German Chancellor Friedrick Merz addressed an audience in Düsseldorf last week and said while Berlin is not technically at war, it should be noted that the country is also “no longer at peace either,” which WSWS said is essentially a “declaration of war.”
The European Union announced last week that it will implement new sanctions against Russia that target its energy sector, which is seen as the main driver of Moscow’s war funding.
U.S. President Donald Trump is growing more frustrated with the lack of a peace deal in Ukraine and is prepared to escalate his sanctions war against Moscow as long as Europe stops buying Russian crude.
U.S. President Donald Trump is growing more frustrated with the lack of a peace deal in Ukraine and is prepared to escalate his sanctions war against Moscow as long as Europe stops buying Russian crude.
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned last week that Western troop placement inside Ukraine before there’s a peace deal would immediately become targets for his military as the war drags on with no end in sight.
The U.S. State Department approved the sale of roughly $825 million in missiles for Ukraine to be purchased by European allies under a new deal that the Trump administration says makes other countries carry their weight as the war approaches its fourth year with no end in sight.
Keir Starmer, the UK prime minister, announced last week that the so-called “Coalition of the Willing” will provide Ukraine with additional long-range missiles in response to new Russian strikes across the country, all while peace talks between Moscow and Washington have stalled.