Baltic battleground presents an opportunity for NATO – and Turkey a challenge
If Turkey is to accept Sweden into NATO, the alliance must handle Erdogan with kid gloves as he holds the key to unlocking vital grain exports.
If Turkey is to accept Sweden into NATO, the alliance must handle Erdogan with kid gloves as he holds the key to unlocking vital grain exports.
If Britain is to keep punching above its weight in the world, it needs a military to match.
In a rousing speech to a packed Westminster hall, the Ukrainian President urged the UK to send fighter jets to help the war effort.
With Putin’s forces retreating from Kherson, the US is reportedly pushing Kyiv to do a deal.
The Russian President will be playing for time as he plots his next move in a quagmire of his own making.
The grim announcement that Russia was abandoning Kherson was made by Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, accompanied by Sergei Surovikin, Russia’s latest commander of the war in Ukraine.
The strategic port city is being abandoned just weeks after Putin “annexed” the region following a sham referendum.
With winter on its way, plummeting temperatures could freeze the fighting, or ignite new rows over Western support for Kyiv.
The former Soviet Republic is on track to join the EU, but first needs to break free of Russian espionage and energy politics.
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