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EU closer to joint arms-buying to aid Ukraine but hurdles remain
The European Union is edging closer to a landmark move into joint procurement of ammunition to help Ukraine and replenish members' stockpiles but major...
Scholz says China ‘declared it will not deliver’ weapons to Russia
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday said China had declared it won’t supply Russia with weapons for its war against Ukraine, suggesting that Berlin...
Putin orders new rules for defense firms in case of martial law
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Friday laying out new rules for tightening control of companies that fail to fulfill defense contracts in...
Blinken, Lavrov speak amid war of words over Ukraine at G20 meeting
The United States and its European allies sparred with Russia over the war in Ukraine at a meeting of G20 foreign ministers in New...
Scholz warns China not to supply Russia with weapons
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned China not to arm Russia in its war on Ukraine and expressed disappointment that the government in Beijing has...
Russia open to Ukraine talks, but won’t give up annexed regions
The Kremlin on Tuesday repeated its position that Russia was open to negotiations to end the Ukraine conflict, but that new “territorial realities" could...
Ukraine war, US-China tensions to dominate G20 meeting in India
Foreign ministers from around the world meet in New Delhi this week in the shadow of Russia's war in Ukraine and spiralling U.S.-China tensions,...
NATO and EU react reservedly to Chinese ceasefire proposal for Ukraine
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday reacted reservedly to a Chinese proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine, saying Beijing did not have a lot...
China calls for cease-fire as war in Ukraine enters second year
China called for a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine in a 12-point proposal for ending the war that appeared to offer some reprieve to...
Ukraine deepens Bystre Canal on Danube, Romania expresses concern
A senior Ukrainian official said on Wednesday that Ukraine has not violated any agreements by deepening the Bystre Canal in the Danube delta to...