Selcuk Bayraktar, chief technical officer of Turkish drone maker Baykar and also son-in-law of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said his company had successfully tested a new fighter drone, the state news agency Anatolia reported. Bairaktar has been written in the past that he is one of the few people who benefited from Turkey’s withdrawal from […]
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UN: More than 1.2 million Ukrainian refugees
At least 1.2 million people have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion began, according to the latest UN count. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (HCR) recorded exactly 1,209,976 refugees on its website at 13:00 Greek time. This is more than 171,000 compared to yesterday, Thursday. Authorities and the United Nations expect the flow […]
Soltz: The fire at the nuclear power plant shows how dangerous the situation in Ukraine is
The fire at night at the nuclear plant in Zaporizhia, Ukraine, proves how dangerous the situation is, said Chancellor Olaf Solz. However, the Federal Radiation Protection Service was reassuring, while a professor of International Law categorizes targeted attacks on nuclear facilities as war crimes. “Wars always lead to disaster, which can be devastating, with dire […]
EU Health Commissioner S. Kyriakidou goes to the Polish-Ukrainian border
The EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety will cross the Polish-Ukrainian border on Monday (March 7th). Ms. Kyriakidou will have meetings with representatives of local authorities at the Medica border crossing, on the Polish-Ukrainian border, while both there and during her visit to the regional hospital, she will be accompanied by Polish Health Minister […]
Ukraine’s large number of nuclear reactors is a cause for concern
Ukraine has a large number of nuclear reactors, including the reactors of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, which was hit by a Russian bombing raid. These reactors are designed to withstand, to some extent, certain attacks. Large number of nuclear reactors Ukraine has fifteen relatively recent nuclear reactors in operation. It is the seventh largest […]
Russia’s Deprivation of Suffrage and Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) at IMF Considered US-EU
The United States is committed to taking all necessary measures to prevent Russia from using its Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) in the International Monetary Fund, a US Treasury Department official told Reuters on Friday. stating that Moscow is already facing obstacles in making use of them. Russia received $ 17 billion in SDRs from the […]
International Organization for Migration: At the borders of Ukraine there is a ‘face control’ over who will leave
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has received credible and verified reports of discrimination on the Ukrainian border as to which of the foreign nationals trying to escape the war in the midst of the Russian invasion will pass, the Director General told CNN. IOM Antonio Vitorino on Friday. “We have reports – credible reports, […]
Ukraine: Foreign Minister accuses Russian soldiers of rape in Ukrainian cities
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said on Friday that Russian soldiers had committed rapes in Ukrainian cities, according to Reuters. Kuleba did not provide any evidence for his claim, as the agency notes. Reuters also reported that it could not independently verify the claim of the Ukrainian Foreign Minister. “When bombs fall on your cities, […]
Putin’s new threats to Russia’s neighbors
Russian President Vladimir Putin issued another warning to Russia’s neighbors on Friday, “advising” them not to escalate the situation by imposing restrictions, nine days after Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine. “We have no bad intentions towards our neighbors. And I would also advise them not to escalate the situation, not to impose restrictions. We are […]
Airbnb: Suspends all operations in Russia and Belarus
The suspension of all its activities in Russia and Belarus was announced by the short-term rental platform Airbnb, participating in the boycott of world giants and therefore companies in Russia after its attack on Ukraine. The company’s decision was announced by the CEO and co-founder of the company Brian Cesky, via a post on Twitter […]
