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Ukraine: Germany 'not active in supplying arms' says Halaichuk SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The German government appeared to be split about sending tanks to Ukraine on Monday evening after chancellor Olaf Scholz overruled his own foreign minister by insisting that Poland had to follow the established rules to send the Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine . On Sunday, foreign minister Annalena Baerbock had said that Berlin would not "stand in the way" of Warsaw sending the tanks to Kyiv. Related articles Challenger 2 vs Leopard 2 The two new tanks set to change Ukraine war Lavrov says Russia is now 'almost' in all-out war with the West However, on Monday a spokesman for Mr Scholz said that … [Read more...] about German government split over sending tanks to Ukraine as Scholz overrules foreign minister

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for January 16 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The German and Dutch foreign ministers on Monday condemned the deportation by Russians of thousands of Ukrainian children, calling it a deliberate policy of cruel and inhumane abductions that is tearing families apart. Since Moscow launched its war in Ukraine nearly a year ago, Russians have been accused of deporting Ukrainian children to Russia or Russian-held territories to raise them as their own. At least 1,000 children were seized from schools and orphanages in the Kherson region during Russia’s eight-month occupation of the area, local authorities say. Their whereabouts are still unknown. Russia claims that these children don’t have parents or guardians to look after them, or that they can’t be reached. But the AP found that officials have deported Ukrainian children to Russia or Russian-held … [Read more...] about Dutch, German foreign ministers condemn deportation of Ukrainian children by Russians

Ukriane: Boris Johnson meets Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Boris Johnson has piled the pressure on Germany as he claimed now is "the moment to double down and give the Ukrainians all the tools they need" after touring Kyiv. Mr Johnson was a keen advocate for Kyiv during his Downing Street days and made several visits to the ex-Soviet state following Vladimir Putin 's invasion. The former Prime Minister said he was "too honoured" as he was greeted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky outside his office during his visit to Kyiv. Related articles Boris makes surprise visit to Kyiv for unofficial Zelensky talks Zelensky knows Boris Johnson is a man who can get things … [Read more...] about Boris piles pressure on Germany as now is ‘the moment to double down’ support for Ukraine

close Video Germans pushing US to send their own tanks to Ukraine is for ‘political cover’: Gen. Jack Keane Retired Four-Star General Jack Keane discusses the U.S. and its allies’ recent failure to reach a deal on sending tanks to Ukraine on ‘Cavuto Live.’ Lawmakers upped the pressure on the Biden administration to send M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine on Sunday as Russian officials warned of a "global catastrophe" if more powerful weapons are supplied to Kyiv. Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., visited Kyiv and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the weekend. "The debacle regarding sending tanks to Ukraine must end. It is impossible for Ukraine to expel Russia without tanks. I am hoping Germany and the United States will both send tanks ASAP – opening up other countries’ desire to help Ukraine," Graham said in a statement on Sunday. "The tanks are outcome determinative in … [Read more...] about Lawmakers call for sending Abrams tanks to Ukraine as Russia warns of ‘global catastrophe’

With winter conditions bogging down military troops and leaving both sides looking ahead to spring offensives, President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday called on Ukrainians from all regions to remain unified. His comments came in a speech marking Unity Day, a holiday created to commemorate events that took place more than a century ago — and one whose meaning has acquired added poignancy in the wake of the Russian invasion. The day marks a 1919 treaty signed in Kyiv to unite republics in Ukraine and western Ukraine into a single independent state , and since Russian forces rolled across the border last February, Mr. Zelensky noted, many Ukrainian fighters have found themselves defending their homeland far from their actual homes. “We are all together, no matter where we were born and where we grew up,” he said. “Say today: I will defend my Ukraine. My unity.” For Mr. Zelensky, soaring rhetoric has become a critical tool both at home and abroad as he tries to set the war … [Read more...] about Zelensky Urges Ukrainians to Remain Unified

BERLIN — Germany understood the trap of strategic vulnerability that it had laid for itself in relying so heavily on Russian gas only after Moscow invaded Ukraine and turned off the spigot. But whether that lesson has been fully absorbed may be tested elsewhere: China. As Chancellor Olaf Scholz prepares for his first visit to Beijing on Thursday, a planeload of executives in tow, Germany’s intelligence chiefs and allies are warning him against pursuing business as usual with a China that is saber-rattling in the Taiwan Strait. Were tensions to escalate, Europe’s most powerful democracy could be exposed to economic coercion. More than a million German jobs depend directly on China, and many more indirectly. Almost half of all European investments in China are from Germany and almost half of German manufacturing businesses rely on China for some part of their supply chain. And Germany’s dependence on China is more complex than that on Russia: In addition to China’s export … [Read more...] about Did Germany Learn From Its Russia Trouble? The Test May Come in China.

close Video Germans pushing US to send their own tanks to Ukraine is for ‘political cover’: Gen. Jack Keane Retired Four-Star General Jack Keane discusses the U.S. and its allies’ recent failure to reach a deal on sending tanks to Ukraine on ‘Cavuto Live.’ Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Monday they will seek Germany's permission to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine amid its ongoing war with Russia. Morawiecki said Poland is building a coalition of countries prepared to send Leopards to Ukraine , but even without approval from Germany, he said, Poland will make its own decisions. "We will ask [Germany] for permission, but this is a secondary theme," Morawiecki said. "Even if, eventually, we do not get this permission, we — within this small coalition — even if Germany is not in this coalition, we will hand over our tanks, together with the others, to Ukraine." German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told French … [Read more...] about Poland to ask Germany for approval to send tanks to Ukraine

Ukraine: Former British soldier shares conditions on the frontline SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Roughly 43,000 Russian mercenary fighters operating as part of the Wagner Group have either been “killed, gone missing or deserted” the frontline, the head of a Russian NGO protecting the rights of convicts has claimed. Olga Romanova, head of the charity Russia Behind Bars, said tens of thousands began to desert the Wagner Group towards the end of last year, many of them heading back to Russia and taking their weapons with them. She said one man, who had returned to Russia after escaping the fighting, opened fire on police, injuring at least one officer. The report is a deadly blow for Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of … [Read more...] about Ukraine LIVE: 40,000 Wagner convicts killed, deserted or wounded in Russia invasion

Russia: Huge fire breaks out at gas store in Angarsk SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Challenger and Leopard tanks have all the attributes to completely change the course of the Ukraine war, military experts have told Express.co.uk . Ukraine has consistently called on its Western allies to provide it with modern tanks to help its army expel Russian forces from its territory. Defence analysts have estimated that Kyiv will need at least 300 tanks, if it is to be successful in its campaign against Putin. Related articles Putin warned resistance 'actively seeking' to kill Kremlin elites Good on Boris for continuing his commitment to Ukraine Oleh Zhdanov, a Ukrainian military expert told the … [Read more...] about Challenger 2 vs Leopard 2: The new ‘lethal’ tanks set to completely change Ukraine war

FILE PHOTO: Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022. IRGC/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS BRUSSELS — The European Union (EU) on Monday imposed sanctions on more than 30 Iranian officials and organizations, including units of the powerful Revolutionary Guards, blaming them for a “brutal” crackdown on protesters and other human rights abuses. The United States and Britain have also issued new sanctions against Iran, reflecting a deterioration in the West’s already dire relations with Tehran in recent months. Foreign ministers from the EU’s 27 member countries agreed on the measures at a meeting in Brussels. The sanctions targeted units and senior officials of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) across Iran, including in Sunni-populated areas where the state crackdown has been intense, a list published in the EU’s Official … [Read more...] about EU imposes new Iran sanctions, won’t brand Guards ‘terrorists’ for now