Satellite images taken Friday showed several large ground forces deployments and about 150 transport helicopters in southern Belarus, about 20 miles from the border with Ukraine, a private US company said, according to Reuters. The images showed a large growth of helicopters near the Belarusian city of Chojniki, which had more than 90 helicopters parked […]
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Serbia will not impose sanctions on Russia, President Vucic announced
Serbia does not intend to impose sanctions on Russia, said President Alexander VuÏ„Ï‚iÏ„Ï‚, announcing at a press conference the conclusions of the National Security Council meeting that examined developments in Eastern Europe and determined Serbia’s position. The text presented by VuÏ„Ï‚iÏ„Ï‚ does not condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Mild expressions are used in this paragraph, […]
K. Mitsotakis: All NATO member states to commit to apply the framework of sanctions against Russia
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis participated today in the NATO Summit, which was convened extraordinarily, through a teleconference, and in which Sweden, Finland and the European institutions also participated. The purpose was to discuss developments following Russia’s armed, unprovoked and blatant violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The leaders of the Alliance member states unequivocally […]
Archbishop of America Hopes for Ukraine: It is an independent and sovereign state, Russia’s invasion unchallenged
The Archbishop of America, Mr. Elpidoforos, described the Russian invasion of Ukraine as “unprovoked” during his visit this afternoon to the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. “I do not hide from you that I am saddened when I hear statements such as:” The two sides, the adversaries, should find each other and they are Orthodox Christian […]
Russia: The central bank will give banks more cash to replenish ATMs
Russia’s central bank announced on Friday that it was increasing the amount of cash it gives banks to replenish ATMs, the latest move by the regulator in an effort to maintain financial stability following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Demand for cash in Russia on Thursday amounted to 111.3 billion rubles ($ 1.34 billion) and was […]
Czech President: Either we exclude Russia from SWIFT or it will occupy the whole of Ukraine
The West should cut off Russia from the Swift system for international interbank trading, because otherwise Ukraine will fall within a few days, Czech President Milos Zeman warned his NATO counterparts in the east. “We have two options. Either we exclude Russia from Swift, or we will watch the full occupation of Ukraine by Russia […]
Free calls to Ukraine for Nova and Wind subscribers until March 10
Nova and Wind Hellas, members of the United Group, “with a sense of solidarity and understanding for the increased needs for communication”, as they report, offer free calls to and from Ukraine in mobile and fixed telephony. More specifically, from today, February 25 at 16:00 until March 10, free speech will be provided on international […]
Daily Mail: Russian Chechen ‘hunters’ squad sent by special mission to Ukraine
A detachment of “hunters” from the Chechen special forces has been “thrown” in Ukraine by Vladimir Putin to arrest or kill certain officials in Kiev. According to a Daily Mail article, each soldier was reportedly given a special “deck” with photos and descriptions of Ukrainian officials. The list includes government officials and security officials who […]
Russia is expelled from the Council of Europe
Russia was expelled from the Council of Europe today following its invasion of Ukraine, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Friday. The Council of Europe was set up after World War II to protect human rights and the rule of law in Europe and is a completely independent body in relation to the […]
France calls for use of SWIFT ‘economic nuclear weapon’ against Russia
The European Union will analyze the consequences of a possible expulsion of Russia from the international payment system SWIFT and then decide whether to use this “economic nuclear weapon”, said the French Minister of Finance, who was openly in favor of this option, according to Reuters. In particular, in the wake of the Russian invasion […]
