The 27 EU Heads of State and Government will discuss today the latest developments regarding Ukraine and Russia, before the start of the EU-African Union summit in Brussels. An hour-long informal meeting of European leaders will take place at 1.30 pm. (Greek time), as the representative of the President of the European Council Charles Michel […]
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Bombings in eastern Ukraine amid conflicting reports of Russian military movements
LAST UPDATE: 14.20 Russian-backed rebels and Ukrainian forces are now exchanging accusations of attacks across the ceasefire line in eastern Ukraine, raising “alarm” at a time when Western countries are warning of a possible Russian invasion. dot. Moscow, which has amassed more than 100,000 troops near the border with Ukraine, has denied plans to invade […]
Why Ukraine commits suicide demographically
By Costas Raptis Ukraine is the second largest country in Europe after Russia. It is also the second poorest country in Europe, after Moldova, in terms of per capita income. Which probably explains why it has the most problematic demographic profile, not only in Europe but beyond. The shrinking Ukrainian population has three sources: declining […]
NATO has made it clear to the Kremlin that it will not change its ‘open door’ policy.
The British Defense Secretary said today that Ukraine is on a path to NATO membership and that London has made it clear to the Kremlin that the Alliance’s policy regarding the accession of new members will not change. “We remain an organization with an open door policy,” Ben Wallace told reporters at NATO headquarters. “I […]
Kiev denies targeting pro-Russian separatist guerrilla positions in the east
LAST UPDATE: 09.36 The Ukrainian military has denied that it targeted pro-Russian separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine. “Despite the fact that our positions were accepted by prohibited weapons, including 12 mm firearms, the Ukrainian troops did not respond to the fire,” the spokesman for the Ukrainian armed forces told Reuters. Earlier, pro-Russian separatist rebels in […]
Glenn acknowledges US sanctions on Russia would have ‘global complications’
LAST UPDATE: 08.32 US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has acknowledged that imposing massive sanctions on Russia by the United States and its allies in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine would have “global complications” during an interview with AFP. “Obviously we want pressure to be put on Russia above all. But we recognize […]
British Foreign Secretary Liz Tras to travel to Kiev and Warsaw before Munich
British Foreign Secretary Liz Tras will visit Ukraine and Poland later this week ahead of the G7 summit in Germany on Saturday to reiterate her support for the Ukrainian government in the midst of Western warnings of imminent Russian invasion. Ms Tras will meet with Ukrainian counterpart Dmitry Kuleba and Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rao to […]
US: Russia has deployed at least 7,000 more troops along its border with Ukraine
Russia has “increased” the presence of troops on the border with Ukraine by at least “7,000 troops”, some of whom arrived there on Wednesday, a senior White House official said, calling Moscow a “false” announcement that it had withdrawn some troops. . “Yesterday the Russians announced that they were withdrawing troops from the border with […]
Estonia: Russia may launch ‘limited-scale’ attack on Ukraine
Russia continues to move troops to the border with Ukraine and is likely to launch a “limited-scale” military offensive against the country, according to the head of Estonia’s intelligence service. The attack could include rocket fire and the seizure of “significant” territory in Ukraine, said Mick Maran, the director general of the Estonian service. “At […]
‘There are still so many Russian forces’ on the border, according to Paris
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said today that Russia continues to gather “so many (many) forces” around Ukraine and that Russian announcements about the withdrawal of units must be “verified”. “It’s better than nothing, these are changes that are being announced, but I, I’m a bit like the apostle Thomas, including the changes that […]
