The most likely scenario for Sweden is to accept 76,000 Ukrainian refugees in the coming months in the wake of the Russian invasion, the Swedish Immigration Service announced today. According to the service, the forecast is uncertain and includes three possible scenarios that differ – from 27,000 to 212,000 refugees from today to June. Sweden […]
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Commission: € 300 million disbursed as emergency financial assistance to Ukraine
The European Commission today disbursed € 300 million in emergency macro-financial assistance to Ukraine. According to the Commission statement, the disbursement of funds was made quickly to help strengthen Ukraine’s macroeconomic stability in the context of the “unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Russia”. This is the initial part of a first tranche of EUR 600 […]
German channels ARD and ZDF start responding again from Moscow, but not for the war in Ukraine
Threatened by persecution, the two German public television channels ARD and ZDF are resuming their response from Moscow, which had been suspended due to new, restrictive media legislation related to the war in Ukraine. From now on, however, they will not refer to the development of the military situation in the country. Under the new […]
Zelensky optimistic about Ukraine’s victory – ” Syrian mercenaries on the side of the Russians ”
LAST UPDATE: 16:33 President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that Ukraine had reached a strategic turning point in its war with Russia, but warned that it was not possible to say for sure how long the fighting would continue. “It is impossible to say how many more days we have to liberate the Ukrainian land. […]
IMF boosts financial support for Moldova following Ukrainian influx of refugees
The International Monetary Fund will increase financial support to Moldova to help it withstand the additional pressure created by the arrival of more than 270,000 refugees from Ukraine, an IMF spokesman said on Friday. Speaking at a joint news conference with the Moldovan prime minister, the head of the IMF mission in Moldova, Ruben Atoyan, […]
Cuba: Russians disappear from Cuban beaches – Tourism recovery threatened
When planes full of Russian tourists left Cuba this week as their holiday was overthrown by the war in Ukraine, it was a difficult day for Varadero resort, as it was a clear sign that the conflict would disrupt the island nation’s fragile economy. . Varadero, a strip of white sand that stretches across the […]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Reliable information on the use of cluster bombs by Russians in Ukraine
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said today that it had received “credible reports” of several cases in which Russian forces used cluster munitions in populated areas of Ukraine, reminding them that the use of such indiscriminate weapons could be tantamount to a crime. “Because of their impact on a large area, the use […]
Putin: There are ‘positive changes’ in talks with Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke today about some progress in the talks between Moscow and Kyiv, without giving further details, as reported by Reuters. At the same time, he argued that Western sanctions would not hurt Russian development and that his country would end up stronger than that. In particular, during his meeting with the […]
Russia: Moscow threatens to suspend Meta’s activities
Russia will suspend the activities of Meta Platforms if the information transmitted by Reuters proves to be true, according to which the platform will allow its users in some countries to call for violence against Russians and Russian soldiers, the Kremlin warned today. According to internal messages that came to the knowledge of the Reuters […]
Goldman Sachs: What will happen to the European economy if Russia shuts off gas flow?
Gas is one of the many commodities found in the midst of the crossroads of the conflict in Ukraine, and the European economy could be hit if Russia stops exporting. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has warned that Moscow could suspend exports to Germany and the rest of Europe via the Nord Stream 1 […]
