Ukrainian forces withdrew from Lysychansk, allowing Russia to claim control of the eastern city. Kyiv’s loss means Moscow has seized essentially all of Luhansk and can move its sights toward neighboring Donetsk.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz touted the strength of the NATO alliance amid questions over whether he and Western nations believe Russian President Vladimir Putin will limit his ambitions to the invasion of Ukraine.Finland and Sweden’s interest in joining the alliance“This is a moment where we have to make absolutely clear that we are strong enough that no one should just think about attacking, for instance, NATO territory,” Scholz said during a Sunday appearance on CBS’ “Face the Nation.
Ukraine is not part of the NATO alliance, but its interest in joining — and the growing closeness with member nations since the start of the Russian war — has heightened Putin’s tensions with the West. Scholz said Germany has budgeted for extra military spending and will strengthen the ability of NATO to defend its allies.. On Sunday, he likened the Russian leader’s mind-set to that of “imperialists of the 17th and 18th century” who think that if a nation has enough might, it can take the sovereign territory of its neighbors.
“When I talked to him, I said, 'You have to accept the European Union. And that a big alliance of democratic states is building a very strong federal group of states — a union, outside of you. And he was very much thinking about NATO. And I told him NATO is not aggressive. It’s just about defense,” Scholz said.
He added that Western nations “will help to give him the view that this is not working and that he will not be successful.”
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