The Turkish Parliament on Tuesday (local time) voted to approve Sweden's NATO membership bid, bringing the Nordic country one step closer to joining the military alliance after months of delays.
Belarus unveiled a new military doctrine on Friday, which, if approved, would mark the beginning of the nation's nuclear weapons deployment, according to CNN.
Amid tensions between Iran and Pakistan, the US is concerned about the escalating tensions in the region and has urged restraint on all sides, US State Department of State Matthew Miller said on Thursday (local time).
Experts from the Centre for Eastern Studies in Poland provided insightful perspectives on Russia's unprovoked war and its broader implications, emphasising the unforeseen challenges faced by Russia in its campaign against Ukraine.
"Mass deportations, citizens, villages razed to the ground and the terrifying feeling that the war may never end. In fact, Putin embodies war. We all know that he is the sole reason why various wars and conflicts persist. He will not change," said Zelenskyy in Davos.
As the Israel-Hamas war entered day 92, the US Secretary of State also began his latest trip to the Middle East and Europe, to amp up the diplomatic efforts, preventing an expansion of the conflict, Voice of America reported.
Antony Blinken on Wednesday held telephonic conversation with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and spoke about the importance of finalizing Sweden's North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) accession.
Sweden's NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) membership application has been approved by the Turkish parliament's foreign affairs commission, Al Jazeera reported.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected the assertions by the United States that Moscow might launch an attack on a NATO country in the future, dismissing such claims as "complete nonsense," Al Jazeera reported."
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of "problems" with neighbouring Finland following its accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) earlier this year, CNN reported.
Addressing the public and media in his first end-of-year news conference since the offensive started, Putin asserted that achieving peace depends on Ukraine meeting these conditions.
"We should also be prepared for bad news," he said, when asked if he feared that the situation in Ukraine would worsen in the future. "Wars develop in phases. But we have to support Ukraine in both good and bad times."