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Spanish Minister of Defence Margarita Robles has announced that her country will be providing an additional four Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks to Ukraine, along with more infantry vehicles.

Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that former President Trump’s wing of the Republican Party “has decided to turn its back on democracy.”

Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly has admitted that the Canadian government’s goal is to topple the current Russian Putin regime.

Ethnic minorities from Russian regions far from Moscow and St Petersburg are taking disproportionate losses in the war in Ukraine, according to British intelligence. 

Poland has cut funding for Ukrainian refugees in half this month, with the country no longer able to afford to fund their accommodation in the country at the same rate despite funding from the European Union.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian forces have made progress in their campaign to capture the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, the focus of the war’s longest ground battle, but their assault will be difficult to sustain without more significant personnel losses, British military officials said Saturday.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s capital restored most of its power supply on Friday, officials said, as the country again responded swiftly and defiantly to the latest Russian missile and drone barrage targeting critical infrastructure.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia unleashed “a massive rocket attack” that hit critical infrastructure and residential buildings in 10 regions of Ukraine, the country’s president said Thursday, with officials reporting at least six deaths in the largest such nighttime attack in three weeks.

The owner of Russia’s Wagner Group military company claimed that his troops have extended their gains in the Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut.

The United Kingdom is now running “dangerously low” on ammunition after sending large military aid packages to Ukraine, MPs have been warned.

A parliamentary delegation from Hungary said that it supports Sweden’s NATO membership bid after meeting the Swedish parliament’s speaker.

(AFP) – Ukraine pledged on Monday to bolster its defences in frontline Bakhmut, after reports that Kyiv was withdrawing from the city that’s become a symbolic prize in the war.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner Group private military company, has suggested a “betrayal” by the Russian authorities as his men run short of ammunition on the Bakhmut front.

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola called for fighter jets to be sent to Ukraine as she made a surprise visit to the country.

Police forces in England have disclosed a rise in anti-Russian hate crimes since 2022, which young schoolchildren among the victims.

A 59-year-old woman in Poland is facing up to five years in prison for posting pro-Russian and pro-Putin sentiments on Facebook last year.

KHROMOVE, Ukraine (AP) — Pressure from Russian forces mounted Saturday on Ukrainians hunkered down in Bakhmut, as residents attempted to flee with help from troops who Western analysts say may be preparing to withdraw from the key eastern stronghold.

(AFP) – The United States responded Friday to a Russian warning against arming Ukraine by offering a further $400 million in security assistance, as President Joe Biden hosted German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a show of unity against Moscow.

Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius admitted this week that the German military is incapable of defending the nation if needed.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian officials accused Ukrainian saboteurs on Thursday of crossing into western Russia and attacking local villages, an accusation that Ukraine denied and alleged would be used by Moscow to step up attacks.

Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would strike a peace deal to end the Ukraine war “within 24 hours” if he were commander-in-chief.

Finland’s Parliament gave final approval to the bid to join NATO, with lawmakers signing off on membership and the required legislation.

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has called for an immediate end to the war in Ukraine without any conditions. 

Pressure is mounting on Ukrainian forces as fighting for the eastern frontline city of Bakhmut is getting ever more brutal with Russia.

The Vatican risks falling into isolation and irrelevance, warns a veteran Italian journalist Tuesday, as world leaders are finding Pope Francis easier and easier to ignore.

Alexander Lukashenko will arrive in Beijing on Tuesday, kicking off a three-day trip in which he will meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) – A planned concert by Slovenia’s popular bank Laibach in Ukraine next month has been cancelled after the group angered Ukrainians with remarks interpreted to suggest that Kiyv was a client state fighting a war for its Western masters.

Russia held its position as the largest coal supplier to Germany last year, despite Berlin being on the opposite side of the war in Ukraine.

Shortages of fruits and vegetables in UK supermarkets could last for months amid high energy prices, a leading farmers’ organisation said.

VUHLEDAR, Ukraine (AP) – The murky water oh so slowly trickles from the filthy drainpipe into her grimy container — the ticking seconds ramping up the risk that Emilia Budskaya could lose life or limb to Russian artillery strikes torturing her front-line city in eastern Ukraine.

BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union agreed Saturday to impose new sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine targeting more officials and organizations accused of supporting the war, spreading propaganda or supplying drones, as well as restricting trade on products that could be used by the armed forces.

President Zelensky declared that if America pulls military support from Ukraine, the U.S. will “lose NATO” and its global leadership position.

(AFP) – President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed Friday to do everything to defeat Russia this year, as the first Leopard tanks arrived in Ukraine on the anniversary of the start of Europe’s largest conflict since World War II.

(AFP) – China called Friday for urgent peace talks as it released its plan to end the war in Ukraine, but several Western powers rebuffed the proposals while warning against Beijing’s closening ties to Moscow.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is flying two Ukrainian flags at its headquarters in the nation’s capital, despite only having one American flag on display. 

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Friday claimed the security of the United States is dependent on Ukraine’s border security from Russian invasion.