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Zelenskiy uses Davos speech to intensify call for more tanks from allies

President says Ukraine needs heavy armour now but German chancellor is cautious about conflict escalating

The Guardian - UK

Davos 2023-Polish President says crucial to give Ukraine modern weapons

Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Wednesday he was afraid that Russia was preparing a new offensive in Ukraine within months, adding that it was crucial to provide additional support to Kyiv with modern tanks and missiles.

Reuters

Ukraine war: supply of advanced tanks will give Kyiv an edge over Russia and move it closer to Nato

When he appeared before the UK’s House of Commons Defence Committee in November 2021 to defend his government’s cuts to the armed forces, the then prime minister, Boris Johnson, declared that “the old concepts of fighting big tank battles on European land mass are over”. Committee chairman Tobias Elwood noted…

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Munich Security Conference did not invite Russian government this year

Russian government officials were not invited to this year's Munich Security Conference, the man chairing the annual event that brings together the world's defence and security elite said on Wednesday in an interview.

Reuters

If Germany has truly learned from its history, it will send tanks to defend Ukraine

While many have pledged support, Germany has a unique historical responsibility toward Zelenskiy and his people. It cannot shirk it, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war: why Poland is piling pressure on allies to increase military support for Kyiv

Polish president Andrzej Duda has been putting pressure on Nato allies to support Ukraine with more tanks at the World Economic Forum in Davos. This is the latest attempt by Duda to rally other countries, and particularly Germany, to support Ukraine with heavy armaments.

The Conversation

Davos 2023: NATO chief calls for significant boost in arms for Ukraine

Ukraine needs a "significant increase" in weapons at a pivotal moment in Russia's invasion and such support is the only way to a negotiated peaceful solution, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Turkey's Erdogan signals May 14 date for his biggest election test

President Tayyip Erdogan signalled on Wednesday that Turkey would hold elections on May 14, a month earlier than he had earlier flagged, setting the clock ticking on perhaps the most consequential vote in the century-long history of the republic.

Reuters

NATO warns of Russia's long war in Ukraine, vows to be ready

NATO says Russia is preparing for a long war so the alliance must get ready to support Ukraine for as long as it takes

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson ‘wanted to scrap’ British tanks now being sent to Ukraine

Exclusive: Army chiefs had to fight ‘tooth and nail’ to persuade the then-prime minister to keep the Challenger 2 squadron, sources claim

The Independent UK

Russia’s Lavrov: West’s ‘Hybrid War’ Won’t Stop Moscow

Russia will achieve its objectives in Ukraine despite a “hybrid war” waged by the West against Moscow, the top Russian diplomat said Wednesday. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the goals of Moscow’s “special military operation” in Ukraine are “determined by Russia’s core legitimate interests” and will be fulfilled. “There…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia's top diplomat: West's 'hybrid war' won't stop Moscow

Russia's top diplomat says his country will achieve its objectives in Ukraine despite a “hybrid war” waged by the West against Moscow

The Independent UK

Turkey urges Biden administration to be 'decisive' over F-16 deal as Congress objects

Turkey on Wednesday urged the Biden administration to be decisive in its bid to sell F-16 warplanes to Turkey and convince the U.S. Congress to drop its opposition to a planned $20 billion deal.

Reuters

Indians view US as biggest threat after China, survey shows

Indians view the U.S. as the biggest military threat after China and place greater blame on NATO and Washington than on Russian President Vladimir Putin for his war in Ukraine, according to a new survey.

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Russia: Zelenskiy peace plan absurd, no serious proposal on table

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Moscow had yet to see any serious proposals for peace in Ukraine and that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's suggestions were absurd.

Reuters

All eyes on Germany when defense leaders meet on arming Ukraine

When dozens of defense ministers meet at an airbase in Germany on Friday, all eyes will be set on what Berlin is - and is not - willing to provide Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

Ben Wallace and EU defence ministers to press Germany over tanks to Ukraine

UK defence secretary will meet counterparts from Poland and Baltics in drive to get Berlin to agree re-export of Leopard 2 tanks

The Conversation

Kosovo: ethnic tensions have created a political 'volcano' that could erupt anytime

After US state department counsellor Derek Chollet recently visited Kosovo in a bid to calm tensions flaring in the north of the country, he said Washington’s priority was to prevent “violence metastasising” (spreading) between Serbs and Albanians.

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Davos day 1: China ‘passed peak Covid’; Kissinger backs Ukraine Nato membership, as first lady Zelenska seeks support – as it happened

Rolling coverage from the World Economic Forum in Davos, where vice-premier Liu He says China has passed its peak of Covid-19 infections

The Independent UK

NATO surveillance planes temporarily deployed to Romania

Two of three NATO surveillance planes deployed temporarily to Romania have arrived at an air base near Bucharest

Reuters

Davos 2023: Finland hopes Turkish minister's U.S. trip will boost its NATO membership bid

Finland said on Tuesday it hoped that Turkey's foreign minister's trip to the United States this week would bring positive impetus for it and Sweden's bids to join NATO, which have been held up as they lack backing from Turkey and Hungary.

Reuters

Slovak PM agrees to early election after plan for new cabinet fails

Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger said on Tuesday he would start discussions on holding early elections after his attempt to find a majority in parliament following a lost no-confidence vote failed.

Reuters

Davos 2023: EU to counter U.S. climate game changer with own green deal

The European Union responded on Tuesday to U.S. moves to boost its energy transition with its own plans to make life easier for green industry, saying it would mobilize state aid and a sovereignty fund to keep firms from moving to the United States.

Asharq Al-Awsat

NATO Deploys Surveillance Planes to Romania, to Monitor Russian Activity

NATO surveillance planes were due to arrive in Romania on Tuesday to bolster the military alliance's eastern flank and help monitor Russian military activity. NATO announced last week it would deploy the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) surveillance planes to Bucharest, where they will start reconnaissance flights solely over…

Reuters

NATO deploys surveillance planes to Romania, to monitor Russian activity

A NATO surveillance plane arrived in Romania on Tuesday to bolster the military alliance's eastern flank and help monitor Russian military activity.

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