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Czech government approves sending up to 650 soldiers to Slovakia

The Czech government approved on Wednesday the dispatch of up to 650 soldiers to neighbouring Slovakia to bolster NATO's eastern flank, the Defence Ministry said.

Reuters

Russia has never threatened NATO, foreign ministry says

Russia has never threatened NATO and does not threaten the Western military alliance now, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday, adding that her country still must react to NATO's "confrontational course".

Reuters

Any decision on jets for Ukraine must be taken by all NATO, Polish PM says

Any decision to give fighter jets to Ukraine must be taken jointly by all NATO countries, Poland's prime minister said on Wednesday during a visit to the Austrian capital Vienna.

Reuters

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Trudy Rubin: No ‘no-fly zone’? Then NATO must find another way to protect Ukraine’s skies

Watching TV shots of Vladimir Putin’s army deliberately bombing and shelling civilians is like watching a movie of the London Blitz in 1940, when Adolf Hitler’s air force rained death down from the air.

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Poland only ready to act on jets for Ukraine within NATO framework, presidential adviser says

Poland is ready act on supplying MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, but only within the framework of NATO, an adviser to the Polish president said on Wednesday after the United States rejected a proposal to put Polish planes at Washington's disposal.

Reuters

China blames NATO for pushing Russia-Ukraine tension to 'breaking point'

Moves by U.S.-led NATO have pushed tension between Russia and Ukraine to a "breaking point", Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday.

Reuters

In Nod to Russia, Ukraine Says No Longer Insisting on NATO Membership

President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is no longer pressing for NATO membership for Ukraine, a delicate issue that was one of Russia's stated reasons for invading its pro-Western neighbor. In another apparent nod aimed at placating Moscow, Zelensky said he is open to "compromise" on the status of two breakaway…

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Live updates: Ukraine: Russian strike hits hospital

Ukrainian officials say a Russian strike has hit a children’s hospital and maternity facility in the besieged southeastern port city of Mariupol

The Independent UK

Wednesday briefing: US declines to put Polish jets in Ukraine

Washington says MiG-29 offer by Poland not feasible … call for mandatory tracking of children in England … and why sex is better in your 70s

The Guardian - AU

Harris trip to Poland takes a turn over jets for Ukraine

Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to Warsaw to thank Poland for taking in Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion is taking an unexpected turn

The Independent UK

Ukraine war at 2-week mark: Russians slowed but not stopped

Two weeks into its war in Ukraine, Russia has achieved less and struggled more than anticipated at the outset of the biggest land conflict in Europe since World War II

The Independent UK

US rejects Poland’s offer to send MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine

Pentagon says Polish proposal to transfer Soviet-era planes to Kyiv via US base in Germany is not tenable.

Al Jazeera

Polish plan to get fighter jets into hands of Ukrainian pilots complicates Harris’ visit to Warsaw

WASHINGTON — The Polish government’s decision to transfer fighter jets to the U.S. in the hopes of getting them into the hands of Ukrainian pilots has complicated a visit by Vice President Kamala Harris just hours before she was set to depart for Warsaw.

Los Angeles Times

Morning Digest | Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy asks PM Modi to help end conflict; Ukraine drops pitch for NATO membership, and more

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Daily Mirror

US rejects Poland's fighter jets offer but sends NATO ally missile batteries

The United States has called the offer from Poland to send Russian-made MiG-29 fighter jets to a US base in Germany - to be then given to Ukraine's air forces - "untenable"

Reuters

U.S. surprised at Poland's decision to give it fighter jets for Ukraine

Poland's decision to put all its MiG-29 fighter jets at the disposal of the United States was "a surprise move" by Warsaw, the U.S. State Department's No. 3 diplomat said on Tuesday, after Ukraine asked European countries to provide aircraft to help it fight Russia's invasion.

Tribune News Service

China’s fears of an Indo-Pacific NATO are more myth than reality

China’s concern that the U.S. is seeking to build an “Indo-Pacific version of NATO” has one major problem: A previous effort failed in the 1970s, and most Asian countries haven’t been interested in trying again.

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: Strike hits Mariupol hospital complex

Ukraine news for March 9: Russian attack hits a children’s hospital in besieged port city, Ukrainian officials say.

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Ukraine wants a no-fly zone. Why do the US and NATO reject the idea?

WASHINGTON — As persistently as Ukrainians demand a no-fly zone to protect them from Russia, the U.S. and NATO just as steadily insist it can’t be done.

Daily Mirror

Russia could trigger full war with NATO if it blew up UK satellite in space, RAF chief warns

Tensions are mounting over the Ukraine-Russia war - and Air Vice Marshal Harvey Smyth warned space could be the next theatre of war involving NATO if Russia chose to act

The Hindu

Clear signals: On India-China ties and the new global currents

India and China must take on board global currents that could reshape ties

Axios

Pentagon rejects Polish plan to give fighter jets to U.S. to supply Ukraine

The plan "raises serious concerns for the entire NATO alliance," Kirby said.

Reuters

Poland ready to place all its MIG-29 jets at the disposal of U.S

Poland is ready to deploy all its MIG-29 jets to Ramstein Air Base in Germany and put them at the disposal of the United States, and urges other NATO members that own planes of that type to do the same, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

Daily Mirror

What is Article 5 in NATO and what would it mean if triggered in Russia-Ukraine war

Article 5, the principal at the heart of NATO, provides the alliance's members with unprecedented support and safety - it also threatens them with the risk mass conflict

Reuters

Swedish PM rejects opposition calls to consider joining NATO

Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson on Tuesday rejected opposition calls to consider joining NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, saying an application now would destabilize security in Europe.

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