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Latvia’s defense minister wants to conscript women by 2028

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Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine prompts some EU countries to rethink mandatory military service.

US aid is flowing to Ukraine again. Can it turn the tide of the war?

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Ukraine’s morale is improving on two fronts — at least for now.

Top NATO general praises Ukraine’s ‘great’ war strategy

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Kyiv is doing a good job of balancing recruitment, training and procurement, Gen. Christopher Cavoli said.

Israel’s ultra-Orthodox headache

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The Haredim now find themselves the target of anger, not only from a broad swathe of the public but even from their traditional allies in the religious-right coalition.

Europe eyes Sweden’s conscription model to solve troop shortage

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Germany, the Netherlands and others are looking at Sweden’s system which screens over 100,000 teenagers a year.

Russian region offers finder’s fee to residents who convince friends and family to fight in Ukraine

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Tatarstan is offering people over $1,000 if they can talk their nearest and dearest into taking up arms for Moscow.

UK’s Starmer must boost defense spending by 2030, former army head says

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Patrick Sanders urges the new British prime minister to commit to a timeframe to hit 2.5 percent of GDP — and to go even further.

NATO’s in denial about deterrence by denial

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Taking the necessary steps to fully operationalize deterrence by denial is critical — especially before a possible change in America’s relationship with NATO.

‘I am not made for war’: the men fleeing Ukraine to evade conscription

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As a new recruitment drive looms, some are turning to online handlers and forgers to escape the horror of warThe autumn cannot arrive soon enough for Dmytro, when his handlers have promised to get him out of Ukraine.For the past month, the 31-year-old …

Hungary: The EU’s two-faced defense champion

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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has railed against Western aid to Ukraine while spending big on defense at home.

Netanyahu denounces tactical pauses in Gaza fighting to get in aid

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticised plans announced by the military on Sunday(16 June) to hold daily tactical pauses in fighting along one of the main roads into Gaza to facilitate aid delivery into the Palestinian enclave.

Germans gear up for war with more paperwork

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Defense Minister Boris Pistorius looks to ramp up the Bundeswehr’s ability to recruit and train young Germans.

Germany presents new military service model to start conscription from next year 

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After months of teasing the reintroduction of conscription, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on Wednesday (12 June) presented a new military service model for Germany, saying he wants to start recruiting 5,000 conscripts a year from 2025. 

For King and country? Europe’s young may not be willing to fight

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“The price of unchecked tyranny is the blood of the young and the brave,” Biden said at the Day-Day commemoration. But checking tyranny comes at a price — and one the West’s young don’t seem ready to pay.

EPP welcomes Orbán’s former ally Magyar

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“Our doors are open,” said Manfred Weber, leader of the European People’s Party.

German defence minister teases ‘new type’ of conscription, reiterates ‘no troops in Ukraine’

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Germany’s Bundeswehr urgently needs to prepare for potential Russian attacks with a new form of conscription, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius warned on Wednesday (5 June) and doubled down on his opposition to sending ground troops to Ukraine.

US warns its dual citizens will be stuck in Ukraine amid mobilization drive

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The new rule closes a loophole which allowed dual citizens who hold a permanent residency abroad to leave Ukraine.

By the numbers: How politicians have advertised online for the European election

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Among the biggest spenders is Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party.

How the West is helping Ukraine won’t be enough to win

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Autocrats see restraint and caution as signs of weakness; they see strength in resolve.

‘I love my country, but I can’t kill’: Ukrainian men evading conscription

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As the war stretches on indefinitely, there are few eager recruits and Kyiv’s armed forces are short of soldiersAnton* was on his way to work as a civilian volunteer in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv 10 days ago. Several men stopped him. They asked: “Hi…

Poland and Lithuania pledge to help Kyiv repatriate Ukrainians subject to military draft

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Strong rhetoric boosts Ukraine’s effort to reinforce frontlines, but mechanism by which émigrés could be sent back remains unclearPoland and Lithuania have said they are prepared to help Ukrainian authorities return men subject to military conscription…

‘Blatantly illegal’: Zelenskyy administration under fire for denying services to Ukrainian men abroad

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Row escalates while Russia holds upper hand on the battlefield.

Ukraine’s parliament approves new mobilization law despite criticism from battle-worn troops

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The legislation, which still awaits President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s signature, offers no respite for the country’s exhausted soldiers.

Pentagon defends pace of weapon shipments as Ukraine worries it’s too late

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Weapon deliveries need “to be done properly,” a Pentagon spokesperson said.

Finland signs Ukraine security deal, Zelenskyy warns of Russia troop plans

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Finland’s president on Wednesday (3 April) signed a 10-year security deal with Ukraine in Kyiv where President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he believed Russia planned to mobilise 300,000 new troops for its war by June.

Ukraine war briefing: Nato foreign ministers to discuss proposal for €100bn fund for Ukraine

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Nato plan seen as a way to ‘Trump-proof’ aid for Kyiv; Zelenskiy lowers conscription age to 25. What we know on day 770See all our Ukraine war coverageA Ukrainian drone struck the primary unit of the third-largest Russian oil refinery in the Tatarstan …

Draft-dodging plagues Ukraine as Kyiv faces acute soldier shortage

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An early burst of patriotic fervor saw draft centers swamped with volunteers, but that has waned with the war in its third year.

Sweden expands military presence in Baltic Sea

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Sweden has abandoned two centuries of military non-alignment as it recently became the newest member of NATO. The country’s military has been boosting its preparedness since Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea by reintroducing limited conscription in 2…

Denmark to push for ‘gender equality’ in military service

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Copenhagen intends to pass a bill to extend and equalise conscription to have more women conscripted in the military, as part of a plan to strengthen the Danish defence, the country’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced on Wednesday (13 March).

How Germany is learning to love its army

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If Germany really is coming to terms with the notion of hard power for a moral purpose, Boris Pistorius will have played no small part in that.

Russia’s opposition died with Navalny

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The sad truth is the absence of any serious mass opposition to Putin inside Russia — let alone to his war in Ukraine — speaks volumes.

Army chief says people of UK are ‘prewar generation’ who must be ready to fight Russia

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Ministry of Defence clarifies it has no plans for conscription after Gen Sir Patrick Sanders says UK should take steps to place society on war footingDowning Street has dismissed a warning from the head of the British army that the UK public must be pr…

British public should be ready to fight Putin, UK army chief says

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Brits need mental ‘shift’ to be ready for major conflict, General Patrick Sanders says.

Taiwan is too slow learning from Ukraine war, ex-top commander says

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Former chief of staff says Taipei must focus on swarms of drones and mobile air defenses to resist a Chinese invasion.

Sweden seeks to tighten NATO’s grip in Baltic Sea with 2 new submarines 

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Sweden’s first new submarines in decades will have advanced weapons, stealthy propulsion and sonar-evading hulls to counter Russia under the Baltic Sea.

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 685

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Conscription will not cover women, says Ukrainian MP; Russian warplane ‘accidentally’ drops bomb; Black Sea corridor moves 15m tonnes of cargoSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageRussia targeted Ukraine with dozens of missiles, killing at least four …

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