The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

How the US far right and progressives ended up agreeing on military spending cuts

Progressives and ‘America first’ Republicans in Congress both want to re-examine US military budget – but for vastly different reasons

The Guardian - US · Jan 23, 2023

German green-light for Leopard tanks is 'secondary' issue, Poland says

Poland will ask Germany for permission to re-export Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, but even without it Warsaw could send them as part of a coalition of countries, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Monday.

Reuters · Jan 23, 2023

MPs urge German defence minister to allow Ukraine to use German-made battle tanks

A pledging conference in Germany on Friday ended without a commitment by Western allies to send more battle tanks to Ukraine

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2023

Russia says Ukraine storing arms at nuclear plants, Kyiv denies claim

Russia's foreign intelligence service (SVR) on Monday accused Ukraine of storing Western-supplied arms at nuclear power stations across the country, an allegation dismissed as untrue by a senior Ukrainian official.

Reuters · Jan 23, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: Germany ‘not blocking export of Leopard tanks’, says EU foreign policy chief – as it happened

Josep Borrell says Berlin won’t block countries from exporting tanks; EU approves €500m military aid for Ukraine

The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2023

Berlin not blocking export of tanks to Ukraine, EU diplomat says

Germany is not blocking the re-export of Leopard tanks to Ukraine, the European Union's top diplomat said on Monday, after Poland vowed to send some as long as other countries did too.

Reuters · Jan 23, 2023

‘Free the leopards!’: Tank dispute heightens Germany’s isolation over Ukraine

Allies criticise Scholz over reluctance to allow German-made heavy armour to be used in fight against Russia

Financial Times · Jan 23, 2023

Ukraine news – live: Russian-occupied nuclear plant ‘of increasing concern’

Ukraine’s nuclear regulators troubled by Zaporizhzhia, as Germany signals turn in tanks row

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023

Head of Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine's Donetsk says visited Soledar

The top Moscow-installed official in the occupied parts of the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine said late on Sunday that he had visited the town of Soledar that Russia claimed to had captured earlier this month.

Reuters · Jan 23, 2023

MPs urge Germany’s defence minister to allow use of German-made tanks in Ukraine

A pledging conference in Germany on Friday ended without a commitment by Western allies to send more battle tanks to Ukraine.

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023