Ukraine: Zelensky willing to give up presidency in exchange for Nato membership

Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be willing to “give up” his presidency in exchange for peace ahead of the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “If you need…

UK: PM Keir Starmer backs Ukraine’s Nato bid despite US view

Sir Keir Starmer has reaffirmed the UK will continue to back Ukraine’s “irreversible path” to joining Nato despite leading figures in President Donald Trump’s administration appearing to rule out membership.…

Belgium: Hegseth sets out hard line on European defence and Nato

European nations must provide the “overwhelming” share of funding for Ukraine, the new US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said, as he signalled a drastic shift in Washington’s position on…

Belgium: Hegseth says return to Ukraine’s 2014 borders ‘unrealistic’

Pete Hegseth, the new US defence secretary, has said it is “unrealistic” to expect Ukraine to return to its pre-2014 borders, when Russia first captured Crimea and Moscow-backed proxies pushed…

Finland: Nato launches new mission to protect crucial undersea cables

Nato has launched a new mission to increase the surveillance of ships in the Baltic Sea after critical undersea cables were damaged or severed last year. Nato chief Mark Rutte…

Belgium: Nato must switch to a wartime mindset- Secretary General Mark Rutte

The head of Nato has said it is time to “shift to a wartime mindset”, as he warned the military alliance’s members were not spending enough to prepare for the…

LIVE UPDATES: Russia-Ukraine war

These were the key developments on the 1,015th day of the Russia-Ukraine war.

LIVE UPDATES: Russia-Ukraine war

These were the key developments on the 1,014th day of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Russia: Moscow races ahead of NATO in weapons production for Ukraine war- SIPRI

New research shows that the revenues of Russia’s top defence contractors outpaced those of their United States and European counterparts last year, as they increased weapons production more effectively than…

Ukraine: Zelensky suggests war could end if unoccupied Ukraine comes under Nato

President Volodymyr Zelensky has suggested that the parts of Ukraine under his control should be taken “under the Nato umbrella” to try and stop the “hot phase” of the war.…