UK pledges 1b pounds of military support to Ukraine

Britain will provide another 1 billion pounds ($1.2 billion) of military support to Ukraine, the British government said on Wednesday, as NATO branded Russia the biggest “direct threat” to Western security. The funding will go towards boosting Ukraine’s defence capabilities, including air defence systems, uncrewed aerial vehicles, new electronic warfare equipment and thousands of pieces مزید پڑھیں

Putin to leave on first foreign trip since invasion of Ukraine  

Vladimir Putin will visit two small former Soviet states in central Asia this week, Russian state television reported on Sunday, in what would be the Russian leader’s first known trip abroad since ordering the invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s February 24 invasion has killed thousands of people, displaced millions more and led to severe financial sanctions مزید پڑھیں