Training and weapons provided by the West gave Kiev a capable fighting force, the US Defense Department spokesman said The US Department of Defense has claimed credit for “westernizing” the Ukrainian military by giving it training and weapons to oppose Russia, according to spokesman John Kirby. However, the results of the effort made over the…

Lithuania’s parliament, the Seimas, unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday accusing Russia of genocide and terrorism in Ukraine. The “large-scale armed aggression” launched by Russia against Ukraine on February 24 amounts to “genocide of the Ukrainian people,” the document said.

The Belarusian president says Minsk wants a weapon similar to Russia’s Iskander Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that his country will build a new missile system with Moscow’s help.