year on military aid to Ukraine for as long as the conflict with Russia continues. Speaking after his first official bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the NATO summit in Washington, the prime minister confirmed that […]
Ukraine will get long-awaited F-16 jets ‘this summer’ to counter Russian air attacks
WASHINGTON – Ukrainian pilots will take to the skies in U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets in the coming weeks to thwart Russian airstrikes, the leaders of the United States, Denmark and the Netherlands said Wednesday. Kyiv is set to receive 78 F-16s from a coalition of NATO nations that received permission from President Biden last year […]
Biden announces NATO effort to supply Ukraine with air defense systems
President Joe Biden announced Tuesday the United States would surge air defense systems to Ukraine along with a handful of NATO allies. Ukraine has frequently and desperately stressed its need for both additional air defense systems and interceptors given Russia’s aerial attacks often targeting Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. Biden announced this joint venture during remarks at […]
Russian missiles hit children’s hospital, kill at least 20 across Ukraine
A Russian missile struck a children’s hospital in Kiev on Monday, killing at least seven people, while a separate attack in Krivoy Rof killed at least 10 people. The Russian barrage hit five Ukrainian cities with more than 40 missiles, destroying apartment buildings and civil infrastructure. At least 20 people were killed and around 50 […]
Russian missile attack hits Ukraine children's hospital
Russia launched a series of missile attacks on Ukrainian targets on Monday, killing at least 28 people in a barrage that hit an apartment building and a children’s hospital. More than 100 people were injured in the attack, according to a Telegram post by Ukrainian Interior Ministry Director General Igor Klimenko. Klimenko said Russia had […]
Ukrainian air defence repels rare daytime Russian missile attack on Kyiv, say officials – Ukraine war live | Ukraine
Ukrainian air defenses repel rare daytime Russian missile attack on Kiev, officials say Ukrainian air defenses worked to repel a rare daytime Russian missile attack on Monday. KyivLocal authorities said: Mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko They reported an explosion in the Ukrainian capital and urged residents to remain in shelters. According to local reporters from […]