• Swiss Foreign Minister urges inclusion of Russia in Ukraine peace talks

    Russia must be involved in the peace negotiations for Ukraine, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said during the fourth meeting of the national security advisors on the Ukrainian Peace Formula on Sunday, January 14, in Davos, according to Neue Zürcher Zeitung.

    "Without Russia, there is no solution," the Swiss Foreign Minister stated. "We need to find some way to get Russia on board."

    Cassis highlighted that the ten-point Ukrainian Peace Formula serves as the foundation of the peace …

  • Sweden boosts artillery shell production for Ukraine

    The Swedish government has entered into an agreement with the Nordic Ammunition Company, Nammo, to expand the production capacity of artillery ammunition in Sweden for supply to Ukraine, according to Sweden's Defence Materiel Administration (FMV).

    "This step is crucial for accelerating investments in industry production capacity," said FMV's head of armaments, Jonas Haggren, specifying that the agreement pertains to 155mm artillery shells.

    Haggren added that the agreement would also reduce …

  • NATO Secretary General foresees prolonged war in Ukraine with no decisive victory in near future

    NATO Secretary General Mircea Geoană believes the Alliance must prepare for a protracted conflict in Russia's war against Ukraine, as neither side currently possesses the military capability to secure a "decisive victory."

    During an interview with the Romanian television network Digi24, Geoană opined that Russia’s military economy is "meeting current needs," moreover, in a manner "completely outside international law," North Korea and Iran either promise or are already sending weapons to …

  • Russia turns to Africa for migrant workers as labor shortages intensify

    Amid a record labor shortage spurred by the war in Ukraine and an aging population, Russia is seeking migrant workers beyond the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and turning its attention to Africa, reports The Moscow Times.

    Hussein Mohammed, Kenya’s State House Spokesperson, announced that the first 10,000 workers from the African continent will arrive from Kenya.

    Mohammed did not specify which industries the Kenyans would be employed in but emphasized that they would encompass …

  • NATO pledges continued military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine with billions allocated for 2024

    NATO countries have resolutely stated that they will continue to provide Ukraine with substantial military, economic, and humanitarian aid, with many nations planning to allocate "billions of euros in additional strength and resources in 2024," according to a NATO press service announcement following the NATO-Ukraine Council meeting on Wednesday, January 10, in Brussels.

    Furthermore, "NATO's promise was that this year, 500 million euros would be allocated to Ukraine's priority projects," said …