Former Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern recently announced that he was leaving his post at the Russian Railways RZD, calling it an “option without alternative”, as the Railways are now “part of the war organization”. Social Democrat (SPÖ) Christian Kern, who previously headed the Austrian Railways before becoming involved in politics, had recently justified his position […]
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G. Economou: The reaction must be the size of Russian provocation
By Dimitris Gatsios Noting that Athens is fully in line with its allies and partners in the European Union and NATO, the government, through its representative and with a view to the extraordinary summit of the “27” in Brussels, stresses that the reaction must to be the size of Russian provocation. “It is self-evident in […]
Ukrainian Foreign Minister: Russia has launched a large-scale attack
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said today that Russia had launched a large-scale offensive against Ukraine from several directions, adding that the Ukrainian armed forces were resisting the attack. “No, it is not just a Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine, but a large-scale attack from many directions,” Kuleba wrote on Twitter. At the same time, […]
UBS: The danger for the Eurozone from the invasion of Ukraine – Experience from the eight shocks of the last 20 years
Her Eleftherias Kourtali Predictions of how the situation with the Ukrainian issue will develop after the invasion of Russia are very early at the moment, as UBS points out, however – trying to answer the big question of the markets, that is, how one can influence the Eurozone – examines eight episodes of negative geopolitical […]
Reuters: It is unlikely the EU will cut Russia off from SWIFT at this stage
The European Union is unlikely at this level to take action and cut Russia off from the international SWIFT interbank payment system as it prepares a new package of sanctions against Moscow for its action against Ukraine, EU sources told Reuters. The foreign ministers of the Baltic states, once ruled by Moscow but now members […]
Finland says it is ready to accept refugees from Ukraine
Finland is ready to accept refugees from Ukraine, Prime Minister Sana Marin said today, strongly condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Marin estimated that there may be a large number of refugees from Ukraine who may try to flee to the EU. “The Finnish Interior Ministry, for its part, is ready to accept refugees from […]
Germany: A CDU spokesman has demanded that arms be delivered to Ukraine
The deployment of weapons systems in Ukraine was demanded by the representative of the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) for foreign policy issues Norbert Retgen, pointing out that Germany’s refusal so far, in order not to undermine the chances of talks, no longer makes sense. “We – and Germany – must now deliver what we can […]
Solz: ‘A dark day for Europe’
Berlin strongly condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with Chancellor Soltz stressing that nothing justifies Russian operations in Ukraine. In a first reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Chancellor Soltz called this morning a “dramatic day for Ukraine and a dark day for Europe.” He stressed that nothing justifies Russian military operations in Ukraine and once […]
K. Mitsotakis: Greece unreservedly condemns the review actions
The National Security Council is meeting under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. At the beginning of the meeting, the Prime Minister made the following statement: Russia’s attack on Ukraine dramatically puts the world community in front of its responsibilities. Because in the Ukrainian crisis many are tested: The limits of International Law, the […]
K. Mitsotakis: We condemn brutal violence – The world community is responsible for it
The National Security Council is meeting under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. At the beginning of the meeting, the Prime Minister made the following statement: “Russia’s attack on Ukraine dramatically puts the world community in front of its responsibilities. Because in the Ukrainian crisis many things are being tested: the limits of international […]
