U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer reiterated Ukraine’s “irreversible path” to NATO membership during a news conference on Feb. 13, just days after the United States declared that Ukraine’s accession to NATO was not a “realistic outcome” of peace negotiations. “My position is the NATO position,” Starmer told reporters. “This was discussed at the summit that […]
German Chancellor Olaf Schlolz and his chief challenger in the upcoming elections, Friedrich Merz, agreed during a television debate on Feb. 9 that Berlin must continue supporting Ukraine and that Russia’s war must end as soon as possible. Polls show Merz’s conservative CDU/CSU alliance as a clear favorite for the Feb. 23 snap elections. The […]
Friedrich Merz, the leading contender to become Germany’s next chancellor, said that if elected, his strategic priorities would include a just end to Russia’s war against Ukraine, Der Spiegel reported on Jan. 23. The statement comes after Merz’s meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Jan. […]
Editor’s note: This story is being updated. President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived at the Ramstein airbase in Germany on Jan. 9, delivering an opening address to the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting. Zelensky is expected to hold a series of bilateral meetings during the summit, which will be the last gathering in this format before […]
A family who lost their home and business to fire is attracting overwhelming support on social media. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-07/support-for-owners-of-fire-destroyed-kennels-and-cattery/6004696