BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine is expected to get “good news” in its quest for more air defence systems at a NATO summit in Washington next week, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday. “We hope we’ll be able to get to the summit and make some new announcements on air defence,” said the […]
German and Polish leaders agreed an action plan on Tuesday to tackle not only past wrongs – such as reparations from World War II – but also current issues, such as defence policy. The plans were outlined in a paper circulated by the German government as Chancellor Olaf Scholz and a group of ministers visited […]
The judge overseeing the racketeering and gang prosecution against Young Thug and others on Monday put the long-running trial on hold until another judge rules on requests by several defendants that he step aside from the case. Lawyers for the rapper and several other defendants had filed motions seeking the recusal of Fulton County Superior […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has complained about ongoing Russian bombing and once again appealed to the West for more help with air defence. In the past week alone, Russia has dropped 800 glide bombs over Ukraine, Zelensky announced in Kiev on Sunday. He also published a video of the heavy destruction and fires in the […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has complained about ongoing Russian bombing and once again asked the West for more help with air defence. In the past week alone, Russia has dropped 800 glide bombs over Ukraine, Zelensky announced in Kiev on Sunday. He also published a video of the heavy destruction and fires in the Kherson, […]
US actor Alec Baldwin is facing an involuntary manslaughter trial in early July after a judge denied a request to dismiss the case on complaints that key evidence was damaged by the FBI during forensic testing. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer sided with prosecutors in rejecting a motion to dismiss the case. Defence attorneys argued that […]
Russia’s defence minister has ordered officials to prepare a “response” to US drone flights over the Black Sea, the ministry said, in an apparent warning that Moscow may take forceful action to ward off the American reconnaissance aircraft. The Russian defence ministry noted a recent “increased intensity” of US drones over the Black Sea, saying […]
China has expelled two former defence ministers from the ruling Communist Party over accusations of corruption that are likely to lead to sentences of life in prison. The defence ministry on Thursday said Li Shangfu had abused his authority to enrich himself by taking bribes in exchange for granting favours in violation of military and […]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants on Tuesday for former Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov, the current military chief of staff, on accusations of war crimes in Ukraine. Both are allegedly responsible for “directing attacks” at civilian targets in Ukraine. The ICC judges said there were sufficient grounds to believe […]
(Reuters) – The Slovak government has asked police to investigate the former cabinet and defence minister Jaroslav Nad for donating fighter jets and an air defence system to Ukraine to help it defend against Russia’s invasion, a government official said on Friday. The new government under the leadership of Robert Fico made a sharp policy […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed three new deputy ministers to the country’s Defence Ministry, including a woman who is believed to be a distant relative. Anna Tsivileva, whose maiden name is Putina, is to be responsible for housing construction and social security for members of the armed forces. Another new deputy minister, Pavel Fradkov, […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin sacked four deputy defence ministers on Monday and appointed a relative to fill one of the resulting vacancies. The reshuffle marked the latest stage in a radical shakeout which Putin launched in May when he unexpectedly removed his longstanding defence minister Sergei Shoigu. More than two years into the […]