LAST UPDATE 15:20 Ukraine will send another 8,500 troops and police as well as 15 helicopters to guard the border with Belarus to thwart possible attempts by migrants to cross them, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry said on Thursday, according to Reuters. The European Union has accused Belarus of encouraging migrants to come to its territory […]
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Ukraine is doubling the number of security forces on its border with Belarus
Ukraine will double the number of border guards on its border with Belarus to prevent any attempts by migrants to enter the country illegally, Interior Minister Denis Monastirsky said today. Immigrants trapped in Belarus made multiple attempts to enter Poland – an EU member state – overnight, Warsaw said today, announcing it had strengthened its […]
French FM: Lavrov refuses meeting with Ukraine, Germany, France over war in Ukraine
The French Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that Russia had refused to hold a ministerial meeting with France, Ukraine and Germany to discuss the conflict in eastern Ukraine and denied that it had failed to respond to Moscow’s proposals. “It’s wrong,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Anne-Claire Legendre said in response to Russian allegations that neither Paris […]
Gazprom reduced gas shipments to the EU by 22% in the first ten months of 2021
Gas shipments from Russia to the EU for the first ten months of 2021 fell by 22% compared to the same period last year, to 35.3 billion cubic meters, according to data published on the website of the company “GTS Operator of Ukraine “, according to the Russian news agency Ria Novosti. “Gas transportation through […]
In the US Congress presented a bill providing for assistance to Ukraine – what’s in it
In the House of Representatives of the US Congress, a bipartisan bill on the security of transatlantic communications was presented, which, among other things, provides for a partnership with Ukraine. This is reported on Facebook by the Ukrainian embassy in Washington. As noted, the bill provides for the creation of a coalition of democratic […]
Kiev Initiated An Osce Meeting On Russian Troops On The Border. Russia Decided Not To Come
Ukraine has initiated a meeting in the OSCE with the aim of asking Russia for an explanation of why it is building up its military power on the Russian-Ukrainian border and in the occupied Crimea. The request for the meeting was drawn up in accordance with the Vienna Document, but the Russian Federation refused to […]
The Mediterranean Corridor will receive triple the investment to be a shock to the Covid crisis
“Investing in the Mediterranean Corridor is betting on public investment so that it helps to overcome the economic undermining that this crisis is generating as soon as possible.” With these words, the Secretary of State for Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Pedro Saura, wanted to make clear the importance of this infrastructure for the […]
Senate votes against calling witnesses in Trump impeachment trial
WASHINGTON – A razor-thin majority of Senate Republicans on Friday voted against a Democratic proposal to admit additional witnesses and documents into President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. The final tally was 51 votes against the motion, and 49 in favor. The vote dashed Democrats’ hopes of hearing testimony from former Trump national security advisor John […]
Pompeo doesn’t deny he cursed out NPR reporter, condemns ‘unhinged’ media
Pompeo accused reporter Mary Louise Kelly of mendacity, however didn’t deny her account of what occurred. “NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly lied to me, twice,” Pompeo asserted, with out proof. “First, final month, in organising our interview and, then once more yesterday, in agreeing to have our post-interview dialog off the report.” “It is […]
Mike Pompeo cursed her out for asking about Ukraine
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cursed out an NPR reporter after she pressed him to reply questions in regards to the removing of former U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch from her put up in Ukraine, the outlet reported Friday. The reporter, “All Things Considered” co-host Mary Louise Kelly, interviewed Pompeo on Friday amid President Donald […]
