Germany’s Scholz to unveil Ukraine tank plan to parliament
Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to announce Wednesday that his government will approve supplying German-made battle tanks to Ukraine
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Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 336
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Mosc…
Live: Berlin to announce decision on tanks for Ukraine, German media report
Berlin was expected to announce its decision Wednesday regarding the export of powerful German-made Leopard battle tanks long sought by Kyiv, and encouraged allies to start training Ukrainian forces on how to use them. Washington is poised to send a s…
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Labour asks why Treasury unit let oligarch under sanctions bring libel case
Key Putin ally who founded Wagner mercenaries tried to ‘subvert sanctions and silence journalist’, says Pat McFaddenThe Treasury is reviewing its procedures after the Russian founder of a mercenary army was given permission to circumvent sanctions to a…
Ukraine news – live: Abrams tanks pose ‘no offensive threat’ to Russia, insists Biden
US announces sending 31 M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine after pleas from Zelensky
EU agrees extra 500 mn euros to arm Ukraine
DefenceTalkEU foreign ministers agreed Monday to spend an extra 500 million euros ($540 million) from their common coffers on arms for Ukraine, diplomats said, as Kyiv pleads for heavier weapons. The accord will take the total committed to supplying Uk…
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 336 of the invasion
Germany to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and permit other countries to re-export them; US also expected to announce tank donationSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading…
US poised to send dozens of Abrams tanks to Ukraine in policy U-turn – reports
Decision comes just days after Washington argued against sending the Abrams and follows reports Berlin will send Leopard tanks to UkraineSee all our Ukraine coverageThe United States appears poised to start a process that would eventually send dozens o…
Soccer star’s husband fired for giving players painkillers
An outside investigation has found that the husband of U.S. women’s team defender Crystal Dunn illegally distributed a controlled substance to Portland Thorns players in his role as the team’s athletic trainer