Policy

Britain presses Germany on Taurus missiles for Ukraine, but Scholz won't budge - Bloomberg

He says he will not accept any decision that could draw German soldiers into the war in Ukraine

The Netherlands to provide Ukraine with boats and landing craft

Amsterdam has also allocated €250 million for the Czech initiative on urgent production of shells

Zelenskyy and Rutte agree to speed up the process of transferring F-16 fighters to Ukraine

They will work on this together with partners such as Norway, Belgium, members of the F-16 coalition

The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has revealed who in Russia is organising the Maidan-3 information campaign and how it will be conducted

Moscow expects to sow "turmoil" in Ukraine in early summer and then inflict a military defeat on the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the agency says

Five relatively honest ways of money seizure replenishing the budget

Where to get financial resources for a state that is at war and which Western partners are already a bit "tired" of supporting

"Every word I say is well thought out": Macron says he was serious about NATO troops in Ukraine

Meanwhile, the French government said that the president meant sending troops without "crossing the threshold of war"

ISW: Putin has started preparations for a large-scale war with NATO

Moscow and Leningrad military districts are being recreated in Russia to control the fighting in Ukraine and take strategic positions against NATO countries

CNN: Pentagon looking for ways to support Ukraine without guarantees of $60bn aid package passed by Congress

US Defence Ministry has about $4bn of presidential funds left

Macron finds someone who supports his idea to send NATO troops to Ukraine

Former head of Munich Security Conference warns West against "excessive deterrence"

Unrecognised Transnistria appeals to Russia for help

The authorities of the "republic" claimed economic pressure from Chisinau and blocking of the negotiation process with Moldova