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Ukraine war exposes Russia military shortcomings: analysts
Apr 25, 2022 (AFP)
Despite an initial offensive on multiple fronts, Moscow has failed to gain the upper hand in the air, sent in columns of tanks without cover or coordination and...
Toll rises to 17 in Russia military research institute fire
Apr 25, 2022 (AFP)
"Unfortunately, at the moment, the officially confirmed death toll has increased to 17," Tver regional authorities said in a statement. It added that efforts we...
Five challenges for Macron in new term
Apr 25, 2022 (AFP)
AFP looks at five challenges ahead for the centrist, who was France's youngest ever president when elected in 2017. - Mending divisions - After a first term in ...
Is Russia as isolated as Ukraine's allies hope?
Apr 24, 2022 (AFP)
Efforts to ostracise Moscow have faced resistance from a reluctant section of the international community. "There's a very clear isolation of Russia from the We...
How far will Russia go in new phase of Ukraine assault?
Apr 24, 2022 (AFP)
It is still unclear what military means Moscow will deploy in this "second phase" of the Ukraine campaign, and what medium and long-term objectives it is pursui...
EU, US send warning over China's support for Russia
Apr 22, 2022 (AFP)
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Stefano Sannino, head of the EU's diplomatic service, held wide-ranging talks in Brussels on Thursday and Friday....
US sets meeting on Ukraine long-term security in Germany
Apr 22, 2022 (AFP)
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said defense ministers and senior generals of 20 countries, NATO and non-NATO members, have already accepted the invitation from U...
Trump says he threatened not to defend NATO allies from Russia
Apr 22, 2022 (AFP)
Both when campaigning and once in the White House, Trump often sought to publicly undermine NATO, the US-led military alliance at the heart of Western geopoliti...
US, China court Solomon Islands after defence deal
Apr 22, 2022 (AFP)
The Pacific state's traditional allies the United States and Australia are deeply suspicious of the deal, fearing it may give China a military foothold in the S...
Japan says disputed islands 'illegally occupied' by Russia
Apr 22, 2022 (AFP)
The two nations have long been engaged in attempts to agree a post-World War II treaty, but the islands held by Moscow and claimed by Tokyo remain a key stickin...
Britain and India in new defence and security partnership: Johnson
Apr 22, 2022 (AFP)
Johnson travelled to India as he faces criticism at home and the embarrassing prospect of a probe into whether he lied to parliament over the lockdown-breaking ...
US denounces China, Solomon Islands pact
Apr 20, 2022 (AFP)
The deal, announced Tuesday by Beijing, had faced opposition from the United States and Australia, which fear the pact could lead to China gaining a military fo...
Beijing tells US not to use Ukraine to 'smear' or pressure China
Apr 20, 2022 (AFP)
Minister of Defense Wei Fenghe's comments came days after a senior US senator said China must pay a greater price for backing Moscow. China has not condemned th...
Finnish MPs open debate on joining NATO
Apr 20, 2022 (AFP)
Despite Russia warning of a nuclear build-up in the Baltic should Finland and neighbouring Sweden join the military alliance, Finland's prime minister said that...
Ukraine calls for talks in teetering Mariupol as Moscow holds ICBM test
Apr 20, 2022 (AFP)
Washington downplayed the test of the intercontinental ballistic missile and said it had been notified in advance, but Putin said it would make the Kremlin's en...
Finnish MPs begin deciding whether to join NATO
Apr 20, 2022 (AFP)
Despite Russia warning of a nuclear build-up in the Baltic should Finland and neighbouring Sweden join the military alliance, Finland's prime minister said that...
Russia urges Ukrainian forces to 'immediately' lay down arms
Apr 19, 2022 (AFP)
The Russian defence ministry's warning came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced late on Monday the start of a new offensive by Moscow that is...
New 'phase' of Ukraine war as Russia attacks east
Apr 19, 2022 (AFP)
Russia's defence ministry said that "high-precision air-based missiles" had hit 13 Ukrainian positions in parts of the Donbas while other air strikes "hit 60 mi...
Air strikes hit western Ukraine as Russia forces mass in the east
Apr 18, 2022 (AFP)
The "powerful" air strikes in the west came hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of wanting to "destroy" the entire eastern region of Donbas ...
Russia warns US of 'consequences' of Ukraine military aid: reports
Apr 16, 2022 (AFP)
In a diplomatic note this week, Moscow warned the United States and NATO against sending the "most sensitive" weapons for Kyiv to use in the conflict with Russi...
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