In an interview on Monday with The New York Times #Zelensky said he appealed to senior #US officials to allow #Ukraine to fire American missiles and other weaponry at military targets inside #Russia — a tactic the United States continues to oppose. The inability to do so, he insisted, gave Russia a “huge advantage” in cross-border warfare that it is exploiting with assaults in Ukraine’s northeast.
#Moldova has signed a security and defence partnership with the #EU, the first country to agree such a deal with the bloc, EU foreign policy chief Josep #Borrell said.
The 28-point partnership plan takes account of "an increasingly challenging security environment" following #Russia's invasion of #Ukraine and calls for consultations in a wide range of sectors.
Russian forces have started the first stage of exercises ordered by President Vladimir #Putin to simulate preparation for the launch of tactical nuclear weapons.
The drills involve missile forces in #Russia's Southern Military District, which lies adjacent to #Ukraine and also includes parts of Ukraine that Russia now controls.
#Poland's prime minister announced on Tuesday the re-establishment of a commission to look into undue Russian influence, as #Warsaw grapples with what it says is an intense campaign by #Moscow to destabilise the country.
"I issued an order on the establishment of a commission to investigate Russian and Belarusian influence on the internal security and interests of the Republic of Poland in the years 2004-2024," Prime Minister Donald #Tusk said.
Ukrainian servicemen operating a howitzer in #Kharkiv region near the Russian border work around the clock to stop an incursion by #Moscow's troops, and they are finally getting the shells to do it.
"We were positioned in the #Bakhmut area before, now we have been transferred here. It's much 'hotter' here. We didn't have shells there. Here, at least we have shells, they started delivering them. We have something to work with, to fight."
Andrew Geddes of the Migration Policy Centre tells FRANCE24's Mark Owen that the potential for migration to be a destabilizing factor in both domestic and international politics is clear, and fear and concern about migration is one way influence by hostile powers could be exerted as well as actual movement. #Russia#Ukraine#migrant
The European Union has approved the transfer of proceeds from Russia's frozen assets to Ukraine, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský said.
"Today we decided within the EU to transfer to Ukraine the funds received as a result of freezing the assets of the Russian Central Bank. This year alone, this amount could reach up to 3 billion euros," he said. #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#Ukraine#Russia#Putin#EU#NATO