US President accused Putin of trying to wipe out the culture and identity of the Ukrainian people
US President Joe Biden has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to “wipe out the culture and identity of Ukrainians.” Source: US President Joe Biden “Not only is he trying to take over Ukraine, he’s literally trying to wipe out the culture and identity of the Ukrainian people. Attacking schools, nurseries,...
Ukraine is invited to a meeting of NATO defense ministers
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov will take part in the NATO meeting at the level of heads of defense departments, which will take place on June 15-16 in Brussels. Source: Alliance press service “The meeting will start with a working dinner on 15 June, where partners Finland, Georgia, Sweden, Ukraine and the European Union...
The war in Ukraine has shown that security cannot be exchanged for economic gain, – NATO Secretary-General
Russia’s war in Ukraine has shown how economic relations with authoritarian regimes can create vulnerabilities. Source: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg “The war in Ukraine demonstrates how economic relations with authoritarian regimes can create vulnerabilities – over-reliance on the import of key commodities, like...
Poland calls for permanent bases in NATO’s east
The Polish government has stated its readiness to build a base for NATO forces. Source: Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki “Permanent bases of allies should be established in NATO’s eastern flank countries. Poland is ready to build such bases (to include) light infantry units on a permanent basis.” Following Russia’s...
The USA to keep 100,000 troops in Europe
The United States has said it will keep 100,000 troops in Europe to ensure Allied security. Source: US officials The number of troops may increase in the future during large-scale military exercises in the region. In addition, the United States plans to increase the number of bases in Europe, if such a decision requires security. The US has...
NATO believes that Ukraine is able to return Donbas and Crimea by military means
The North Atlantic Alliance assumes that Ukraine can return Donbas and Crimea if it continues the current struggle. Source: NATO Military Representative According to the official, the current NATO discussion is that the momentum has shifted significantly in favor of Ukraine, and NATO circles are now debating whether it is possible for Kyiv to...
Russia’s behavior means repudiation of the agreement with NATO, – German Minister of Foreign Affairs
Russia’s actions effectively ended the 1997 cooperation agreement with NATO. Source: Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock “The Russian government has made it clear that the NATO-Russia Founding Act is no longer worth anything to it. So we now have to acknowledge that this basic act was also unilaterally terminated by...
Russia is not achieving its strategic goals in the war, – NATO Secretary-General
Russia has failed to achieve any strategic goal of seizing Ukrainian territories or undermining NATO’s unity since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Source: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg “Today during the meeting we discussed our strong support for Ukraine. The Russian war in Ukraine is not going as...
There is no platform for dialogue with Russia, – German Foreign Minister
The German Foreign Minister says that dialogue between the countries is always important, but now there are no platforms for communication with Russia. Source: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock “There must always be dialogue.” According to her, NATO as a transatlantic alliance stands for a world order based, in particular, on...
If Ukraine was joined NATO, there would be no war, – President of Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed that Ukraine’s membership in NATO would not allow a war to break out. Source: The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy “As for Ukraine, unfortunately, it is a mistake that NATO did not find a place for Ukraine in the Alliance before the war. If Ukraine had joined NATO, there would have been...
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