In the months before Russia – Ukraine war, many European leaders buried their heads in the sand, refusing to acknowledge the impending threat of war. Now, with the conflict into its third year, they don’t dare speak about peace. When Pope Francis floated the idea on March 9 that negotiationsContinue Reading
Swedish Defense Minister Paul Jonson confirmed that after the country finally joins the North Atlantic Alliance, it does not rule out the possibility of supplying its Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine. Earlier, Jonson said that Sweden could not decide to provide Kyiv with its fighter jets until it became aContinue Reading
The vessels will transit through Romania to Ukraine, according to Romanian media outlet, Defence and Security Monitor. Romanian President Klaus Iohannis informed the Romanian Parliament on Monday that he has approved the transit of the military vessels donated by Finland to Ukraine through Romania. Romanian news outlets, Observator and theContinue Reading
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda says he supports the debate on sending troops to Ukraine to train local forces and urges the West to stop “drawing red lines”. “I welcomed the idea of sending missions to Ukrainian territory as an idea, and I still believe that we should discuss this idea.Continue Reading
When it comes to his country’s support for Ukraine, Denmark’s Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen sees only one red line: “We do not plan on sending soldiers to the field and do not consider this an option,” he said in an interview with Le Monde. For the rest, Denmarkis notContinue Reading
Ukraine has recently reported a number of Russian aircraft shot down or rendered unusable. With this, Ukraine may be creating conditions for the deployment of new aircraft soon to be received from the West, said Air Force Chief of Staff Col. Janek Lehiste. Lehiste told ERR’s “Ukraina stuudio” that theContinue Reading
Soldaten har ikledd seg kjennemerker fra Garnisonen Sør-Varanger, mens han kjempet mot russerne. – Forbudt, sier jussekspert. Hundrevis av ukrainske soldater har siden Ukraina ble invadert, vært i Norge for å bli trent opp til strid av norske soldater. – Det er viktig at Norge tar sin del av detteContinue Reading
Indirect fire is the main cause of casualties in Ukraine where the situation remains arduous, Col. Eero Rebo, head of the Defense League Headquarters, told Vikerraadio. “The situation on the front is difficult and intense. One indicator of the latter is the sides’ ability to fire shells. Artillery fire isContinue Reading
In Ukraine, the full-scale war has been going on for nearly two years. The front “lacks wildly” everything necessary, Latvian volunteer soldier under the nickname Ghost (Spoks), who has spent a year and a half defending Ukraine, said in an interview with Latvian Television’s “Today Question” on February 16. AfterContinue Reading
This spring, Norwegian soldiers start training Ukrainian Marines specialized in small boat operations. The training will go on for at least a year. In addition, Norway will donate rubber boats and equipment to a value of approximately NOK 60 million. – The Norwegian Army has already developed a close relationshipContinue Reading