Conflicts
Conflicts
Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges diplomats to fight for NATO membership
23 December 2024 14:30 Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on his country's diplomats to fight for Ukraine's place in NATO, asserting that this goal is "achievable."
Kim Jong Un oversees training of troops sent to Russia
23 December 2024 13:30 Kim Jong Un is personally supervising the training of troops being sent to Russia before their deployment to Ukraine.
"Russia threatens Europe more than we think" (G. Meloni)
23 December 2024 13:14 Russia poses a major threat to the security of the European Union. Moscow can also use illegal immigration, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said.
Mass grave of 100,000 bodies discovered in Syria
23 December 2024 12:29 Mouaz Moustafa, director of a US-based Syrian human rights organization, reported the discovery of a mass grave outside Damascus containing at least 100,000 bodies.
CIA boss' secret visit to Ukraine
23 December 2024 11:43 On December 21, CIA chief William Burns met with intelligence officials in Ukraine, as well as with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Is the fall of Assad a failure for Russia? Putin says no
23 December 2024 10:30 At his major annual conference, the Russian president assured that the fall of the Assad regime was in no way a “defeat” for Moscow.
Vladimir Putin promises more “destruction” in Ukraine
23 December 2024 09:30 According to the Kremlin, Kiev carried out a drone attack on buildings in the city of Kazan on Saturday December 21.Latest news
Ukraine strikes deep into Russia, Putin promises brutal revenge
The Ukrainian military carried out a drone attack Saturday morning on the Russian metropolis of Kazan, as much as 1,000 kilometers from the border. More details have since emerged. 23 Dec 2024 08:59“Some 1,100 North Korean soldiers killed or wounded in fighting against Ukraine” (South Korea)
According to the South Korean military, the number of North Korean war casualties in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is rising quickly. 23 Dec 2024 08:37Russians carried out more than 110 drone strikes in one night, Zelensky says
The Ukrainian president claimed that Russia had carried out more than 110 drone strikes against “the people” during the night from Friday to Saturday (December 20-21). 22 Dec 2024 17:25“Russia invaded Ukraine because it's the weakest link” (D. François)
On LCI, the French all-news channel, Didier François, a leading reporter and consultant on international politics, gave his take on the conflict between Moscow and Kiev. 22 Dec 2024 15:37Sweden to further boost military budget
A Swedish parliamentary committee has recommended measures to strengthen the country’s armed forces that would add more than €5 billion to the national defence budget by 2030. 22 Dec 2024 15:07“Putin knows how to trick” Germany, says Boris Pistorius
This Sunday, December 22, the German Defense Minister declared that his country was particularly targeted by Vladimir Putin's hybrid attacks. According to him, Germany must not ignore this threat. 22 Dec 2024 15:02German Minister of Defence: ‘Putin knows how to hit us’
An particular statement by Boris Pistorius, the German defence minister, in some German newspapers: according to him, Germany must be wary of Russia's hybrid attacks. 22 Dec 2024 14:00