KYIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces kept pushing north in the Kharkiv region and advancing to its south and east, Ukraine’s army chief said on Sunday, a day after their rapid gains forced Russia to abandon its main bastion in the area.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hailed Ukraine’s offensi…

BERLIN — German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht will deliver a keynote address on September 12 on Germany’s first National Security Strategy. The minister speaks to well-known representatives from politics, science, the armed forces and society.

The event of the German Society for Foreign …

Switzerland’s procurement of F-35A fighter jets from the United States has been declared lawful by a parliamentary audit commission. But the House of Representatives body said on Friday that some government actions during the process were “worrying” or “inappropriate”.

The CHF6 billion ($6.2 bill…

Following Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the United States embarked on a long-term commitment to provide Ukraine with the tools and equipment it needs to defend its sovereignty. Since that time, more than $14.5 billion in assistance has been committed to Ukraine.

Some of the assista…

MOSCOW — Russia and China have practiced joint operations by warships and aircraft during the Vostok-2022 strategic command and staff exercise, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin told a news briefing for foreign military attaches on Friday.

He stressed that “the joint use of aircra…