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  Warsaw (AFP) Feb 17, 2025 Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Monday Europe was aware its ties with the United States had entered a "new phase", after he attended an emergency meeting on security with fellow European leaders in Paris. The meeting Monday had been hastily arranged to address Washington's shock policy shift on the war in Ukraine. US President Donald Trump sidelined Kyiv and its European backers last week when he called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to talk about starting negotiations to end the ... read more |
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EU to relax spending rules to boost defence investmentMunich, Germany (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 The EU will suspend strict rules on public spending to allow governments to ramp up defence investments, the bloc's chief Ursula von der Leyen announced on Friday. ... more  
The third year of the Ukraine war in facts and figuresParis (AFP) Feb 17, 2025 The last year of war in Ukraine - a conflict about to enter its fourth year - was marked by billions in aid, Ukraine seizing Russian territory and Moscow using a new hypersonic missile. ... more  
Russian attack drones, artillery pummel Ukraine killing at least 3, injuring 12Washington DC (UPI) Feb 17, 2025 At least three people were killed and 12 injured in waves of Russian drone and artillery strikes across eastern and southern Ukraine overnight. ... more 
Chemical weapons watchdog says found banned CS agent in Ukraine-supplied samplesThe Hague (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 The international chemical weapons watchdog said Friday it had found the banned riot control agent CS in nine samples handed to it by Ukraine from the front line in its war against Russia. ... more |
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Russia says downed 90 Ukrainian drones and a missileMoscow (AFP) Feb 17, 2025 Russia said Monday its forces downed 90 Ukrainian drones, including dozens over the Sea of Azov, and a Neptune anti-ship cruise missile. ... more |
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Ukraine says retakes village near key city of PokrovskKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 16, 2025 Ukraine on Sunday said it retook a mining village near the embattled strategic city of Pokrovsk, which Russia has tried to capture for months, after President Volodymyr Zelensky said his forces had made gains. ... more 
Russian drone attack on Chernobyl sparks outrage, no radiation detectedChernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 A Russian drone pierced a cover built to contain radiation at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine early Friday, causing damage but not releasing any radiation, officials said. ... more 
Trump eyes summit with Xi-Putin, shaking up world orderWashington (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 Donald Trump unveiled an extraordinary vision of a shake-up to the world order Thursday, eyeing a three-way summit with the Russian and Chinese leaders just a day after saying he had agreed with Vladimir Putin to start Ukraine peace talks. ... more 
Trump's hand to Putin sparks fear, mistrust in frontline UkraineUndisclosed, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 In eastern Ukraine, the battleground of ferocious fighting against Russian troops, the spectre of US President Donald Trump forcing a halt to the war has injected new worries among exhausted and outgunned Ukrainian servicemen. ... more |
China says US should take lead in military cuts after Trump commentsBeijing (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 Beijing said on Friday the United States should take the lead on reducing military spending after US President Donald Trump said he wanted to hold talks with Russia and China on the topic. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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NATO ships on the lookout in Baltic Sea to prevent sabotageCopenhagen (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 Under steel grey skies, the Dutch minehunting vessel Schiedam cuts through the waters dividing Denmark and Sweden, part of NATO's Baltic Sentry mission to protect underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. ... more  
Britain unveils 'firepower' package for Ukraine amid uncertainty over future of warWashington DC (UPI) Feb 12, 2025 Britain unveiled a new "firepower" package of drones, tanks and air defense systems for Kyiv on Wednesday at the start of a Ukraine summit, which is under a cloud of uncertainty over the future of the besieged ally's fight against Russia with President Donald Trump now leading its largest backer. ... more 
Zelensky says Putin 'peace' comments not to be trustedBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday warned against trusting Vladimir Putin, as US President Donald Trump insisted he believed the Russian leader "wants peace". ... more 
NATO faces 'moment of truth' on alliance's future: FranceBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 NATO faces a moment of reckoning on its future, as the United States and Russia set in motion negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine, France's defence minister warned on Thursday. ... more |
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In NATO, the closer to Russia, the more spent on defence Paris (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 While NATO countries living near the Russian border pay well over two percent of their GDP on defence, those further away pay less. ... more 
Strike on Kyiv shows Putin 'not preparing for peace says Zelensky as UK says ''irreversible path to NATO'Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 A fatal Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv early on Wednesday shows that the Kremlin is not interested in pursuing peace in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. ... more  
Poland says Russia briefly violated its airspace; Australia accuses China fighter jet of 'unsafe' conductWarsaw (AFP) Feb 11, 2025 Poland's army said a Russian aircraft briefly violated the airspace over the NATO country's territorial waters Tuesday in the latest incident over the strategically located Baltic Sea. ... more  
Zelensky: Russian drone strike damages Chernobyl power plantWashington DC (UPI) Feb 14, 2025 A Russian attack drone struck the shelter surrounding the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said early Friday. ... more |
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Russia, Ukraine trade blame for IAEA disruptions at Zaporizhzhia NPP; Russia jails men who tried to cut power to nuclear plantsKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday accused each other of blocking the rotation of staff from the International Atomic Energy Agency at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine. ... more  
Sudan says 'no obstacles' to Russian Red Sea naval baseMoscow (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 Sudan's foreign minister said on Wednesday there were "no obstacles" to Russia's bid to establish a naval base on the country's Red Sea coast. ... more 
Russian airspace closure raises CO2 emissions from flying: studyParis (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 The closure of Russian airspace to Western airlines following the invasion of Ukraine caused planes to take a longer route, raising the aviation sector's planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions, researchers said on Wednesday. ... more 
Russian delegation arrives in Saudi Arabia for talks with U.S. to end Ukraine warWashington DC (UPI) Feb 17, 2025 Russia's foreign minister and his delegation arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for scheduled negotiations with the United States to end the war in Ukraine. ... more |
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Russia rejects swapping occupied territory with UkraineKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 Russia on Wednesday rejected swapping occupied territory with Kyiv as part of any future peace deal hours after launching a barrage of drones and missiles on Kyiv that killed one person. ... more |
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Emigration and war hit once-booming Belarus tech sectorMinsk (AFP) Feb 7, 2025 A project manager in Belarus's once-flourishing tech industry, Andrei Dorin admits his sector is in "crisis". ... more  
Putin sacks space agency chief after setbacksMoscow (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin sacked the head of the Roscosmos space agency on Thursday, the Kremlin said, citing the need to "develop" the corporation after suffering years of humiliating setbacks. ... more 
Russia says Ukraine launched new Kursk offensiveMoscow (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 Moscow said Thursday that Ukraine's army had launched a fresh offensive in the Russian Kursk border region, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed Kyiv troops fighting on Russian soil. ... more 
France delivers first Mirage 2000 fighter jets to Ukraine: ministerParis (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 France has delivered a first consignment of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to Ukraine to help Kyiv defend its airspace against Russia, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Thursday. ... more |
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