HELSINKI, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Finland’s foreign minister said on Tuesday a delay of a few weeks was needed in talks between Finland and Sweden and Turkey over their bid to join the NATO military alliance. NATO. Turkey’s president said on Monday that Sweden should not expect his country’s support after a protest near the … Read more
Zelenskiy promises changes in corruption scandal Poland announces its intention to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine Germany hints at tank export approval as allies push KYIV, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said personnel changes were underway at top and bottom levels, following the most high-profile corruption allegations since Russia’s invasion that threaten … Read more
Zelenskiy says upcoming changes in government and regional Corruption allegations most high profile of war The former economy minister welcomes the government’s response Ruling party boss threatens prison officials KYIV, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday changes would be announced shortly in the government, regions and security forces following corruption … Read more
ANKARA, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Sweden is unlikely to expect Turkey to back its NATO membership after a protest near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm at the weekend, including the burning of a copy of the Koran, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. Protests in Stockholm on Saturday against Turkey and Sweden’s membership of the … Read more
Jan 23 (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign intelligence service (SVR) on Monday accused Ukraine of stockpiling Western-supplied weapons at nuclear power plants across the country, an allegation dismissed as false by a senior Ukrainian official. The Russian spy agency provided no evidence and Reuters was unable to verify the claims. An SVR statement said US-supplied HIMARS … Read more
BRUSSELS, Jan 23 (Reuters) – The European Union on Monday introduced new sanctions against Iran for a “brutal” crackdown on protests, but the bloc’s diplomacy chief said the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) of the country could not be listed as a terrorist group without a court ruling. Relations between the 27 EU countries and Tehran soured … Read more
PRETORIA, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov traveled to South Africa on Monday for talks with one of his country’s key allies on a continent divided by the invasion of Ukraine and Western attempts to isolate Moscow. Lavrov met his South African counterpart, Naledi Pandor, after flying out earlier in the day … Read more
Jan 23 (Reuters) – A Russian warship armed with next-generation hypersonic cruise weapons will take part in joint exercises with the Chinese and South African navies in February, Russian state news agency TASS said on Monday. This was the first official mention of the participation of the frigate “Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet … Read more
PARIS/LVIV, Ukraine, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Germany would not object to Poland sending its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, the German foreign minister said, signaling a possible breakthrough for the Ukraine as it tries to strengthen its forces. of a new expected Russian offensive. Eleven months after Russia invaded its southern neighbor, the fighting is … Read more
PARIS, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Germany’s foreign minister said on Sunday her government would not stand in the way of Poland wanting to send its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, in a possible breakthrough for Kyiv which wants the tanks for its fight against the Russian invasion. Ukrainian officials have been asking Western allies for … Read more
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