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Australia's government said on Saturday it had delivered M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine as part of a A$245 million ($160 million) package to help the country defend itself against Russia in their ongoing war.
The Ukrainian president said that "the momentum of the negotiations must be stepped up." Earlier, Russia launched 300 drones and 30 missiles overnight, killing one. DW has the latest.
Russia, in the face of President Trump’s recent sanctions threat, attacked Ukraine with over 300 drones overnight, hammering the port city of Odesa. The attacks targeted about 10 regions in
President Donald Trump’s ultimatum to Russia to accept a peace deal in Ukraine within 50 days or face bruising sanctions has given the Kremlin extra time to pursue its summer offensive.
U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to ramp up arms shipments to Ukraine is a signal to Kyiv to abandon peace efforts, Russia said on Thursday, vowing it would not accept the "blackmail" of Washington's new sanctions ultimatum.
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Nightmare for NATO: Russia Just ‘Deliberately’ Bombed a Polish Factory in UkraineA recent Russian drone strike deliberately targeted and damaged a Polish-owned factory in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, a move that is escalating tensions along NATO’s eastern flank. -While the attack on the Barlinek Group facility does not trigger NATO’s Article 5 collective defense clause,
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NATO members that border Russia are buying US-made HIMARS. One defense minister told BI that the war shows deep strike abilities are needed.
NATO's enhanced ground capabilities in the Baltic region spark Russian warnings as military focus intensifies on Kaliningrad and the strategic Suwalki Corridor
In a keynote speech in London last month, the NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte repeated a warning he has made in public at least three times this year: the western alliance is severely lagging behind Moscow on ammunition production.