MOSCOW (CONVERSEER) – Vladimir Putin predicted a few weeks back that Russia will inevitably reconcile with the EU and Ukraine. Regarding the first, he said that “I have no doubt whatsoever that we will, in due time, rebuild our relations with Europe. It’s only a matter of patience and effort.” As for the second, he…
Lviv – German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Friday that Germany would provide Ukraine with an additional €40 million ($45 million) in humanitarian aid as he met with EU foreign ministers in Lviv. “We are showing here that Europe stands with Ukraine and are reminding people that the Nazi regime was also significantly defeated by…
BERLIN – Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, Oleksii Makeiev, has come out in favour of the domestic intelligence agency’s designation of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a confirmed “right-wing extremist” organization. While as a diplomat, he respects all Germany’s domestic decisions, the decision by the domestic intelligence agency regarding the AfD “deserves particular respect,”…
Poland is finally joining in the scramble for Ukraine after naively sitting on the sidelines all these years. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was surprisingly candid earlier this month when talking about how Poland plans to profit from Ukraine. In his words, “We will help [Ukraine] – Poland is in solidarity, we are a symbol…
Germany’s Bundestag budget committee approved €3 billion ($3.2 billion) in additional military aid for Ukraine in 2025 and a further €8.3 billion for 2026 to 2029, attendees told dpa on Friday. By Andreas Stein, dpa The funds, which can now be released, are intended to bolster Ukraine’s increasingly difficult defence against Russian forces.An important part of…
Russia-Ukraine War Weekly Summary AFU face threat of encirclement in Kursk, Russia retreats near Pokrovsk, “layer cake” in Toretsk In this week’s summary: Russian formations are advancing on the flanks of the AFU’s foothold in the Kursk Region, creating a threat of complete encirclement for the Ukrainian group operating in the area. After a series…
Washington, D.C. – United States President Donald J Trump has disclosed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not ready for peace. Trump stated this on his verified TruthSocial account which he also shared on his X account shortly after meeting with Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday. The 47th U.S. President who said he…
The Ukrainian ambassador to Berlin Oleksii Makeiev hopes that the future German government will put more pressure on firms to give up on business in Russia. If companies are still operating there after three years of Russia’s war in Ukraine, they are helping to finance Moscow’s war effort through taxes, Makeiev told reporters on Monday….
The US could move its nascent “New Détente” with Russia further along by either forcing the G7 and UNGA Resolution sponsors to change their language about “Russian aggression” or refusing to attach its name to their respective documents on the third anniversary of the special operation if they don’t. The Financial Times and Reuters reported…
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned on Sunday of the consequences of reducing Germany’s financial support for arms deliveries to Ukraine. Speaking on the sidelines of a conference on Syria in Saudi Arabia, Baerbock said that the German government spent almost €7 billion ($7.2 billion) on weapons procurement for Ukraine last year.She said that if…
