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Russian church head calls for Ukraine truce, finds no takers

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church is calling for a 36-hour Christmas cease-fire in Ukraine at the end of this week

The Independent UK

Zelensky says Russia wants to use ceasefire as ‘cover’ to halt Ukrainian advance

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday appeared to reject a 36-hour ceasefire over Orthodox Christmas proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin announced the proposal after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russia's spiritual leader Patriarch Kirill on Thursday called for a temporary truce during the festive season.Follow our…

France 24

Russian politician sends piece of shrapnel to Macron after he survives being hit by French-made howitzer

‘In this envelope you will see shrapnel from a shell fired by a French 155-mm Caesar artillery unit’

The Independent UK

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NATO chief warns against underestimating Russia

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday it would be dangerous to underestimate Russia and President Vladimir Putin's ambitions amid the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

Former NATO chief: Europe must help deter China from attacking Taiwan

"We must not make the same mistakes with Xi Jinping that we did with Vladimir Putin," Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in Taiwan.

Axios

Ex-NATO Chief Says Europe 'Too Naive' on China's Taiwan Threats

European powers must do more to dissuade China from invading Taiwan, including being prepared to unleash painful economic sanctions and train Taiwanese troops, the former head of NATO said Thursday. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who is visiting Taipei, said European and NATO powers were "too naive" in the run-up to Moscow's…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Former NATO boss urges countries to show China consequences if it attacks Taiwan

Democratic countries should make it clear the "severe economic consequences" China would face should it move against self-governed Taiwan, the former NATO secretary-general said during a visit to the island on Thursday.

Reuters

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Czech government OKs bill for 2% GDP spending on military

The Czech government has approved a bill aimed at bringing defense spending at the required NATO goal of 2% of gross domestic product as Russia's war in Ukraine continues

The Independent UK

Putin's plan to stop Ukraine turning to the west has failed -- our survey shows support for Nato is at an all-time high

When Vladimir Putin sent his war machine into Ukraine last February, one of the reasons he gave for the invasion was to ensure Ukraine’s neutral status and prevent its government from moving the country further towards the west. Though there is more behind this war, the Russian leader has long…

The Conversation

Ukraine’s survival is far from certain, we must give them better weapons

SIR Geoffrey Nice KC, who led the prosecution against Slobodan Milošević of Yugoslavia, has called for the prosecution of Vladimir Putin for war crimes against the population of Ukraine. Not that the move has much prospect of immediate success.

Evening Standard

U.S.-China-Taiwan tensions aren't going away any time soon

The Chinese government's territorial claims over Taiwan is a major geopolitical flashpoint.

Axios

Britain says it is committed to leading a NATO task force in 2024

Britain said on Tuesday it was committed to leading a NATO task force in 2024, dismissing a report by Berlin-based Table.Media that British delays had prompted the German defence ministry to look into extending its leadership beyond 2023.

Reuters

South Korea: Talks with US on Management of Nukes Underway

South Korea reconfirmed Tuesday that Seoul and Washington are discussing its involvement in US nuclear asset management in the face of intensifying North Korean nuclear threats, after President Joe Biden denied that the allies were discussing joint nuclear exercises. The purported difference came after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un…

Asharq Al-Awsat

NATO countries to discuss defence spending target - Stoltenberg

NATO countries will discuss their defence spending targets in the coming months as some of them call for turning a 2% target into a minimum figure, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told the German news agency DPA.

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The Independent UK

South Korea: Talks with US on management of nukes underway

South Korea has reconfirmed that Seoul and Washington are discussing discussing South Korea being involved in U.S. nuclear asset management to cope with intensifying North Korean nuclear threats

Evening Standard

Ukraine will need West’s support ‘for the long haul’, warns Nato, amid New Year’s Day attacks by Russia

Russia subjected Ukraine to a ‘cowardly’ wave of attacks as 2023 began

The Independent UK

Nato chief urges allies to ‘ramp up’ arms production to support Ukraine

Jens Stoltenberg said Western nations must maintain their own stockpiles of weapons as well as supplying Kyiv.

Dynamite News

Kim Jong Un Accuses US Of Creating ‘Asian Version Of NATO’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Sunday that the United States, under the pretext of strengthening cooperation with South Korea and Japan. Read on for details:

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Al Jazeera

Kosovo opens all border crossings as Serbs remove roadblocks

Ethnic tensions along Kosovo’s eastern border appear to be easing amid fears of an armed conflict.

Los Angeles Times

Nicholas Goldberg: Is it time to wind down the war in Ukraine and start peace talks?

There's been a lot of uplifting, we're-in-it-to-win-it language used about the Ukraine war recently. The message being sent is that the United States is committed for the long haul and won't abandon its friends to a brutal aggressor like Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Reuters

NATO's Stoltenberg calls for more weapons for Ukraine - DPA

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on NATO member states to supply more weapons to Ukraine, according to an interview published on Friday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

NATO's Stoltenberg Calls for More Weapons for Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on NATO member states to supply more weapons to Ukraine, according to an interview published on Friday. "I call on allies to do more. It is in all our security interests to make sure Ukraine prevails and (Russian President Vladimir) Putin does not win,"…

Al Jazeera

Latest drone attack on Kyiv sends residents to air raid shelters

Ukraine’s military said 10 drones were shot down during an early morning attack on Friday, local media reported.

Wales Online

Timing of Russia's 'inevitable' defeat by Ukraine predicted by scientist

NAT's new game-changing package of tanks, planes and long-range missiles tipped to end the invasion

Al Jazeera

Kosovo-Serbia tensions: Mood on the ground, possible scenarios

Analysts say heightened friction in the Balkans may serve the Kremlin’s interests but cast doubt over a show of force.

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