Russia and China are helping each other expand their territorial reach, and democracies must push back against authoritarian states that threaten their rights and sovereignty, Taiwan’s outgoing foreign minister Joseph Wu claimed. His comments came as Russian President Vladimir Putin was on
He said: “First and foremost I think is the sense of foreboding that Ukraine is struggling and that the tide may be turning in favour of Russia. “Despite grievous losses over the past two years of conflict, it appears that the Russians
Ukrainian forces claim to have halted Russian advancement in Vovchansk, a key northeastern town. Vovchansk, located near the Russian border, has been a focal point of recent fighting in the Kharkiv region. Russia’s offensive in the Kharkiv area has intensified pressure on
Russia claims its military shot down 10 U.S.-supplied missiles on Wednesday as the United States’ top diplomat is in Ukraine shoring up America’s support for the country. The Russian Defense Ministry said air defenses detected 10 ATACMS missiles that were allegedly targeting
Russia’s influence in Libya and Africa will soon reach “dangerous levels” unless the West acts more decisively, experts warned last night. Moscow’s footprint in Libya has allowed its war machine to reap £5bn in oil sales since 2022, while its presence in
A disciplinary court in Poland has lifted the immunity of Judge Tomasz Szmydt, allowing for an international arrest warrant. Poland’s prosecutors launched an investigation into Szmydt’s case following reports of his arrival in Belarus seeking protection. Szmydt previously engaged in a smear
A planned exercise, involving tactical nuclear weapons deployment in southern Russia, is nothing unusual, according to President Vladimir Putin. Russia announced on Monday the practice deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in response to perceived threats from France, Britain and the U.S. The
Ukrainian authorities have arrested two colonels from the Ukrainian forces who had allegedly collaborated with Russians to plot the assassination of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “The attempt was planned under the supervision of employees of the 5th department of the FSB as
The German Foreign Minister has issued a stark warning to Vladimir Putin after the Kremlin launched an “absolutely intolerable” cyberattack on Germany. Meanwhile, NATO and EU member states have vowed not to let Russia’s “malicious” activity go without response. Speaking in Adelaide,
The Ukrainian Navy has revealed that Russia’s Black Sea Fleet is completely “missing” from its waters following an attacked on annexed Crimea. On Wednesday, the navy detected no signs of Russian warships in the Black Sea or the Azov Sea, which comes