Russian president repeats justification for sending forces into neighbouring country as Moscow launches swarms of drones targeting Kyiv, other regions. Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeated his reason for deploying the army into Ukraine as protecting Russian speakers from a “neo-Nazi dictatorship”,

The Russian president insisted things are going according to plan, two years after annexing southeastern parts of Ukraine that his army still does not fully control.

During a video address on the occasion of “Reunification Day,” Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed that the embattled nation will achieve all of its envisioned goals in Ukraine. Knewz.com has learned that the 71-year-old autocrat’s statement came shortly after a massive Russian airstrike targeting Kyiv and nearby areas—which Ukraine claims was

Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte takes over as NATO boss on Tuesday, charged with holding the Western military alliance together with the war in Ukraine at a critical moment and a pivotal U.S. presidential election approaching.

An EU veteran with an established relationship with Donald Trump, ex-Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is well-placed to tackle NATO’s challenges, defence experts have told Euronews.

NATO's next boss, Mark Rutte, will need all the coalition-building skills he honed as Dutch prime minister to hold the Western alliance together amid war in Ukraine, fears over Moscow's next move and political uncertainty in Washington.