BERLIN( Reuters)-Eurovision and NATO might not usually be associated, but on Sunday the military alliance's deputy chief congratulated Ukraine for winning the annual music contest with a" beautiful song", calling it a testament to its bravery in fighting Russia.... And this is not something I'm making in a light way.... " So I'm saying that we are united....

Ukrainian forces have launched a successful counterattack near the northeastern city of Kharkiv, with some of its troops reaching the Russian border, according to the regional governor. Oleh Sinegubov said on Telegram that soldiers from the 227th Battalion of the 127th Brigade had re-erected a post there." We thank everyone who, risking their lives, liberates Ukraine from Russian invaders, ” he added. Ukraine’s defence ministry also claimed that members of the battalion had gone as far as the bo

NATO took over the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in 2003, almost two years after a U.S.-led coalition invaded the country to oust the Taliban for harboring Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaida leader who was shot dead in Pakistan in 2011.... It helped build up an Afghan army said to be around 300, 000-strong, although the force was so riddled with corruption that even real troop numbers were unclear.... In late August, more than 100, 000 people were evacuated from Kabul durin

Russia may have lost a third of the invasion force it sent into Ukraine as its offensive continues to struggle in the face of stiff resistance, British military intelligence has said.In its latest assessment, the Ministry of Defence( MoD) said the Russian campaign in the east of Ukraine had “ lost momentum ” and was now “ significantly behind schedule ”.... At a meeting of Nato foreign ministers in Berlin, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said it was essential to maintain support for the government

close Video It's a matter of time before NATO, China interests' come into conflict' Heritage Foundation fellow Steven Groves breaks down the NATO summit and its global implications on' Fox News Live.' Sens.... It was the prime minister of Japan, prime minister of Australia, the president of Korea.... " You know, we want this alliance, which is one of the most successful military alliances in history, to be strong, to be sustainable....

Police also found on his telephone photos of checkpoints in the region, which Kozytskyy said had been sent to two Russian telephone numbers. Rockets hit an oil storage facility and an unspecified industrial facility, wounding at least five people.... 24 invasion of Ukraine, although missiles struck an aircraft repair facility near the international airport a week ago. The back-to-back attacks on Saturday brought a chill to residents and displaced Ukrainians who had seen Lviv as a relatively saf