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NATO Chief Hints At When Ongoing War In Ukraine Would End

NATO Chief Hints At When Ongoing War In Ukraine Would End

June 20, 2022 7:08 am

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has in an interview published Sunday by the German daily newspaper Bild,  warned that the ongoing war in Ukraine could last ‘for years’, while reiterating calls for Western countries to provide long-term support to Kyiv.

‘We must be prepared for this to last for years,’ the secretary-general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization said.

‘We must not weaken in our support of Ukraine, even if the costs are high — not only in terms of military support but also because of rising energy and food prices.’

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NATO Chief Reveals How Long Ukraine War Is Expected To Last

NATO Chief Reveals How Long Ukraine War Is Expected To Last

June 19, 2022 9:06 pm

Jens Stoltenberg who is the NATO chief has warned in an interview published Sunday by German daily newspaper Bild that the war in Ukraine could last “for years”, while reiterating calls for Western countries to provide long-term support to Kyiv.

“We must be prepared for this to last for years,” the secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization said.

“We must not weaken in our support of Ukraine, even if the costs are high — not only in terms of military support but also because of rising energy and food prices.”

He had mentioned that the food and fuel

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Germany Prepared To Send More Troops To Lithuania – Scholz

Germany Prepared To Send More Troops To Lithuania – Scholz

June 8, 2022 7:19 am

Germany has revealed that they’re ready to deploy more troops to Lithuania, Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed during a visit Tuesday in response to repeated requests from the Baltics ahead of a NATO summit.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that even before Russia’s February’s invasion of Ukraine, Germany, which heads up a NATO battle group in Lithuania, had increased the size of its deployment from 550 to 1,000 soldiers.

The formerly Soviet-ruled Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, which are all now EU and NATO members, are worried they could be next if Russia defeats Ukraine.

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Russian Soldier Gets Life Sentence Over War Crimes In Ukraine

Russian Soldier Gets Life Sentence Over War Crimes In Ukraine

May 25, 2022 6:24 am

A 21-year-old Russian soldier has been found guilty of war crimes for killing an unarmed civilian and was consequently handed a life sentence by a Ukrainian court yesterday, in the first verdict of its kind since the invasion began three months ago.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the ruling came even as President Volodymyr Zelensky warned elites gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos that slow-walking military aid to Ukraine was costing thousands of lives, as he called for more weapons and even tougher sanctions against Moscow.

And as ferocious battles raged in eastern Ukraine, where Russia …

War: Ukraine ‘Will Take Back’ Captured Cities - Zelenskyy

War: Ukraine ‘Will Take Back’ Captured Cities – Zelenskyy

May 19, 2022 5:03 am

Ukraine will not for any reason compromise with Russia and will not give up any territory, an advisor to Zelenskyy has reiterated vowing to take back all the cities which are presently under the control of the Russian forces. 

‘The only option for reconciliation is Russia’s capitulation, the withdrawal of troops and talks on compensation. This is the principle position of the government,’ Oleksiy Arestovych told 24 Channel in an interview which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.

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Arestovych pointed out that he believed some countries wanted a …

NATO Membership Sweden, Finland To Submit Bids Today

NATO Membership Sweden, Finland To Submit Bids Today

May 18, 2022 10:37 am

Finland and Sweden have made open announcements that they would be submitting their bids to join NATO together on Wednesday despite Turkey’s threat to block the military alliance’s expansion.

“I’m happy we have taken the same path and we can do it together,” Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said Tuesday during a joint press conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto.

Finland, which shares a 1,300-kilometre (800-mile) border with Russia, and Sweden have been rattled by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Their applications will jettison decades of military non-alignment to join the alliance as a defence against feared aggression from Russia.

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NATO Russia Suspends Electricity Supply To Finland

NATO: Russia Suspends Electricity Supply To Finland

May 15, 2022 2:17 am

Russia has suspended electricity supplies to Finland overnight after its energy firm RAO Nordic threatened to cut off supplies over payment arrears, an official for Finland’s grid operator has confirmed.

‘It is at zero at the moment, and that started from midnight as planned,’ Timo Kaukonen, manager for operational planning at Fingrid, disclosed.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that RAO Nordic had on Friday said it would suspend supplies, citing problems with payments, as Helsinki prepares to announce its application for NATO membership in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Finland Moves To Reassure Russia About NATO Bid

Finland Moves To Reassure Russia About NATO Bid

May 15, 2022 2:15 am

Finland on Saturday made moves to allay Moscow’s fears about its bid to join NATO, as fierce fighting raged in Ukraine’s east which slowed Russia’s advance.

Wives and parents of Ukrainian fighters trapped in the bowels of a besieged steel plant in the country’s south meanwhile made a desperate appeal to China to help secure their release.

And the wealthy countries of the G7 vowed to further turn the screw on the Kremlin with fresh sanctions, pledging never to recognise the borders it is attempting to redraw through destructive force.

One of Europe’s fiercest conflicts since World War II …

Turkey Opposed To Finland, Sweden NATO Membership - Erdogan

Turkey Opposed To Finland, Sweden NATO Membership – Erdogan

May 14, 2022 4:08 am

The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed that it is not possible for Ankara to support Sweden and Finland in their decision to join the transatlantic military alliance (NATO) in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, signalling a possible hurdle to the two countries’ plans to join the organisation.

Speaking to correspondents in Istanbul on Friday, Erdogan observed that Turkey, which is already part of NATO, did not have what he described as ‘positive views’ on the Scandinavian countries’ moves to seek membership, accusing them of being ‘guesthouses for terrorist organisations’.

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Israel Demands Apology After Russia's Hitler Comments

Israel Demands Apology After Russia’s Hitler Comments

May 3, 2022 2:44 am

Israel on Monday requested an official apology from Russia describing the Russian foreign minister’s recent comments about Adolf Hitler and antisemitism an ‘outrageous statement and a terrible historic mistake.’

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that in an interview with an Italian television show on Sunday, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov revealed that he believes Adolf Hitler had Jewish roots and suggested Jewish people may be the worst anti-Semites.

Lavrov’s comments came after he was asked how Russia can claim to be ‘denazifying’ Ukraine when the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is Jewish.

‘When they say ‘What sort of nazification …

Russia's Threat Draws New Allies to NATO's Front Line

Russia’s Threat Draws New Allies to NATO’s Front Line

April 2, 2022 11:53 am

Until recently, the military base here near the Black Sea was little more than a stopover. Now it is at the front line of NATO’s defense against Russia.

Airstrip at the aging compound has been used for years by U.S. troops to supply operations in Afghanistan, but in recent weeks American and allied forces have pulled up 1,800 troops, hundreds of vehicles, and other military equipment to the windswept fields.

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An attack on one of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s 30 members is akin to an attack on …

Ukraine Britain Deploys Its Sky Sabre, 100 Troops To Poland

Ukraine: Britain Deploys Its Sky Sabre, 100 Troops To Poland

March 19, 2022 5:59 am

The Government of the United Kingdom has revealed that it would deploy its Sky Sabre air defence system to Poland to support ongoing operations in Ukraine.

Britain said it would also deploy along with it, 100 troops to operate it.

The UK Ministry of Defence said this after the Polish government had requested the anti-air warfare system.

The UK defence ministry disclosed this on Twitter.

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‘Sky Sabre has unprecedented speed, accuracy, performance and target acquisition, which will significantly enhance Poland’s air defences,’ it said on Twitter.

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