A State Department official is pushing Thursday for China and Russia to declare that only humans – and not artificial intelligence – will make decisions on deploying nuclear weapons. Paul Dean, an official in the State Department’s Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and
Russia has been accused of using chemical weapons in Ukraine as Vladimir Putin is once again faced with war crime allegations. Moscow’s forces are accused of using chloropicrin to “dislodge Ukrainian forces from fortified positions and achieve tactical gains on the battlefield”,
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered an increase in the production and delivery of weapons for Russia’s ongoing ‘military operation’ in Ukraine. The Russian defence ministry announced this move on Wednesday (May 1) as Moscow seeks to sustain its offensive in Ukraine.
These gains have exacerbated the urgent need for ammunition and equipment within Ukraine’s military ranks, prompting President Volodymyr Zelensky to make desperate appeals to Western allies for increased assistance. As part of the latest aid package, Germany has furnished Ukraine with 10
French President Emmanuel Macron has faced severe criticism from across the political spectrum after suggesting a potential debate on a common European defence strategy, including the possibility of using nuclear weapons to defend Europe. In an interview published by Ebra group media,
The US has accused China of being Russia’s “top supplier” as Ukraine risks losing even more territory before vital aid arrives. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made the stunning accusation after meeting with President Xi Jinping Friday. “Russia would struggle to
Russia issued a fresh, terrifying warning to NATO after Poland said to be “ready” to place nuclear warheads on its territory. Sergey Ryabkov, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, told the Western military alliance that the deployment of nuclear weapons near his country’s
Ukraine is expected to increase its long-range strikes in Russian airspace, the UK’s military chief said this week. After the US secretly provided Ukraine with long-range ballistic missiles, Kyiv bombed a Russian military airfield in Crimea last week and Russian forces in
Vladimir Putin was dealt a huge blow as Ukraine has been secretly supplied with long-range ballistic missiles – and has already used them to strike Russian targets. These long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) were part of a £240million aid package approved
It comes after Ukraine for the first time began using long-range ballistic missiles provided secretly by the US, bombing a Russian military airfield in Crimea last week and Russian forces in another occupied area overnight, American officials said Wednesday. Long sought by