Indian munitions are being diverted by European intermediaries to support Ukraine’s defence against Russia, according to government and defence sources and customs data. Despite Indian arms export regulations and protests from Moscow, transfers of Indian ammunition by European providers have been ongoing for more than a year as sources say Delhi intends to develop its…
Artillery shells sold by Indian arms makers have been diverted by European customers to Ukraine and New Delhi has not intervened to stop the trade despite protests from Moscow, according to eleven Indian and European government and defence industry officials, as well as a Reuters analysis of commercially available customs data. FILE PHOTO: A war…
Welcome to the Brussels Edition, Bloomberg’s daily briefing on what matters most in the heart of the European Union. Now that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has laid out her ambitious restructuring of the EU executive arm, she must overcome the challenge of parliamentary hearings in the coming weeks. One that might give…
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, wants his western allies to allow the use of their Storm Shadow missiles to bomb targets inside Russia. Dan Sabbagh, the Guardian’s defence and security editor, tells Michael Safi why US president Joe Biden’s decision over the missiles is a delicate one. “They allow you to strike deep into another country…
UK Labour party veteran Peter Mandelson faulted the former Conservative government for failing to sustain “proper channels of communication” with China and not living up to Britain’s responsibilities in Hong Kong. “It was in danger of operating a boycott of Hong Kong and the necessary communication that Britain needs to maintain with China,” the former…
Increase of 180,000 would leave Russian army second only to China in terms of number of active combat soldiers. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase its troop numbers by 180,000 to a total of 1.5 million active servicemen in a move that would make Russia’s army the second largest in the…
KAAAWA, Hawaii (AP) — Ryan Routh portrayed himself online as a man who built housing for homeless people in Hawaii, tried to recruit fighters for Ukraine to defend itself against Russia, and described his support and then disdain for Donald Trump — even urging Iran to kill him. “You are free to assassinate Trump,” Routh…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterates call for Western allies to allow Ukraine to strike military targets deep inside Russia. At least one woman has been killed and 42 people injured after a Russian-guided bomb struck a multistorey apartment building in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city. Prosecutors in the northeastern city said on Sunday that the body…
Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy once again Sunday urged Western allies to permit Kyiv to strike military targets deep inside Russia, especially air bases, after a deadly attack on Kharkiv. “Only a systemic solution makes it possible to oppose this terror: the long-range solution to destroy Russian military aviation where it is based,”…
Firefighters continue to extinguish the fire that broke out after Russian airstrikes in Kharkiv, Ukraine on September 15, 2024. According to officials, at least 41 people are wounded due to the attack. Credit – George Ivanchenko/Anadolu—Getty Images Two people died in a missile attack on the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa, local officials…