Germany will release a $ 1.5 billion emergency package to buy the fastest possible liquefied natural gas (LNG) to secure its energy supply amid the war in Ukraine, the economy and climate ministry said today. The government commissioned a private company to carry out the transaction. “It is now up to the latter to decide […]
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Putin’s obsession with Ukraine has led analysts to question his logic
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the rhetoric that accompanies it, have made many political analysts question the rational thinking and mental state of Russian President Vladimir Putin, as broadcast by CNBC. The Russian president’s obsession with Ukraine is long-standing, and Putin has repeatedly stressed the unity of Russians and Ukrainians, while at the same […]
Mariupol Mayor: ‘Russian forces prevent civilians from fleeing’
“Russian forces are preventing civilians from escaping from Mariupol,” said the city mayor, who noted that there were many casualties from the Russian attack. According to Reuters, the water supply in Mariupol has been cut off amid the Russian pounding. It is noted that the operation to remove part of the staff of the Consulate […]
Ukraine: More than 2,000 civilians have been killed since the start of the Russian invasion
More than 2,000 civilians have been killed since the start of the Russian-led invasion of Ukraine, the country’s Emergency Management Agency said on Wednesday. In addition, hundreds of structures have been destroyed, including transport facilities, hospitals, kindergartens and homes. “For more than 160 hours now, Ukraine and the Ukrainian people as a whole have been […]
D. Kuleba: ‘We will not accept Russian ultimatums’
“We are ready to discuss, but not to accept Russian ultimatums,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said earlier, adding that it was unclear when more talks with Russia would take place and that Moscow’s demands were the same as Putin before the war. According to the Ukrainian minister, Belarus will face the same sanctions as […]
The EU has excluded seven Russian banks from SWIFT
LAST UPDATE: 14.56 The EU Council today agreed to exclude seven major Russian banks from the SWIFT system, the world’s dominant financial messaging system. This measure will be implemented in coordination with international partners, such as the US and the UK, and aims to stop these Russian banks from conducting their financial transactions worldwide in […]
German press: Ukraine promises incentives to Russian troops if surrendered
The motives that Ukraine promises to Russian soldiers if they surrender and Erdogan’s refusal to take an open position for or against Russia in the pages of the German press. “Moscow’s idea to baptize its liberators did not work. And now the Ukrainians are giving Russian soldiers financial incentives to surrender,” the magazine wrote on […]
Kharkov: 4 dead from Russian bombing – ‘The city does not surrender’, says the mayor
LAST UPDATE: 14.10 At least four people have been killed and nine others injured in a series of bombings targeting security forces and a university in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkov, local emergency services and mayor Ihor Terekhov his city will not be handed over to Russian forces. “Kharkiv is a Russian-speaking city. One […]
India: Opposition Urges Monti to Openly Condemn Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Opposition groups in India have stepped up pressure on the government to condemn the Russian-led invasion of Ukraine, a day after an Indian student was killed in a bomb blast near the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. India has not yet publicly condemned Russia, which supplies arms, and has called on both sides to halt […]
Any cyber attack on Russian satellites will cause war, Roscosmos warns
Russia will face any cyber attack on its satellites as a cause of war, the head of the Russian space agency warned today. Dmitry Rogozin, head of Roscosmos, denied reports that Russian satellite control centers had been the target of cyber-attacks due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and warned of any attempt to do so, […]
