WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) – A new $2.6 billion military aid package from the US, which could include aerial surveillance radars, anti-tank missiles and fuel trucks for Ukraine’s fight against Russia, is expected to be announced as soon as Monday, they said three US officials on Friday. Half a dozen ammunition types, including tank ammunition, … Read more
Russian-installed official claims progress in eastern cities The chief of the UN nuclear watchdog will visit the factory in Zaporizhia on Wednesday Russian participation in Olympic Games under discussion March 29 (Reuters) – Russian troops have been relentless in their attempts to capture the bombed eastern Ukrainian cities of Bakhmut and Avdiivka, making no progress, … Read more
Belarus justifies its decision to house Russian nuclear weapons Says it needs to strengthen its own security Blames West for years of pressure aimed at government change Says moving doesn’t violate non-proliferation rules LONDON, March 28 (Reuters) – Belarus confirmed on Tuesday that it will host Russian tactical nuclear weapons. boundaries. The statement from the … Read more
SEOUL/BUSAN, March 28 (Reuters) – North Korea unveiled new, smaller warheads and pledged to produce more weapons-grade nuclear material to expand the country’s arsenal, state media KCNA said on Tuesday, as a US aircraft carrier landed in South Korea. Korea arrived. for military exercises. KCNA released photos of the warheads, dubbed Hwasan-31s, as leader Kim … Read more
March 28 (Reuters) – The Russian navy has fired supersonic anti-ship missiles at a dummy target in the Sea of Japan, the Russian defense ministry said on Tuesday. “In the waters of the Sea of Japan, Pacific Fleet missile ships fired Moskit cruise missiles at a mock enemy naval target,” it said in a statement … Read more
BERLIN, March 27 (Reuters) – The 18 Leopard 2 main battle tanks pledged by Germany to support Ukraine in its war against Russia have arrived in Ukraine, Germany’s defense ministry said on Monday. Germany in January agreed to provide the tanks, considered some of the best in the West’s arsenal, to allay doubts about sending … Read more
March 25 (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops have succeeded in slowing down the Russian offensive in and around the disputed eastern city of Bakhmut, where the situation is stabilizing, Supreme Commander General Valery Zaluzhniy said on Saturday. Separately, the British Ministry of Defense said the months-long Russian attack on the city had stalled, mainly due to … Read more
JERUSALEM, March 25 (Reuters) – Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Saturday called on the government to halt legislation on changes to the judiciary, saying the bitter dispute over the measures poses a threat to national security. “The deepening rift is seeping into military and defense institutions — this is a clear, immediate and real … Read more
March 25 (Reuters) – Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday. Putin made the announcement at a time of rising tensions with the West over the war in Ukraine and as some Russian commentators are speculating about possible nuclear strikes. Putin told state television that Belarusian President … Read more
KYIV, March 23 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday urged Europe to increase and speed up the delivery of modern weaponry and impose tougher sanctions on Russia or the war could drag on for years. In a long and sharply worded video address to EU leaders, from a train, Zelenskiy said it was … Read more