Ukraine is finding it difficult to join NATO because the bloc leadership sees the former Soviet republic more useful to it “as a human shield than a partner nation," says a journalist and commentator.

The British defense secretary says the West is not an “Amazon” delivery service for weapons shipment to Ukraine.

Russia warns once more that NATO's military aid to Kiev only brings the world closer to a global war.

The Chinese military drills took place on the backdrop of a meeting between Taiwanese President, Tsai Ing-Wen, and US House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, in California.

The US has announced sweeping sanctions aimed at increasing economic pressure on Russia and reducing Moscow's access to critical technologies.

With no diplomatic solution to the deadly conflict in sight, the situation has been exacerbated by the fracture among western countries on how to assist Kiev militarily.

President Putin says Russia's powerful military-industrial complex is ramping up production amid the war in Ukraine.