German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday that Ukraine “can count” on Berlin’s help, but insisted that that NATO would not engage in a direct military confrontation with Russia. Addressing Germany’s parliament, the Bundestag, Scholz responded to Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy’s appeal for German support, saying Ukraine can count on ...
The Kremlin says Russia will only use nuclear weapons if its very existence were threatened, as concerns continue to grow in the West that Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine could escalate into a full-scale nuclear war. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the remark during an interview with CNN International on ...