China dismissed comparisons between the Ukraine crisis and its own claim to Taiwan on Wednesday after the president of the self-ruled island said evidence of Russian aggression was being used to undermine Taiwanese morale. Democratic Taiwan has kept a close eye on the Ukraine situation because it is constantly threatened by a Chinese invasion, with … Read more
US Secretary of Defense has ordered the deployment of 7,000 US service members to Europe, a senior defense official told reporters shortly after US President Joe Biden announced strong sanctions on Russia attack on Ukraine. Biden announced that he had authorized the “deployment of ground and air forces already stationed in Europe” to Estonia, Latvia, … Read more
According to US and NATO officials, Belarus could “soon” join Russia in its war against Ukraine, and the country is already taking steps to do so. Belarus’s entry into the conflict is becoming more “likely,” according to a NATO military official on Monday. “(Russian President Vladimir) Putin requires assistance. Anything would be beneficial “The official … Read more
Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has warned the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, of an imminent Russian attack. Speaking after an airstrike hit a Ukrainian military base close to the Polish border, Zelensky warned that Russian missiles might soon hit NATO countries if the body fails to close the Ukrainian sky. In a video address on … Read more
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Polish President Andrzej Duda reaffirmed on Tuesday in a joint press conference that NATO will not send troops to Ukraine. “NATO is not going to be part of the conflict. NATO is not going to send troops into Ukraine or to move planes into Ukrainian airspace,” … Read more
President Vlodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has said his coutry has accepted that it will not become a member of NATO anytime soon. The president said it’s time for his country to accept it wouldn’t join NATO. During a call with the country’s military leaders on Tuesday, Zelensky said: “Ukraine is not a member of NATO. … Read more