Senate Majority Leader Chuck Sumer said yesterday that he hoped the Senate would consider President Joe Biden’s request for $ 33 billion ($ 31.39 billion) in emergency aid to Ukraine next week. “My hope is that a cross-party agreement can be reached very soon and that the Senate will begin working on this aid package […]
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Borrell: Other Russian banks will also be excluded from SWIFT
The European Union’s sixth package of sanctions against Russia will include the exclusion of “other banks” from the SWIFT trading system, its High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Joseph Borrell, told a news conference on Monday. granted to Panama. The sanctions will affect, inter alia, the “banking sector”, in particular “there will […]
Solts: Sanctions will not be lifted until Moscow reaches peace agreement with Kyiv
Sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine will not be lifted until Moscow reaches a peace deal with Kyiv, German Chancellor Olaf Solz said, adding that it was up to Ukraine to decide which peace it wanted. In an interview with ZDF Public Television, Soltz told Reuters that Putin had miscalculated if he […]
Mr Simpson (Energy Commissioner): The unilateral change in Gazprom’s payment terms is unjustified and must be rejected
LAST UPDATE: 21.34 Gazprom’s decision to cut off gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland is unjustified under the supply contracts and shows that any other member state could be next, Energy Commissioner K. Simpson told a post-summit press conference. Ms. Simpson noted that Russia is trying to break up the unity of the EU member […]
Habeck: Germany is not opposed to an oil embargo by Russia
“Germany is not opposed to an oil embargo from Russia,” German Deputy Chancellor and Economy and Climate Protection Minister Robert Habeck said in Brussels today as he approached the EU’s emergency energy council. “After two months of work, I can say that Germany is not opposed to an oil embargo from Russia. It’s a big […]
French Environment Minister: We will continue to pay in euros or dollars for gas
“We will continue to pay in euros or dollars, as the contracts stipulate. We can not accept this maneuver that violates existing contracts.” This was stated by the French Minister of the Environment, Barbara Pompili, on the occasion of Moscow’s demands for the payment of natural gas, coming to the EU Council of Energy Ministers, […]
Poland says ready to help Germany get rid of Russian oil
Poland is ready to help Germany cut off the need to use Russian oil, Polish Climate and Environment Minister Anna Moskva said today, adding that she hoped a European Union embargo could take effect before the end of the year. Warsaw is in favor of tough measures against Russia, but with many EU countries heavily […]
Mariupol: Buses have not yet reached the pick-up point to pick up civilians
Buses scheduled to transport more civilians to get away from Mariupol have not yet reached the agreed destination, the city council said today, contradicting an earlier report that these citizens had left the devastated port city in southeastern Ukraine. The city council urged these citizens to remain in office. It was not immediately clear what […]
Balsoi Theater cancels performances by two directors criticizing Russian invasion of Ukraine
The famous Balsoi Theater announced the withdrawal of its poster for performances scheduled for May of two directors who left Russia and who have publicly expressed their opposition to the Russian attack on Ukraine. In a message posted on the Telegram on Monday night, the famous Theater announced that the ballet “Nureyev” directed by Kirill […]
Gradual reopening of the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Kyiv from tomorrow
The gradual reopening of the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Kyiv from tomorrow, Tuesday, May 3, 2022 was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus. According to a relevant announcement of the Cypriot Foreign Minister, the travel directive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued on February 15, according to which […]
