Germany has agreed to send advanced battle tanks to Ukraine ending weeks of speculation whether the country would overcome its reluctance to send weapons into the conflict, with the Kremlin saying the move undermines Russian–German relations and that the equipment will “go up in flames.” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in a statement on Jan….
Germany Starts Deploying Patriot Air Defense Units to Poland
GNOIEN, Germany—Germany on Monday dispatched the first two out of three Patriot air defense units that will be sent to the Polish town of Zamosc close to the Ukrainian border where they will be deployed to prevent stray missile strikes. Two men were killed by a stray Ukrainian missile that struck the Polish village of…
Zelenskyy Fires Slew of Top Officials, Cites Need to Clean up Ukraine
KYIV—President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired a slew of senior officials on Tuesday in Ukraine’s biggest political shake-up of the war, saying he needed to clean up internal problems that were hurting the country. A long-running battle against corruption in Ukraine is taking on vital significance as Russia’s invasion has made Kyiv heavily reliant on Western support…
Ukraine Pledges Sweeping Personnel Changes as Allies Jostle Over Tanks
KYIV—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said personnel changes were being carried out at senior and lower levels, following the most high-profile graft allegations since Russia’s invasion that threaten to dampen Western enthusiasm for the Kyiv government. Reports of a fresh scandal in Ukraine, which has a long history of shaky governance, come as European countries bicker…
Claiming Gains in Donetsk, Russia Goes on Offensive in Zaporizhzhia
After a string of recent battlefield gains on the eastern front, Moscow claims its forces are now making headway in the southern Zaporizhzhia region. On Jan. 22, the Russian Defense Ministry said its forces were consolidating their positions after a fresh offensive across the Zaporizhzhia frontline, which has remained largely static for the past several…
Russia Goes on Offensive in Zaporizhzhia After Claiming Donetsk Gains
Russia’s Defense Ministry is claiming that its forces are now making headway in the southern Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine after a string of recent battlefield gains on the eastern front. On Jan. 22, Moscow said its troops were consolidating their positions after a fresh offensive across the Zaporizhzhia front, which has remained largely static for…
Putin Ally Warns of ‘Global Catastrophe’ If West Continues to Arm Ukraine
Vyacheslav Volodin, a speaker of the Kremlin’s lower house of parliament, warned on Jan. 22 that sending additional offensive weapons to Ukraine “will lead to a global catastrophe.” Volodin, 58, claimed that the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) continued support of Ukraine is pushing the world to a “terrible war,” noting…
UK Says It Still Wants Ukraine to Get German-Made Tanks
LONDON—Britain still wants an international deal to provide Ukraine with the German-made tanks that Kyiv says it needs in its fight against Russia but whose transfer needs Germany’s consent, British foreign minister James Cleverly said on Sunday. Western allies pledged billions of dollars in weapons for Ukraine last week, although they failed to persuade Germany…
Washington to Designate Russian Private Military Group Wagner as ‘Transnational Criminal Organization’
January 22, 2023
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Wagner, a Russian private military group, will soon be designated as a criminal entity by the U.S. government following its involvement in the Ukraine war, while Washington revealed growing tensions between Wagner and the Russian military as well as North Korea’s support for the group. The Department of Commerce had designated Wagner a military end…
Russia’s Wagner Chief Writes to White House Over New US Sanctions
The head of the Russian private military contractor Wagner published on Saturday a short letter to the White House asking what crime his company was accused of, after Washington announced new sanctions on the group. White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Friday that Wagner, which has been supporting Russian forces in their…
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