Erdogan threatens to veto Sweden’s Nato bid
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he may allow Finland to join Nato while blocking Sweden’s membership. He criticised Sweden’s…
Tag: war in Ukraine
Czechs opt for pro-Ukraine ex-general president
Czechs have voted resoundingly for Petr Pavel, a former Nato commander, for the presidency over the populist Slovak-born former prime…
“Made in Europe” semiconductor revolution needs reliable renewable energy supply
In his first foreign trip since Sweden took the reins of the EU Council, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson met with…
Serbia president tells Wagner to stop recruiting for Ukraine
Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic has criticised Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group for its recruitment drive in the former Yugoslav republic for…
Wagner Group props up Russia’s Ukraine war with ex-inmates
The Wagner Group has deployed almost 20,000 personnel in Ukraine, according to UK intelligence, as the Kremlin grows increasingly dependent…
Russian military training in Belarus amid pressure to join Ukraine war
Russia’s armed forces are training in Belarus as the Kremlin ally comes under increasing pressure to join the war in…
Orban poised for EU showdown over Ukraine funding
Semi-democratic Hungary has blocked around €18 billion in European Union funding to Ukraine in an apparent attempt to pressure Brussels…
Scholz boosts China cooperation despite rights record
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says the west must avoid dividing the world into blocs as he looks to boost relations…
Russia condemns Pope’s Ukraine war criticism
Russia has condemned comments by Pope Francis saying its ethnic minority soldiers have behaved with more cruelty in Ukraine. The…
Ukraine’s battlefield successes are being studied internationally
Ukraine is proving a testing ground for military technology where innovative use of commercial drones in coordination with more conventional…
Kazakhstan makes coup claims ahead of rubber-stamp election
Kazakhstan’s authorities claim they prevented an attempted coup by supporters of an exiled opposition leader ahead of Sunday’s presidential election….
Controversial nationalist Dodik sworn in as Bosnian-Serb president
After a disputed election victory Bosnian-Serb separatist Milorad Dodik has been sworn in as president of Republika Srpska, Bosnia’s ethnically…
Ukraine cautious as Russia admits Kherson humiliation
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for restraint following Russia’s announcement that it is removing its troops from Kherson, which…
Outspoken Archbishop of Cyprus dies at 81
The leader of the Greek Orthodox Christian Church in Cyprus Archbishop Chrysostomos II has died at 81. The tall and…
Central Asia faces rising economic uncertainty amid Ukraine war
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked instability in Central Asia with most of the sprawling region’s inhabitants seeing it as…
Chechen warlord sends sons to Ukraine and calls for nuclear strikes
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has advised his ally Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine as he revealed he…