The European Union (EU) will be ready to launch a second round of sanctions against Russia, including export controls, if Russian troops move beyond separatist-controlled Ukraine, European Commission Vice President Valdis Dobrovsky warned on Wednesday. . On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of the two breakaway regions of Donbass in eastern Ukraine, […]
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US: Putin will attack within 48 hours – He has long-term goals for Ukraine
Newsweek, citing US intelligence officials, reported that the Biden government had informed the Ukrainian president that Russia was preparing a general attack within the next 48 hours. Russian President Vladimir Putin is “as ready as he could be” for an invasion of Ukraine, as “almost 100%” of the necessary military forces have already been deployed, […]
Russia’s richest people have lost $ 32 billion as the Ukrainian crisis deepens
The fortunes of Russia’s richest people have fallen by $ 32 billion this year, and rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine are likely to increase their fortune losses, according to Bloomberg. U.S. President Joe Biden announced sanctions on Tuesday targeting the sale of government bonds abroad and to Russia’s elite, and said he was sending […]
Reuters: Two convoys with military equipment are heading to Donetsk
Two separate convoys carrying military equipment and not wearing insignia are moving towards the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine via different roads, in the opposite direction to the Russian border, according to a Reuters reporter. One convoy includes nine tanks and an infantry fighting vehicle, while the second consists of trucks and fuel tankers, […]
Ukrainian crisis: Russian ambassador summoned to Foreign Ministry in The Hague
The Russian ambassador was summoned to the Dutch Foreign Ministry in The Hague yesterday, Tuesday, after Moscow recognized the separatist regions in Ukraine and announced the deployment of Russian troops in Ukraine, the ministry confirmed today. On Tuesday, “the Netherlands did indeed summon the Russian ambassador,” a foreign ministry spokesman said in an email to […]
The EU sanctions package on Russia
The Council today adopted a package of measures in response to the Russian Federation’s decision to recognize the non-governmental controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine as independent entities, as well as the subsequent decision to send Russian troops to these areas. “Such decisions are illegal and unacceptable. They violate international law, […]
Russia evacuates embassy in Kiev – Russian flags lowered
Moscow has begun evacuating staff from all diplomatic missions in Ukraine, according to a spokesman for the Russian embassy in Kiev, citing TASS, with Reuters saying both the embassy and the Consulate General in Odessa had lowered the Russian flag. . “Many cars left the consulate area this morning,” a member of the Ukrainian National […]
Cuba blames Washington for Ukraine crisis, calls for diplomacy
Cuba, a close ally of Russia, has criticized the United States for pushing for “the gradual expansion of NATO to the borders of the Russian Federation” and called for a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis in order to maintain world peace. In a statement last night, the Cuban Foreign Ministry said the United States […]
Extraordinary meeting of the European Council on Ukraine-Russia
The 27 leaders of the European Union agreed at an extraordinary meeting of the European Council. As it became known, the meeting will take place on Thursday at 21.00 Greek time and of course the topic of discussion will be the situation and developments between Russia and Ukraine. The President of the European Council, Charles […]
Australian Foreign Minister :: Calling Russian soldiers in Ukraine a ‘disgraceful distortion’
It is a “disgraceful distortion” for Russian President Vladimir Putin to talk about Russian troops acting as a peacekeeping force in Ukraine and Australia will not hesitate to impose further sanctions if Russia escalates the situation further, the Russian Foreign Minister said today. Payn. “Any hint that there is a legitimate basis for Russia’s actions […]
