LAST UPDATE: 13:12 Ukraine today accused Russian forces of hitting a psychiatric hospital near the eastern Ukrainian city of Izium in a “brutal attack on civilians” as described by a regional governor. Olek Shinehubov, governor of the Kharkiv region, said 330 people were in hospital at the time, some of them in wheelchairs or unable […]
Tag: War Ukraine Russia
EU: Borrell proposal for additional € 500 million military assistance to Ukraine
EU High Representative Josep Borrell has proposed an additional 500m euros for weapons in Ukraine, according to a statement issued this morning at a summit in Versailles. “I urge European leaders to double the amount of military equipment supplied to the Ukrainian armed forces with an additional 500 million euros and at the same time […]
The war in Ukraine could cut German GDP growth by more than half
Russia’s war in Ukraine could cut Germany’s economic growth by 2 percentage points in 2022, more than half the growth rate for this year, according to a study published by the IAB labor market research institute on Friday. The German government’s latest forecast for late January forecast growth of 3.6% this year, up from 2.9% […]
EU: ’27’ call on Russia to immediately suspend military action against Ukraine
The need for immediate confirmation of the safety of nuclear facilities in Ukraine is underlined by the EU Heads of State and Government in a joint statement issued in the early hours of this morning, shortly after the end of the first day of the informal summit in Versailles. The “27” also confirm their intention […]
Putin’s mandate: Facilitate sending ‘volunteer’ fighters from Middle East to Ukraine
LAST UPDATE: 12:48 Russian President Vladimir Putin today ordered his army to facilitate the deployment of “volunteer” fighters to Ukraine in response to what he says is a “mercenary” mission from the West. “If you see that there are people who want to go there voluntarily and do it not for money, but to help […]
Russian oligarch: Possible nationalizations ‘would take us back to 1917’
Oligarch Vladimir Potanin has openly criticized the possible seizure by the state of foreign companies that have announced their withdrawal from the country after the Russian military attack on Ukraine, a threat whose spectrum is growing. Vladimir Potanin, who regularly tops Forbes’s list of the richest people in Russia, is close to Russian President Vladimir […]
Testimonies of Ukrainian refugees
Within a few days, their life, their daily life, was turned upside down. Those who want and can leave their homes. Victor, Yuri and Ina tell their story. Ina Sowsun is constantly appearing in public. She sits at her laptop in a house near Kyiv and talks to reporters. He speaks as Russian troops arrive […]
China: The situation in Ukraine is ‘really worrying’
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said today that the situation in Ukraine was “really worrying” and added that he considered it important to support the Moscow-Kiev talks to declare a ceasefire. Mr Lee, speaking at a news conference after parliament’s annual plenary session, declined to comment immediately after being asked by Beijing if Beijing would continue […]
Ukraine: Russia calls for emergency UN Security Council meeting
Diplomats say the UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting today at Russia’s request to discuss the development of “biological weapons” on behalf of the United States in laboratories in Ukraine, which Moscow denounces as “ridiculous” by Washington. “Rooting for days how these Russian forces are preparing to use chemical or biological weapons in […]
Butterfly mines: ‘Soviet death game’ blocks evacuation of civilians to Ukraine
By David Hambling Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, officials in Kyiv have accused Moscow of dropping PFM-1 personnel from the air. Also known as “butterfly mines”, “petals”, “green parrots” or even “Soviet death toys”, these small plastic mines, each weighing less than 55 grams, are scattered by the thousands over large […]
