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Blinken hails Ukraine counteroffensive as US announces $1bn in new aid

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced new aid for Ukraine totalling more than $1bn in a visit to Kyiv, including about $665m in new military and civilian security assistance, as he hailed the months-long counteroffensive against the Russian forces in the country’s southeast. The new US aid would include HIMARS missile launch systems, … Read moreBlinken hails Ukraine counteroffensive as US announces $1bn in new aid

Ukraine says troops landed on Crimea in ‘special operation’

Ukraine’s navy and military intelligence carried out a “special operation” overnight with units landing in Crimea, officials have said. A short and brief video posted on Thursday, along with a statement by the Defence Ministry intelligence service (HUR), showed a small motorboat moving through the water at night near a coastline. The alleged landing came … Read moreUkraine says troops landed on Crimea in ‘special operation’

After backlash, NATO chief says only Ukraine can decide on talks to end war

The head of the NATO alliance says it is up to Ukraine to decide on when and under what conditions to begin any negotiations on ending the war with Russia after comments by a senior colleague on the subject resulted in a backlash. Speaking at a conference in the Norwegian town of Arendal, Jens Stoltenberg … Read moreAfter backlash, NATO chief says only Ukraine can decide on talks to end war

Family killed in Russian shelling in Ukraine’s Kherson

Russian shelling has killed seven people, including a 23-day-old infant, and wounded 20 others in Ukraine’s southern region of Kherson, prompting local officials to declare a day of mourning. Kyiv reclaimed part of Kherson from Russian occupation last November, but Kremlin troops have continued shelling the regional capital and areas around it from across the … Read moreFamily killed in Russian shelling in Ukraine’s Kherson

Ukraine may have launched a new push, but seeks longer-range weapons

Ukraine may have launched a major new thrust of its counteroffensive in the 74th week of the war, even as it tried to convince its Western allies to supply more long-range weapons. Russia’s defence ministry said its forces had fended off “a massive assault” on June 26 by three mechanised battalions. The thrust of the … Read moreUkraine may have launched a new push, but seeks longer-range weapons

UN says ideas ‘floated’ on how to get Ukraine, Russia grain to world

There are a “number of ideas being floated” to help get Ukrainian and Russian grain and fertilizer to global markets after Moscow quit a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, the United Nations said on Tuesday. The Black Sea deal was brokered by the U.N. and Turkey in July last year … Read moreUN says ideas ‘floated’ on how to get Ukraine, Russia grain to world

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy brings home Azovstal commanders from Turkey

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has returned home, from a visit to Turkey, with five commanders of Ukraine’s former garrison in Mariupol, a move Russia said violated the terms of a prisoner exchange deal engineered last year. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday that Ankara had promised under the exchange agreement to keep the men … Read moreUkraine’s Zelenskyy brings home Azovstal commanders from Turkey

Putin confirms nukes in Belarus, US slates Russian sabre-rattling

The United States has made no adjustments to its nuclear posture following Russia’s deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus and denounced comments by Russian President Vladimir Putin that Moscow could “theoretically” use nuclear weapons if there was a threat to its territorial integrity or existence. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that … Read morePutin confirms nukes in Belarus, US slates Russian sabre-rattling

NATO divided on Ukrainian membership as Zelenskyy renews call

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has taken his quest for more arms and Ukrainian membership of powerful Western institutions to a sprawling summit of European leaders. But as Zelenskyy renewed his demands for NATO and EU membership at the European Political Community meeting in Moldova, held on Thursday, leaders of the military alliance gathered in Norway and … Read moreNATO divided on Ukrainian membership as Zelenskyy renews call

Denmark boosts military spending, announces more aid for Ukraine

Denmark’s government plans to invest 143 billion Danish crowns ($21bn) in defence over the next 10 years, with an aim to meet its military and security goals as a founding NATO member. The Nordic nation currently spends around 27 billion Danish crowns per year ($3.89bn) on defence, and the government had said it will progressively … Read moreDenmark boosts military spending, announces more aid for Ukraine

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