Natalia Drozdiak

Leaders are just starting to come to terms with the vast increase in defense spending required to counterbalance the militaries of Russia and China.

Kyiv at most fragile moment in two years of war, officials say Risk emerges of Ukraine force collapse, Russian breakthrough

The risk is a collapse of Ukrainian defenses, an event that would give the Kremlin an opening to make a major advance for the first time since the initial stages of the conflict, an official said.

Ukraine is at its most fragile in more than two years of war, according to officials, as Russian missile attacks blow up Kyiv’s biggest power plant.

The European Union aims to propose fresh sanctions on Iran over its strike on Israel as early as next week when the bloc’s top diplomats meet to discuss the limited options they have for constraining both nations’ activity.

The European Union formally approved sanctions Friday on violent Israeli settlers, a procedural step that required weeks of technical work as the bloc tries to balance its support for Israel with the need to address the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said allies have identified additional air defense equipment for Ukraine, including Patriot and SAMP/T systems.

European Union foreign and defense ministers are poised to reach a political agreement on Monday to impose new sanctions on Iran over its attack on Israel.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Amirabdollahian has condemned planned sanctions against his country over the major drone and missile attack on Israel earlier this month as "unlawful" and "regrettable."

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