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Kremlin urges US to 'stop escalating tensions'
Feb 03, 2022 (AFP)
"We are constantly urging our American partners to stop escalating tensions on the European continent," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. "Unfortu...
Canada may send extra troops to Baltics: minister
Feb 03, 2022 (AFP)
"We must think about Canada possibly sending more troops to Poland and the Baltic countries," Anand said during a visit to the Adazi base where Canada heads up ...
Poland aims to end EU rows with diplomatic double whammy
Feb 03, 2022 (AFP)
Poland's president proposed a draft law to scrap a Supreme Court chamber contested by Brussels, while the prime minister flew to Prague to strike a deal on a co...
US to deploy 3,000 troops to support NATO forces in E.Europe
Feb 02, 2022 (AFP)
About 1,000 US troops stationed in Germany will be moved eastward to Romania while 2,000 more will deploy to Poland and Germany from the United States -- report...
Kremlin says China will back Russia on security at Games talks
Feb 02, 2022 (AFP)
As NATO leaders pursued diplomatic efforts to avert a feared Russian invasion of Ukraine, a senior Kremlin official said Putin and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinpin...
US, NATO offer Russia trust-building steps: leaked docs
Feb 02, 2022 (AFP)
The proposals, set out in letters by NATO and the United States last month in response to Russian demands, remain firm on insisting that Ukraine and any other s...
Ukraine to bolster military as Russia tensions soar
Feb 01, 2022 (AFP)
But Zelensky insisted the move -- part of a drive to modernise the 250,000-strong military -- did not mean a large-scale invasion by Moscow was imminent amid fe...
Controversial former Tokyo governor Ishihara dies
Feb 01, 2022 (AFP)
A former novelist and popular four-term governor of the capital, Ishihara frequently stoked outrage at home and abroad with his public comments on everything fr...
Putin to host EU ally Orban amid Ukraine crisis
Feb 01, 2022 (AFP)
The Kremlin said ahead of the meeting that the leaders would discuss bilateral ties as well as "security issues on the European continent and regional conflicts...
Poland offers Ukraine ammunition ahead of PM's visit
Jan 31, 2022 (AFP)
The EU member has also announced it is readying itself for a potential wave of up to a million refugees from Ukraine if negotiations fail and war breaks out. "T...
Denmark prepared to send military equipment to Ukraine
Jan 31, 2022 (AFP)
"I am ready to send military equipment to Ukraine. We are already giving advice," Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told a press conference. "We know there is a ...
Russia says wants 'respectful' ties with US
Jan 30, 2022 (AFP)
Tensions have soared between Moscow and Washington after Western governments accused Russia of amassing tens of thousands of troops on its border with ex-Soviet...
UK to offer NATO 'major military deployment' in Europe
Jan 29, 2022 (AFP)
The offer, set to be made to NATO military chiefs next week, could see London double the approximately 1,150 UK troops currently in eastern European countries a...
A Ukrainian mother vows to take up gun if Russia invades
Jan 29, 2022 (AFP)
As fears grow of a potential invasion by Russian troops massed on Ukraine's border, this 52-year-old territorial defence reservist insists she is willing to fig...
France to send 'several hundred' troops to Romania
Jan 29, 2022 (AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron had recently expressed France's "readiness to go further, and within the framework of NATO to commit to new missions... in part...
Rattled by Russia, Finland and Sweden revisit NATO debate
Jan 28, 2022 (AFP)
Fighter jets could be heard carrying out drills above the Finnish capital this week, while Sweden recently deployed troops to a Baltic outpost in response to ri...
Russian invasion of Ukraine would be 'horrific': Pentagon
Jan 28, 2022 (AFP)
"If that was unleashed on Ukraine, it would be significant, very significant, and it would result in a significant amount of casualties," Chairman of the Joint ...
NATO chief sees 'wide range' of possible actions by Russia
Jan 28, 2022 (AFP)
While the military alliance is still not sure what the Kremlin might do, Stoltenberg told an event hosted by the US think-tank the Atlantic Council that Russia ...
Ukraine standoff 'extremely dangerous', anti-nuke group warns
Jan 28, 2022 (AFP)
"Any conflict involving one or several nuclear-armed states is extremely dangerous," Beatrice Fihn, who leads the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weap...
New push for diplomacy as Ukraine urges calm over Russia threat
Jan 28, 2022 (AFP)
In a call that lasted more than an hour, French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian leader Vladimir Putin likewise agreed on the need for de-escalation, with ...
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