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The United Kingdom will not send soldiers to wage war upon Vladimir Putin’s forces in Ukraine, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday.

Australia confirmed Tuesday it will be supplying Ukraine with $50 million in missiles, ammunition and other military hardware to help them repel the ongoing Russian invasion.

EU and NATO member-state Czechia has warned that citizens who express support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including on social media, could face prison.

The government of Turkey changed its view of Russia’s attack on Ukraine over the weekend, declaring the assault is “officially a war” and promising to limit the number of Russian warships that can pass through the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits to enter the Black Sea.

MSNBC “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough on Monday praised President Joe Biden’s handling of Russia’s invading of Ukraine.

Donald Trump on Monday took credit for Germany finally meeting NATO’s defense spending requirement after the country failed to fulfill its obligation for years.

Germany has finally committed to meet its NATO defence spending requirements, in a move vindicating criticisms from former President Trump.

Tensions have flared up between historic enemies Turkey and Greece following accusations that Greece is training terrorists, with four Turkish F-16 aircraft violating Greek airspace two days after the Greek coastguard fired warning shots at a Turkish vessel.

Billionaire Democrat mega-donor George Soros says the United States, and other transatlantic nations, must “do whatever is in their power” to back Ukraine against Russia in the ongoing conflict overseas. 

President Vladimir Putin on Sunday ordered his military’s nuclear deterrent forces to be on alert as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine met increasing resistance as it enters its fourth day.

China and Russia are seeking a new world order with power centred in Beijing and Moscow not Washington, a Lithuanian MP told Breitbart News.

Speaking at CPAC, Nigel Farage said Vladimir Putin had “nothing to fear” from Joe Biden, who he described as the worst president in history.

Despite having previously repelled often violent migrants on the Belarusian frontier, Poland has welcomed genuine refugees from Ukraine with open arms.

(AFP) — Ukrainian forces repulsed a Russian attack on Kyiv (Kiev) but “sabotage groups” infiltrated the capital, officials said Saturday as a defiant President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed Ukraine would never give in.

Concern over a broader conflict has led Finns to buy large quantities of anti-radiation iodine tablets and to prepare a thousand beds for fleeing Ukrainians as Russia threatens consequences if the country joins NATO.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) Air Force Gen. Tod Wolters announced Friday that NATO has activated its Response Force, setting off a request for its members to supply forces as the alliance seeks to defend itself against any Russian attack.

Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) said Friday on CNN’s “The Situation Room” that “at the invitation of Ukraine” we should declare Ukraine a no-fly zone “enforced by NATO and the United States.”

Friday, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) called on President Joe Biden and NATO to “quit pussyfooting around” when it comes to dealing with Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine.

Following President Joe Biden’s speech on the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) blasted the current administration’s “failed” use of of sanctions and “hashtag diplomacy.”

Joe Biden warned that Putin could be emboldened after invading Ukraine, despite the United States and Europe responding by leveling economic sanctions on Russia.

Europe must wean itself off Russian gas now, Prime Minister Johnson said as he announced Britain’s sanctions in response to “Russian dictator” Vladimir Putin.

Thursday, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Admiral James Stavridis said it was time to show Russian President Vladimir Putin “what the alliance is capable of.”

The Ukrainian govt will give weapons “to anyone who wants to defend the country” in the aftermath of Russia expanding its ‘war’.

The Hungarian government has weighed in on the Ukraine crisis, vowing that it will stand by NATO but resist efforts by “the Left” to “drag” the country into war.

Russia went from threats to action Thursday as it sent troops to lead a wide-ranging attack on neighboring Ukraine, with explosions heard before dawn in the capital Kyiv and a host of other cities towards the east.

The Prime Minister of Poland has warned that “Europe and the free world” have to stop Russian president Vladimir Putin, urging the European Union to impose strong sanctions.

Viewed from Paris, London and Washington, the events unfolding in Ukraine may seem like a new Cold War taking shape in Europe.

The worshipful reverence for Ukraine’s borders has the added bonus for Democrats of blocking Americans from thinking about immigration and crime.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that Russia was “preparing for an invasion of Ukraine.”

Finlands President Sauli Niinisto said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military moves on Ukraine have put the world in a colder situation than the Cold War era between the United States and the former Soviet Union.

Chinese state media mockingly commemorated Wednesday as “Invasion Day,” the day U.S. President Joe Biden and some of his top officials allegedly predicted Russia would launch an all-out invasion of Ukraine.

Vice President Kamala Harris again threatened Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday with “severe consequences” if he chose to further invade Ukraine.

A German journalist became the most recent journalist to ask the Biden Administration for evidence to back up its claims on Russia.

President Joe Biden told reporters on Thursday that he has “every indication” that Russia will “attack Ukraine” in the near future, echoing warnings from his secretary of state, Antony Blinken, and NATO officials that follow no significant activity of this kind on Wednesday.

Joe Biden acknowledged messaging from the Russian defense minister that they would send troops home from the border of Ukraine, but said he remained skeptical.

The Russian government claimed on Tuesday that several military units have completed “scheduled drills” along the Ukrainian border and will now return to their permanent bases, bringing their armor and artillery with them.