The United States is working with its allies to bring Ukraine’s military up to NATO standards but is not currently providing the nation with a roadmap for membership, according to America’s top diplomat. Though Ukrainian leadership is eager for more NATO support, up to and including joining the alliance, the organization was steadily focusing on…
Ukraine-Bound Cargo Ship Sinks Off Turkish Coast: 3 Dead
ANKARA, Turkey—A Guinea-Bissau flagged cargo ship with 14 crew members on board sank off Turkey’s Mediterranean coast on Wednesday, killing at least three of them. Five people were rescued while efforts continued to find the other missing crew, officials and news reports said. The Joe 2 sank off the coast of Kumluca, in Antalya Province,…
EU Leaders Head to China for Delicate Talks on Ukraine, Trade
April 4, 2023
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BEIJING—European Union executive head Ursula von der Leyen and French President Emmanuel Macron are to land in China on Wednesday seeking to “reset” ties with an important economic partner while broaching thorny issues like Ukraine and trade risks. Macron last visited China in 2019 while it will be von der Leyen’s first trip since becoming…
Russian Envoy Floats Notion of UN Meeting For Blinken and Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is prepared to meet his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken during an upcoming visit to New York, Moscow’s permanent representative to the world body said on April 4. Quoted by Russia’s TASS news agency, Vasily Nebenzya said the meeting would depend on “where Secretary Blinken will be at that time and…
US Military Could be ‘Learning the Wrong Lessons’ from Ukraine War: US General
The United States should adjust its strategies and programs based on the performance of the Russian and Ukrainian militaries in their ongoing struggle to avoid learning the wrong lessons for a future fight, according to one U.S. general. By attempting to learn wholesale from Ukraine, the U.S. military could be setting itself up for failure…
Freeland Took Part in Private WEF Davos Session on Ukraine Financing
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland participated in an undisclosed session on the financing of Ukraine during her visit to the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos earlier this year, an official document shows. The information was revealed in an Inquiry of Ministry tabled by the government on March 29 in response to an order…
Kyiv Steps Up Pressure on Ukraine’s Orthodox Church, Arrests Top Cleric
April 3, 2023
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Kyiv has continued its crackdown on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, placing a Church leader under house arrest and demanding that Orthodox monks vacate a 1,000-year-old monastery. Ukrainian officials accuse the Church of harboring pro-Russia sympathies and collaborating with Moscow. The Church, which distanced itself from Moscow after last year’s invasion of Ukraine, denies the allegations….
Ukraine Claimes Its Forces Fight on in Bakhmut Despite Russian Claim to Have Taken It
KYIV—Ukraine’s military claimed its troops were locked in combat with Russian forces around the administration building of Bakhmut on Monday, and it poured scorn on Russian claims that Russians had captured the eastern city after months of warfare. In Moscow, the Kremlin accused Ukraine of being behind a bomb blast at a cafe in St…
IMF Approves $15.6 Billion Ukraine Loan, Part of $115 Billion in Global Support
WASHINGTON—The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday its executive board approved a four-year $15.6 billion loan program for Ukraine, part of a global $115 billion package to support the country’s economy as it battles Russia’s 13-month-old invasion. The decision clears the way for an immediate disbursement of about $2.7 billion to Kyiv, and requires…
Lukashenko: Russia Could Put Intercontinental Missiles in Belarus If Necessary
President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday that Russia, which has already decided to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, could if necessary put intercontinental nuclear missiles there too. In an annual address to lawmakers and government officials, Lukashenko said Moscow’s plans to station nuclear arms on the territory of its close ally would help protect…
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