Natalia Drozdiak

Kremlin officials have denied that Russian forces have perpetrated any human rights abuses in Ukraine while Putin himself has argued that there is no such thing as a Ukrainian national identity

European intelligence officials have pieced together what they say is the strategy behind Russian abuses — kidnappings, killings and more — at replacing Ukrainians and their culture with Russians and theirs in occupied regions.

The European Union must unite around a stronger stance toward China as it tries to cope with Beijing’s rising power, several of the bloc’s foreign ministers said.

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European allies aim to finalize plans as soon as June to start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets, Denmark’s acting defense minister said, after the US gave its support.

Countries pledging such support are prioritizing pilot training, and will have to weigh the costs and any possible security gaps before deciding whether to actually send the aircraft.

The NATO military alliance is deploying 700 more troops and putting an additional battalion on higher readiness, after 30 peacekeepers were injured this week in the worst clashes in a decade in northern Kosovo.

The US and European allies urged caution on whether Ukraine should have the right to strike inside Russia, amid concerns that a potential escalation could drag them into a broader war.

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NATO allies need to sign more contracts with defense companies to boost production given their ammunition stocks are running dry, the military bloc’s chief said, as he urged countries to spend at least 2% of GDP as soon as possible.