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Russia denounces EU for granting Bosnia candidacy status

Russia criticised the European Union for granting Bosnia a candidate status, saying on Friday it was part of a Western push to impose its policies on the Western Balkan countries.

Reuters

Tomahawks part of Japan's record defense spending next year

Japan’s Cabinet has approved record defense spending next year in preparation for the country deploying U.S.-made Tomahawks and other long-range cruise missiles as part of a more offensive security strategy

The Independent UK

Russian diplomat says NATO instructors must leave Ukraine before talks can start

A senior Russian diplomat said on Friday that talks on security guarantees for Russia cannot take place while NATO instructors and "mercenaries" remain in Ukraine, and while Western arms supplies to the country continue.

Reuters

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No One Would Win a Long War in Ukraine

The West must avoid the mistakes of World War I.

Foreign Affairs

Blinken thanks Turkey for work on Black Sea grain initiative

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a call on Thursday with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, thanked Ankara's efforts to ensure continuation of the UN-brokered Black Sea grain initiative, the State Department said.

Reuters

Kosovo asks NATO to airlift a Serb detainee as tensions rise

(This Dec. 22 story has been corrected to say that police officers were transported by NATO via ground routes, not by helicopter, in paragraph 7)

Reuters

Biden signs $1.7 trillion government funding bill

The legislation will fund the government through next September.

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Sweden's foreign minister says NATO talks with Turkey progressing well

Talks between Sweden and Turkey are progressing well and Stockholm hopes Ankara will ratify the Nordic country's NATO application well before an alliance summit in July, Sweden's foreign minister said on Thursday.

Reuters

Former Russian deputy prime minister injured in shelling in occupied Ukraine - reports

Dmitry Rogozin and a pro-Moscow official were reportedly injured in the attack on a hotel

Evening Standard

Protesting Kosovo Serbs want ethnic Albanian police out of country's north

Thousands of Kosovo Serbs protested on Thursday to back demands for the country's Albanian-majority government to pull its police out of the country's north where its Serb minority is concentrated.

Reuters

‘Softly, softly’ approach on Ukraine will not succeed, warns Tory MP

Bob Seely said that it was delusional to believe that a softer approach would lead to a ‘positive’ outcome.

The Independent UK

Turkey: Sweden still has requirements to meet to join NATO

Turkey's foreign minister says his country appreciates steps Sweden has taken to win its approval for NATO membership but still has a long list of commitments to fulfill

The Independent UK

Ukraine expects key offensive as Russia plans to expand army

The war is poised to escalate as Russia has planned new conscription and Ukraine’s allies have lifted weapons bans.

Al Jazeera

Turkey calls for more action from Sweden on extradition for NATO backing

Turkey's foreign minister said on Thursday that Sweden has not yet acted to extradite or freeze the assets of people that his country believes are linked to terrorism, even as Stockholm tries to convince Ankara to approve its bid to join NATO.

Reuters

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Salon

Putin's brain and the Ukraine disaster

Russia expert Andrew Weiss on the "Accidental Czar" in the Kremlin — and how he hopes to redeem a war he's losing

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin wants to bolster Russia's armed forces to 1.5million combat personnel

Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that adding to the country's 1.15million servicemen and women would "guarantee the solving of problems related to Russia's military security"

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin gives chilling warning that 'Satan II' hypersonic missile almost ready

The Russian President was making a televised address during which he said his country's troops should be provided with anything they need to win the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Schumer urges show of support for Ukraine with spending bill

The Senate is inching closer to passing a $1.7 trillion government funding bill

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The Independent UK

What is Russia’s ‘Satan II’ hypersonic intercontinental nuclear missile?

Vladimir Putin issues latest threat by suggesting powerful ICBM will soon be ready for deployment

The Independent UK

Russian military to reach 1.5M; Putin vows to win in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the fighting in Ukraine as a “tragedy” but vowed to press his campaign there until its goals are reached

Reuters

Putin says Russian army must tackle problems it has suffered in Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the Russian army must learn from and fix the problems it had suffered in Ukraine, promising to give the military whatever it needed to prosecute a war nearing the end of its 10th month.

The Independent UK

Putin claims ‘Satan II’ hypersonic missile will be ready for deployment soon in speech to military chiefs

Leader says no financial limits on military spending, as he complains Nato is was using its full capabilities against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye: Sweden’s Extradition Refusal ‘Very Negative’

Türkiye’s foreign minister on Tuesday called the refusal of Sweden’s top court to extradite a man wanted by Türkiye a “very negative development,” as Ankara continues to delay Sweden and Finland’s membership in NATO. Mevlut Cavusoglu said Türkiye’s request for the extradition of Bulent Kenes was rejected despite a memorandum…

Reuters

Sweden's blocking of Turkish man's extradition "very negative", Ankara says

(Corrects to Swedish Foreign Ministry, not Turkish, in fifth paragraph of Dec 20 article)

The Guardian - UK

Providing US Patriot missiles could transform Ukraine’s defences. But it’s a move with risks

Providing systems to defend against Russia risks weakening the west’s deterrence posture towards China, says Jack Watling of the Royal United Services Institute

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