Ukrainian authorities estimate that more grain is being exported via the Danube River than at any time since the war broke out six months ago. On Saturday, 11 ships with a total capacity of 45,000 tons arrived at the ports of Izmail, Reni and Ust-Donaysk, the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine announced. Since March, more […]
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Ukraine: IAEA team en route to Zaporizhia
LAST UPDATE: 08.25 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Raphael Grossi said he was on his way to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, which has been the target of bombings in recent weeks, raising concerns about the risk of a major accident. “The day has come, the IAEA mission to Zaporizhia is now on its […]
Ukraine: The army announced that it had launched attacks in Kherson
The Ukrainian armed forces announced on Sunday that they hit three command centers and two ammunition depots of Russian troops in Kherson region (south). According to the Ukrainian military, 11 Russian servicemen were killed and 11 rocket launchers, three armored vehicles and a self-propelled gun were destroyed. Russian-appointed head of local authorities Vladimir Leonidev confirmed […]
Borel: The entry ban on all Russian citizens will not ensure the required unanimity of the Foreign Ministers
Foreign ministers of European Union member states are unlikely to agree at a council this week to impose a complete ban on issuing passport visas to all citizens of Russia without exception, a decision that would require unanimity, High Representative Giuseppe Borrell discounted. speaking to Austria’s ÖRF TV network yesterday Sunday. “I don’t think cutting […]
Putin boosts Russian forces by 10% as Ukraine prepares for long war
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed an order to increase Russia’s armed forces by 137,000 troops as the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine enters six months and Ukrainian officials warn the war is far from over. The decree boosts Russia’s armed forces from about 1.9 million to just over 2 million personnel in total and […]
How Russia is implementing new laws to stifle dissent over the war in Ukraine
A growing number of Russians are being prosecuted under laws aimed at stifling criticism of Moscow’s military actions in Ukraine, Reuters reports. Here’s a look at the laws imposed by the Kremlin and how they are enforced. What new laws were passed in Russia after February 24? Russia introduced major additions to two articles of […]
Germany-Constitution Protection Service: ‘Some extreme right-wingers are becoming Putin’s mouthpiece’
Putin’s mouthpiece is becoming part of the far-right in Germany according to what the president of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Thomas Haldenwang, told Bild am Sonntag. Asked if Russia in the protests is involved in the protests in Germany, Haldenwang states: “Only indirectly. Russia has massively expanded its disinformation activities […]
Britain: It is not clear how Russia will increase the size of its armed forces
Britain’s Ministry of Defense said today that it was not yet clear how Russia would achieve its announced large increase in its armed forces, but the boost was unlikely to significantly increase its fighting power in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree last week to increase the size of Russia’s armed forces to […]
German Foreign Minister: We will support Ukraine as long as necessary
LAST UPDATE: 11:52 The foreign minister assured Ukraine that she would support the war against Russia for years if necessary. “Unfortunately, we have to assume that Ukraine will also need new heavy weapons from its friends next summer,” Berbock told Bild am Sonntag newspaper. “Ukraine also defends our freedom, our peaceful order. And we support […]
The Christian Democrat prime minister of Saxony is ‘unwelcome’ in Kyiv
Michael Kretschmer is no longer invited to Ukraine. “You are not wanted. Full stop,” writes Ukraine’s outgoing ambassador to Germany, Andrij Melnyk. The reason is the statements of the prime minister of Saxony. Pi Ukraine’s outgoing ambassador to Germany, Andrij Melnyk, has withdrawn an invitation from the CDU politician to his home country because of […]
