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Polish troops in the Armed Forces Day Parade in Warsaw on August 15. Jakub Porzycki/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Russia’s ongoing war with Ukraine has upended the security situation in Europe. In response, European countries, especially those in Eastern Europe, are buying more weapons. Two of Ukraine’s neighbors, Poland and …

12:13 p.m. ET, September 27, 2023 Ukraine says former Wagner fighters are back in Bakhmut, but officials downplay their significance From CNN’s Olga Voitovych, Vasco Cotovio, Fred Pleitgen, Yulia Kesaieva,… Read more on google news

Canadian prime minister says ‘terrible mistake’ violated memory of all who suffered under Nazi regime. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has apologised after a man who served in a Nazi unit during World War II was honoured in Parliament, saying the “terrible mistake” harmed the memory of all those who …

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon. Mark Lennihan/AP Be ready for energy prices to spike and interest rates to climb higher, Jamie Dimon said. The JPMorgan CEO warns geopolitical threats like Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are critical concerns. Carefree government spending was a “sugar high” for the economy that looks set to …

Ukraine scored devastating deep strikes against Russian-occupied Crimea in the 83rd week of the war, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy toured Europe and the United States picking up pledges of new long-range weapons and financing. At the same time, Ukrainian and Western sources confirmed that Ukrainian troops had broken through the …

Many have wondered why the Global South has not been a firmer ally of the US-led coalition backing Ukraine against Russia. Why, in general, are they advocates of a swift peace, rather than fighting as long as it takes for Ukraine to regain all its territories? Further, why do some …

Robert Fico’s win could raise the prospect of Slovakia dropping its staunch support of the war-torn country. Robert Fico, Slovakia’s three-time prime minister, has a chance to return to power in a closely fought early election on Saturday, raising the prospect of the central European country dropping its staunch support …

September 27, 2023 at 3:20 a.m. EDT In May, Adm. Viktor Sokolov, center, commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, attends a ceremony in Sevastopol, on the occupied Crimean Peninsula. (Alexey Pavlishak/Reuters) Russia’s Defense Ministry released footage on Tuesday purporting to show that the commander of its Black Sea Fleet is …

Kyiv claims that Iranian kamikaze drones used by Russia to attack Ukraine in recent weeks, had Western nations’ components, according to a secret document sent to the British daily, the Guardian. The Guardian reported that the 47-page document was submitted by the Ukrainian government to the Group of Seven (G7) …

Shahed drones contain European components, according to report Daniel Boffey Iranian kamikaze drones used in the latest attacks on Ukrainian cities are filled with European components, according to a secret document sent by Kyiv to its western allies in which it appeals for long-range missiles to attack production sites in …

Norway pledged 1 billion Norwegian kroner (US $92 million) for humanitarian funding to Ukraine to help the country make it through another winter of war, the Norwegian government announced in a news release Tuesday.  Funding “is being channeled via the UN, including the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund, and the International Red …

Viktor Solokov, Moscow’s top admiral in Crimea, was shown in a Russian defence ministry video conference after allegedly being killed in a weekend missile attack. Viktor Sokolov, commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Crimea, has been shown attending a meeting a day after Ukrainian special forces claimed he died …

The US government has imposed new sanctions on five Russian and 11 Chinese companies for their role in supplying drone components used in Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to Reuters. The latest trade blacklist will make it harder for US suppliers to export technology to these companies. According to …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that the first batch of U.S.-made M1 Abrams tanks is “already in Ukraine.” The tanks will “reinforce our actions against the occupiers. And it will be a significant reinforcement,” he said Monday in his nightly address. President Biden committed in January to sending 31 of …

Russian missiles strike Odesa and Kryvyi Rih More now on the Russian strikes on Ukraine overnight, via Reuters: an overnight Russian air strike on the key Ukrainian grain exporting port of Izmail injured two people and damaged infrastructure, the governor of the Odesa region said on Tuesday. A port building, …

10:10 p.m. ET, September 25, 2023 Russian ships in Black Sea still launching strikes after alleged death of top commander, Ukrainian Navy says  From CNN’s Radina Gigova and Yulia Kesaieva  … Read more on google news