EU Commissioner for Defense and Space, Andrius Kubilius, stated that he wants to see around EUR 100 billion allocated for defense in the new European Union seven-year budget.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has called on Syria's next government to reevaluate its relationship with Putin's regime following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s Moscow-backed administration.
Russia may have orchestrated a staged plane crash as a cover for an operation to evacuate ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his close associates.
The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine issued a security alert on Sunday, December 8, cautioning American citizens about heightened threats from Russian missiles and drones.
Hourly electricity restrictions for residential consumers are scheduled for Monday, December 9, from 8:00 to 19:00, with outages affecting one group at a time.
Since the start of the day, 146 clashes have taken place between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian invaders across the front lines, with 43 occurring in the Pokrovsk sector.
Pope Francis on Sunday launched a plea directly to political leaders and to the international community that ceasefires could be agreed upon in all countries torn by war before Christmas.