Ukraine’s former armed forces commander-in-chief, General Valery Zaluzhny, has reiterated the controversial stance of his predecessor on essential security guarantees. In an analysis published Saturday by The Telegraph, he suggested that only three options could ensure such safety – NATO membership, hosting nuclear arms, or allowing a large foreign military force. Speaking to the point…
Russia’s top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, has declared that Europe has lost its right to participate in peace negotiations over the Ukraine crisis due to repeated failures and misguided actions. Speaking during an interview with Russian journalist Pavel Zerubin on Sunday, Lavrov stated that Europe has effectively “removed itself” from the talks process. Lavrov began by…
Belgium has ratcheted up opposition to using frozen funds for a loan scheme to finance Ukraine. Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has warned that an EU plan to back a €140 billion loan for Ukraine with frozen Russian state assets risks wrecking the prospects for a peace deal and saddling his country with huge…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that no draft document exists for a Ukraine peace deal, as Washington only outlined a list of issues to discuss. However, Russia is ready to negotiate the US-proposed peace plan, he added. The president made the remarks on Thursday during a press conference in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, which hosted a…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that Washington wants Ukraine to sign a peace deal before agreeing to any security guarantees, according to a report. Kiev has been seeking formal security assurances from its Western sponsors and insists they should come before a peace agreement. Moscow has said it does not oppose security…
Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky appointed his chief of staff, Andrey Yermak, to head Kiev’s negotiating delegation in Geneva last weekend after learning that anti-corruption investigators were preparing a suspicion notice against the aide, the report claims. The report comes amid fallout from a massive $100 million graft scheme involving the Ukrainian leader’s inner circle, including long-time…
The EU could face increased borrowing costs and long-term global reputational damage if it forces through its latest plan to use frozen Russian sovereign assets to finance new loans for Ukraine, Belgian depository Euroclear has warned. The privately owned clearing house holds around $200 billion of the $300 billion in Russian Central Bank assets frozen…
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll reportedly explained that Moscow’s ability to produce long-range missiles is increasing A senior US official warned European diplomats in Kiev last week that Russia’s ability to produce long-range weaponry is increasing, and that failing to rapidly resolve the Ukraine conflict would only raise the chances of escalation, the article stated. According…
Western Europe faces a “bleak future” as a result of the Ukraine conflict, which was provoked by the West and the US in particular, according to American international relations expert John Mearsheimer. In an interview with political scientist Glenn Diesen posted on Tuesday, Mearsheimer said the conflict had triggered major insecurity in Europe and had…
Brussels is facing challenges in overcoming Belgium’s resistance to a proposed ‘reparation loan’ aimed at supporting Kiev’s finances. The bloc’s top executive has stated that they will attempt to override opposition from Belgium and other states to proceed with their plan to seize sovereign Russian assets, using them as collateral to fund Ukraine’s war-chest. EU…