It would mark the first time that the Arrow 3, one of Israel’s most advanced air defense systems, has been sold to another country Germany has received approval from Israel and the United States to purchase the Arrow-3 missile defense system, The Jerusalem Post has learned. German legislators have in …
Read More »Russia aims to create ‘land bridge’ to Crimea in new planned offensive, NATO chief says
Russian forces are regrouping for a new offensive in Ukraine aimed at gaining enough ground to connect the occupied Crimean Peninsula with separatist-controlled territory in the eastern Donbas region, NATO’s official said Tuesday. Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, speaking on the eve of a meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels, said the …
Read More »Orban’s big win in Hungary bears lessons for Turkey’s staid opposition
What’s left of Turkey’s presidential system may be further eroded if Erdogan follows in Hungary’s “illiberal” footsteps. Diplomacy has been termed “the art of deceit,” but few doubt that Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was anything but sincere when he phoned Hungary’s Viktor Orban today to congratulate him on his …
Read More »Philippine, Chinese foreign ministers hold talks amid South China Sea tensions
The meeting comes days after Manila and Washington launched one of their biggest joint military exercises in years. The top diplomats of the Philippines and China met over the weekend in a Chinese district and exchanged views on the South China Sea, Beijing said, amid fresh accusations from Manila over …
Read More »EU to Hold Urgent Discussions on More Russian Sanctions
The European Union said Monday it will hold discussions about a new round of sanctions on Russia, following the reported atrocities in Ukrainian towns that have been occupied by Russian forces. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a statement that the EU “will advance, as a matter of …
Read More »Zelenskyy at the UN accuses Russian military of war crimes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the Russians of gruesome atrocities in Ukraine and told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that those responsible should immediately be brought up on war crimes charges in front of a tribunal like the one established at Nuremberg after World War II. Over the past …
Read More »US to seek Russia’s suspension from Human Rights Council
The United States plans to seek a vote this week to suspend Russia from its seat on the U.N.’s top human rights body, pointing to increasing signs that Russian troops may have committed war crimes in Ukraine, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Monday. Linda Thomas-Greenfield made the call …
Read More »Biden: Putin should face war crimes trial for Bucha killings
President Joe Biden on Monday called for Vladimir Putin to be tried for war crimes and said he’ll seek more sanctions against Russia after what he described as “outrageous” atrocities around Kyiv. One of the president’s top advisers said the Russians had exacted a horrible toll before making a “pell-mell” …
Read More »Israeli Minister Visits Ukraine, Decries ‘Russian War Crimes’
Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz visits Israeli-built field hospital. FM Lapid and Israel’s envoy to Ukraine also denounced the killings in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha as a ‘war crime’ Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz blasted Russia over “the war crimes it is committing in Ukraine,” as he visited a field …
Read More »Turkey can conduct evacuation from Mariupol by sea: Defense Minister
Turkey can provide ship support for the evacuation of civilians and injured Turkish and other nationals in Mariupol through the sea, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on April 3. “In this context, our coordination with authorities of the Russian Federation and Ukraine continues,” Akar said. Ankara has conveyed its request …
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