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Russia launches air attacks on Ukraine after Germany, U.S. agree to send tanks
Ukraine declared an air raid alert over the whole country early on Thursday and senior officials said air defences units were shooting down incoming...
In Romania, French battlegroup holds NATO combat exercise
Around 600 French soldiers deployed as part of a NATO battlegroup in Romania held a combat exercise on Wednesday to test the 30-nation military...
Germany approves sending heavy Leopard tanks to Ukraine
Germany will supply its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, it announced on Wednesday, overcoming misgivings about sending heavy weaponry that Kyiv sees as crucial...
Germany says decision on tanks could come soon
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Chancellor Olaf Scholz is talking to allies about supplying Ukraine with Leopard battle tanks and could give the...
Senior Ukrainian officials resign amid corruption crackdown
The deputy head of Ukraine’s presidential office quit Tuesday after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pledged to launch a staff shake-up amid high-level corruption allegations...
South Africa defends naval exercise with Russia and China
South Africa defended its planned naval exercise with Russia and China next month amid criticism over its noncommital stance on the war in Ukraine,...
Republic of Moldova asks allies for air defences, says Russia trying to destabilise country
The Republic of Moldova has asked allies to strengthen its air defence capabilities as war rages in neighbouring Ukraine, although what the country calls...
New German defence minister says he will strengthen army, help Ukraine
Germany's new defence minister said on Thursday it was his task to strengthen the armed forces so that they could do their job at...
Putin ally Medvedev warns NATO of nuclear war if Russia is defeated in Ukraine
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, an ally of Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin, warned NATO on Thursday that the defeat of Russia in Ukraine could...
Pentagon asks U.S. forces in South Korea to provide equipment for Ukraine
The U.S. Department of Defense has asked its forces stationed in South Korea to provide equipment to help Ukraine in the war against Russia,...