Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, speaking in the Rome Senate, referred to the Draghi government’s stance on the Ukrainian crisis. “Despite the seriousness of the moment and the latest developments, we want to continue to focus on any diplomatic initiative capable of preventing war. It is a solution that we still consider feasible, although […]
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The hryvnia has weakened by about 8% since the beginning of 2022
Ukraine’s currency, the hryvnia, fell a further 1% to 29.4 against the dollar on Wednesday, extending the corresponding losses yesterday amid growing fears of a Russian military invasion of the country, according to data from Refinitiv, according to Reuters. . The hryvnia is now at its lowest level since February 2015, when fierce fighting between […]
Ukraine to urge Turkey to close straits on Russian ships if invaded
Ukraine considers the presence of Russian warships near its border in the Black Sea a serious danger and will ask Turkey to consider closing the passage to Russian ships in the Black Sea if Russian aggression escalates further, the ambassador said. of Ukraine in Turkey, Vasyl Bodnar on Wednesday, as reported by Reuters. Earlier this […]
The leader of the Donetsk separatists says he wants talks with Ukraine
The Russian-backed leader of the breakaway Donetsk region said today that he wanted to settle its border with Ukraine peacefully but reserved the right to ask for Russia’s help. Denis Pushilin, leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic recognized by Russia this week, said he was in favor of dialogue with Ukraine in the first […]
Russian Foreign Minister: Russia will give a strong and well-thought-out response to US sanctions
Moscow will give a strong response to US sanctions, not necessarily symmetrical, but well-thought-out and sensible for the US side, the State Department said in a statement on new US sanctions against Russia. “There should be no doubt that sanctions will be met with a strong response, not necessarily symmetrical, but well thought out and […]
Boris Johnson: Britain to provide further military support to Ukraine
Britain will offer further military support to Ukraine, including deadly weapons, said Prime Minister Boris Johnson. “In light of the increasingly threatening behavior by Russia and our previous support, the United Kingdom will soon provide a further package of military assistance to Ukraine. This will include ‘lethal’ assistance in the form of defense weapons and […]
Russia has begun withdrawing its diplomatic personnel from Ukraine
Russia has begun withdrawing its diplomatic staff from all diplomatic missions in Ukraine, the Russian news agency TASS reported from Kiev, citing the Russian embassy in the Ukrainian capital. A spokesman for the Russian embassy, ​​commenting on reports in the Ukrainian media that Russian diplomats had been seen burning documents, said that this was indeed […]
Russia: Russian army to enter Donbas only if separatists request it
Andrey Turchak, a senior member of Russia’s ruling party, said on Wednesday that the Russian army would enter two breakaway regions of Ukraine recognized by Moscow as independent states only if asked to do so by separatist leaders. Turchak said, according to Reuters, that any such development would be “peaceful”. Turchak and Denis Pushilin, the […]
European diplomat: European sanctions against Moscow will take effect today
A first round of limited EU sanctions against Russia will take effect today, according to a European diplomat, and will affect more politicians, while banning trade relations between the European Union and the two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine. . The EU has chosen not to impose sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin himself, but […]
Britain will reconsider the license of the Russian channel RT
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that the country’s media regulator (Ofcom) had been called upon to reconsider the broadcasting license of the Russian news channel RT, following the recognition of Moscow in the separatist regions of eastern Ukraine. In particular, as reported by Reuters, when asked in parliament […]
