Putin not interested in war with NATO – German defense chief

Boris Pistorius has contradicted the bloc’s chief, Mark Rutte, who earlier claimed that Western Europe is Russia’s “next target” Russian President Vladimir Putin does not want to engage in a direct conflict with NATO, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said. NATO chief Mark Rutte claimed earlier this month that…

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The large-scale retaliation comes in response to Kiev’s “terrorist attacks on civilian sites in Russia,” the Defense Ministry has said The Russian military has conducted concentrated strikes on Ukraine’s military and energy infrastructure overnight, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said. The strikes involved long-range kamikaze drones, as well as…

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Respondents in Germany, France, and Canada hold an overwhelmingly negative view of Washington’s global role, according to Politico Public opinions in countries which are closely allied with Washington have shifted sharply against the country amid US President Donald Trump’s ongoing foreign policy overhaul, according to a new poll published by…

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Kiev has announced new restrictions on Chinese individuals who allegedly support Russia’s defense industry Beijing has urged Ukraine to “immediately correct its mistakes” after Kiev signaled it would impose new sanctions on Chinese individuals, a spokesman from China’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky said on Monday that…

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More than 73 people, including three children, were also injured in strikes, according to a report At least 20 civilians were killed and 73 others injured, including three children, in Ukrainian attacks last week, according to Russian Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik. Most of the victims were reported in the Kherson, Belgorod,…

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The alleged incident adds to negative sentiment toward officials enforcing mandatory mobilization A Ukrainian investigative journalist is reportedly missing after being seized by conscription officials days after filing a criminal complaint against his local city administration. A video shared on the Facebook account of Aleksey Brovchenko, which went viral this…

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Finland is aiming to expand its reserve force to nearly one-fifth of the population Finland will raise the upper age limit for rank-and-file military reservists by 15 years, from 50 to 65, starting next year, the Defense Ministry has announced. The Nordic nation, which shares a 1,340-km (830-mile) land border…

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The deaths have been confirmed by their families, according to the outlet Two American mercenaries have been killed while fighting for Ukraine against Russian forces in December, Newsweek has reported. The deaths of the US citizens, identified as Brian Zacherl and Ty Wingate, has been confirmed by their relatives on…

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Critics have accused the government of clamping down on press freedom after it ordered the closure of Army Radio after 75 years of operation Israel has voted to shut down the popular Army Radio station after 75 years of operation, following a unanimous cabinet decision to end broadcasts by March…

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