Russia-Ukraine War

Launchers of the Bundeswehr’s Patriot air defense system stand in Poland, on April 3, 2023.
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Ukraine needs billions in US arms as Greenland dispute pushes alliance to breaking point, documents reveal

by Luca Léry Moffat

Ukraine needs at least $27 billion in military equipment from non-European Union sources in 2026, highlighting the bloc's dependence on American technology to support Kyiv, negotiating documents show. The EU is set to spend 60 billion euros ($70 billion) on Ukraine's defense as part of a larger 90-billion-euro support package agreed in December, an unprecedented sum that European leaders hope will reboot its military industrial base and support the Ukrainian military’s continued operation durin

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Ukraine war latest: Officer in Sumy Oblast unit suspected of torturing subordinates, abusing power, investigation says

This is Kateryna Hodunova reporting from Kyiv on day 1,428 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have detained an officer from a military unit in Sumy Oblast on suspicion of abusing and torturing subordinates, the State Investigation Bureau (DBR) said on Jan. 21. Investigators did not disclose the names of the detainee or the victims, or identify the military unit involved. The suspect is the deputy commander of a battalion stationed

Republican congressman slams Trump's Russia policy, Greenland threats

The Kyiv Independent’s Tim Zadorozhnyy speaks with U.S. Representative Don Bacon (R) about U.S. President Donald Trump's approach to ending Russia's war against Ukraine, arguing that appeasing Russia would only invite further aggression and calling on tougher sanctions on Moscow.

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