Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking today at the Bled Strategic Forum, held in the city of Bled, Slovenia, said that Russia is not ready for talks and likened it to an alligator that tries to seize everything that does not belong to it. , reports the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform. “They (the Russians) are not […]
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Moscow maintains that the Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kherson has failed
LAST UPDATE 22:34 The Russian military tonight assured that it had “repelled” an “attempted attack” by Ukrainian forces in the regions of Kherson and Mykolayiv, in southern Ukraine, claiming it had inflicted “heavy blows” on Ukrainians. “This new attack attempt by the enemy failed miserably,” Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement. Earlier today, it […]
Zelensky accuses Russia of ‘economic terrorism’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today accused Russia of engaging in economic terrorism by trying to prevent European countries from stockpiling natural gas ahead of winter, when the impact of higher electricity bills will cause difficulties in heating households and businesses. How Europe will respond to rising gas prices, made worse by supply cuts from Russia, […]
Reuters: Russia withdraws S-300 systems from Syria for war in Ukraine
Russia has moved an array of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles from Syria to a Russian port near Crimea, according to an Israeli satellite imaging service, in an apparent bid to bolster its air defenses in its war with Ukraine, Reuters reports. ImageSat International (ISI) recorded photos showing the presence of the S-300 anti-aircraft array in Masyaf, […]
Russia accuses Ukraine of hitting a fuel depot at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant
Officials stationed in Ukraine by Russia said today that a Ukrainian missile strike blew a hole in the roof of a fuel storage facility at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, the RIA Novosti news agency reported. Vladimir Rogov, a member of the Russian-backed administration of the Zaporizhia region, posted a photo on Telegram showing what […]
Bloomberg: EU to propose new training mission to bolster Ukraine’s military
The European Union could offer Ukraine’s armed forces sniper, demining or officer training under a new mission that the bloc’s foreign policy chief plans to propose to member states this week, according to Bloomberg. Josep Borrell is to propose an EU training mission to Ukraine, aiming to secure the political support of defense ministers when […]
Ukraine says the long-awaited counteroffensive in the south of the country has begun
LAST UPDATE: 15:00 Ukraine has launched a long-awaited counteroffensive in the country’s south, the southern military command said on Monday, Reuters reported. “Today we launched offensive actions in various directions, including in the Kherson region,” Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne quoted southern command spokeswoman Natalya Khumenyuk as saying. She confirmed the news a few minutes later […]
Kyiv estimates that 4 million tons of grain were exported via the Danube
Ukrainian authorities estimate that more grain is being exported via the Danube River than at any time since the war broke out six months ago. On Saturday, 11 ships with a total capacity of 45,000 tons arrived at the ports of Izmail, Reni and Ust-Donaysk, the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine announced. Since March, more […]
How Russia is implementing new laws to stifle dissent over the war in Ukraine
A growing number of Russians are being prosecuted under laws aimed at stifling criticism of Moscow’s military actions in Ukraine, Reuters reports. Here’s a look at the laws imposed by the Kremlin and how they are enforced. What new laws were passed in Russia after February 24? Russia introduced major additions to two articles of […]
The Christian Democrat prime minister of Saxony is ‘unwelcome’ in Kyiv
Michael Kretschmer is no longer invited to Ukraine. “You are not wanted. Full stop,” writes Ukraine’s outgoing ambassador to Germany, Andrij Melnyk. The reason is the statements of the prime minister of Saxony. Pi Ukraine’s outgoing ambassador to Germany, Andrij Melnyk, has withdrawn an invitation from the CDU politician to his home country because of […]
