Russia’s President Vladimir Putin says certain Western countries are risking triggering a nuclear war by deploying boots in eastern Ukraine, warning Moscow could strike Western targets.
NATO’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Ukraine’s accession to the military alliance is only a question of time, though NATO leaders are still seeking to overcome divisions on the second anniversary of the war with Russia.
Only 10 percent of Europeans believe Ukraine can still defeat Russia, according to a new EU-wide survey, almost two years after Moscow launched a military operation against the former Soviet state.
China has criticized US-led NATO countries for hyping up the death of the Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, asking them to "stop their tricks”, and interference in the internal matters of other countries.
US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has said countries that do not meet NATO’s spending criteria should be expelled from the bloc, echoing ex-President Donald Trump’s recent remarks.
Ukraine says fierce fighting is raging for the frontline city of Avdiivka which has become a main target for Russia ahead of the second anniversary of its special military operation.
Western leaders have censured former US President Donald Trump for saying the US might not protect NATO allies who are not spending enough on the military alliance.
President Vladimir Putin has warned the West against underestimating Russia, saying it is "impossible" to defeat his country in Ukraine, but that Moscow does not intend to expand the war to Poland and Latvia.
Refuting the comments from the NATO secretary general who has accused Iran of destabilizing the region, the spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry pointed to the dark record of the Western military alliance in upsetting security across the world.
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump has said that he does not believe NATO would come to the United States’ rescue if it came under attack, once again voicing his disdain for the military bloc.