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The battle for Soledar; Putin reshuffles his military top brass again; west considers giving tanks to Ukraine

Spokesperson for Ukraine army says statements from Russia that it has captured Soledar ‘are not true’

PARIS: The imminent arrival in Ukraine of Western-made light tanks and armoured vehicles, as well as possibly heavy tanks, means Kyiv will need to quickly train up troops to use and maintain the sometimes complex equipment, analysts say.

Talking Europe hosts the Croatian prime minister, who steered his country into the eurozone and the Schengen free travel area at the start of this year. Andrej Plenkovic talks about the symbolic and practical aspects of these two moves, and discusses his government's plans to continue helping Ukraine – despite…

Moscow warns of ‘collective response’ to any attack on Russia or Belarus, as allies prepare to stage joint drills.

Kyiv hopes decision on heavy armour will pave way for Germany to allow re-export of Leopard 2s

A Russian foreign ministry official said on Friday that Belarus may enter the conflict in Ukraine if Kyiv decides to "invade" either country. Russia used Belarus as a springboard to invade Ukraine in February 2022, and since October has deployed troops in Belarus for joint military drills. Both countries have…

KYIV: Ukraine said Friday it was resisting a "high intensity" Russian offensive in Soledar, a town in the eastern Donetsk region where Moscow was deploying more troops.

Moscow and Kyiv believed to be in ‘race’ to build up armed forces ready for spring offensive