German Interior Minister Nancy Fezer has assured that her country will receive refugees from Ukraine regardless of their nationality. “We want to save lives. It does not depend on the passport,” said Feser, whose statements were published in today’s issue of the German tabloid Bild am Sonntag. “The vast majority of people who have left […]
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Ukraine: Mariupol mayor speaks of ‘humanitarian blockade’
Mariupol Mayor Vadim Boitshenko told a Ukrainian television network yesterday that its residents had been faced with a “humanitarian blockade” as they were now deprived of all basic services. The Russian troops also cut 15 lines of the electricity network and Mariupol has not had electricity for five days. “People are suffering from the cold […]
Russian blockade tightens in Kyiv – Open fronts in central and eastern Ukraine
LAST UPDATE: 17.20 They are more and more intense signs of escalation of tension in Kyiv. Ukrainian troops have stepped up their defenses around Kyiv (11th day of the war), digging trenches, blocking roads and communicating with civil defense units as Russian forces bombarded surrounding areas and attacked nearby towns and villages. As the armed […]
Ukraine: In Dnipro, thousands of people wait for a train to leave for the west
First the wait, then the commotion, the farewells: thousands of people gathered today at the Dnipro train station in central Ukraine, trying to board a train to the west to escape the Russian bombing. It is the first time so many people are trying to leave the city where, according to official TV channels, the […]
Ukraine: ‘Urgent need’ to evacuate Mariupol, according to Doctors Without Borders
There is an “urgent need” to quickly evacuate Mariupol, the Ukrainian city besieged by the Russian army and its allies because the humanitarian situation is “catastrophic”, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF). “The situation in Mariupol is catastrophic and is deteriorating day by day,” said Laurent Ligozat, the NGO’s coordinator in Ukraine. “Today, there is […]
Ukraine: City near Kyiv ‘almost completely destroyed’, according to Ukrainian official
Oleksiy Kuleba, head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration, said a city northwest of Kiev had been “almost completely destroyed”, according to CNN. “There is no water or electricity there. There is no Borodyanka. It is almost completely destroyed. The city center is in a terrible state. Borodyanka is under the influence of Russian troops, […]
German Press: ‘Limassol’ and Russian Money
The aftermath of the war and sanctions against Russia in Cyprus, a portrait of the Ukrainian ambassador to Berlin and the dilemmas of art in wartime in the press. “About 40,000 Russians live in Cyprus – some of them even have ties to Russian President Putin. Are they now threatened with deportation? The war in […]
Britain: Russia may have used the Mariupol truce as a pretext to reorganize its forces
Britain said on Saturday that the Russian-proposed ceasefire in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol was likely an attempt to evade international condemnation, while giving it a chance to reorganize its forces for a new offensive, Reuters reported. “By accusing Ukraine of violating the agreement, Russia is likely to shift responsibility for the current and future […]
The Israeli prime minister met with President Putin in Moscow
LAST UPDATE: 21.12 Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met today in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the crisis in Ukraine, his spokesman said. This is the first time since the invasion of Ukraine on February 24 that a foreign leader has visited Moscow. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was in Russia the […]
IMF: The war in Ukraine will have a ‘serious impact’ on the world economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Saturday that it was expected to approve Ukraine’s request for $ 1.4 billion in emergency funding to its board early next week and that it was in talks with neighboring Moldovan authorities on funding options. , Reuters reported. In a statement, he said that the war in Ukraine […]
