Chancellor Olaf Solz expressed his satisfaction with the fact that Europe reacts unitedly both to Russia and to the refugee wave from Ukraine in a Twitter post after his meeting earlier tonight with European Commission President Ursula von der Layen. “In this war, Europe is uniting even more. This can be seen from the united […]
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Italian Foreign Minister: We can not offer fighter jets, we would go to war
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, in an interview with Italian public television Rai, referred tonight to the latest developments in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Putin is leading Russia to the abyss. Russian citizens are protesting against the war, but they are also asking him to save his country,” he said. “The oligarchs need […]
Ukraine: In Odessa, residents are preparing and waiting
On the shores of the Black Sea, Odessa, which has been living for days in the agony of an impending Russian attack, seemed deceptively quiet today. Everyone was trying to continue their daily routine as normally as possible. And everyone was expecting the worst. The Russians are preparing to bomb this strategically important city, Ukrainian […]
Foreign Minister: Zakharova’s statements are unacceptable
Answering a journalist’s question regarding the recent statements of the representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova, the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Alexandros Papaioannou pointed out the following: “Greek foreign policy is a policy of principles and is based over time on full respect for international law. Greece co-decides […]
Russia: Blocked sites due to the way they covered the war in Ukraine
The news site Mediazona, one of the last independent voices in Russia, announced today that the authorities had blocked him because of the way he covered the invasion of Ukraine. Russian regulator Roskomnadzor “has begun blocking Mediazona,” the statement said. Agence France-Presse reports that the site has been included in the official list of “blocked” […]
Ukraine: Could discuss a model outside NATO
Ukraine is not prepared to compromise on its territorial integrity in its talks with Russia, but could discuss a “non-NATO model” for its future, a Ukrainian negotiator told the US network today. Fox News. Ukraine has sought to join the European Union and NATO, a development to which Moscow has reacted. Russian President Vladimir Putin […]
US: Sanctions imposed on Russia not linked to Iran nuclear deal
The sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine have nothing to do with a possible agreement on Iran’s nuclear program, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said today. Russia on Saturday demanded written guarantees from Washington that sanctions against it would not affect its co-operation with Iran. In an interview with CBS television’s […]
Russian Ministry Defense: ‘Participation’ in the war means the provision of foreign airports to the Ukrainian air force
LAST UPDATE: 18.10 Any country offering its airports to Ukraine for attacks on Russia could be considered to have entered the conflict, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said today. “The use of the air networks of these countries as a base for Ukrainian military aircraft and their subsequent use against the Russian armed forces can […]
Saudi Arabia: Russian, Ukrainian weapons ‘compete’ for attention at military weapons defense exhibition
As the tragic reality of the war unfolds in Eastern Europe, visitors to a defense weapons exhibition in Saudi Arabia witnessed the surreal spectacle of seeing the latest Ukrainian and Russian military equipment competing for attention in flawless exhibition spaces. For Maxim Potimkov, Ukraine’s state-owned arms exporter and importer, standing alone among his country’s tanks, […]
Ukraine: Protests against Invasion by City Residents Occupied by Russian Forces
Residents of some Ukrainian cities occupied by Russian forces took to the streets to protest against the Russian invasion, the Ukrainian news agency Interfax Ukraine reported today, the 11th day of the Russian campaign. In the southern city of Nova Kakhovka, about 2,000 people protested against the invasion by waving Ukrainian flags and calling on […]
