By the Bloomberg Opinion editorial team Six months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the democratic world has united to support the country’s self-defense and to impose sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and his associates. That has not stopped the bloodshed, however, and Putin is betting that Western unity will break down as winter […]
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The Ukrainian war a turning point for Germany
The war in Ukraine brought Germany up and down. In the armed forces, in the parties, in its relations with Russia and in its perception of the common defense policy. Sometimes big changes are seen in small things. Such as a 30-second clip on YouTube, the first promotional video of the Bundeswehr, the German armed […]
Kyiv warns of radiation and fire risk in Zaporizhia
Ukraine’s state-owned nuclear power company, Energoatom, has announced that the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant has been operating since noon today with a risk of leaks and fire, following bombings that the Ukrainians and Russians have blamed on each other for several weeks. Russian troops have bombed the area “repeatedly over the last 24 hours,” the […]
Russia: Putin signed a decree to provide benefits to those who left Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to provide financial benefits to people who left Ukrainian soil to come to Russia, including pensioners, pregnant women and the disabled, Reuters reported. The decree, published on a government portal, establishes monthly pension benefits of 10,000 rubles ($170) for people forced to leave the territory of Ukraine since […]
Zaporizhia: Russia and Ukraine again exchange accusations over the bombing of the nuclear plant
Ukraine’s state nuclear company Energoatom said on Saturday that Russia had bombed the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant complex in Russian-held southern Ukraine. “During the last (24 hours), Russian troops again bombarded the premises of the Zaporizhia nuclear plant. The damage is currently being ascertained,” Energoatom wrote in a statement on Telegram. A statement from Russia’s […]
Handelsblatt: Experts warn of political crisis in Ukraine
The warning in his evening televised speech (sat last week) was unmistakable: the Ukrainian president predicted fierce attacks from Russia, Handelsblatt recalls. Immediately, said Volodimir Selensky, people should go to a safe place when the siren alarm sounds. He expected “Russia to do something particularly cruel and disgusting on Ukraine’s Independence Day.” Those who see […]
Medvedev: Ukraine giving up NATO membership would no longer be enough for Russia to end war
A top aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Moscow would not end its military campaign in Ukraine even if Kyiv formally announced it was abandoning its intention to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Former president Dmitry Medvedev, now vice-chairman of Russia’s Security Council, also assured a French television network that […]
Russia is withdrawing fighter jets from Ukraine, according to a secret NATO report
Russia after the attacks carried out in Crimea decided to withdraw its fighter jets, writes according to the newspaper Novaya Gazeta, the website Business Insider citing a secret NATO report that came into its hands. According to the NATO report, Russia has already withdrawn 10 fighter jets from Crimea. According to the website, six SU-35C […]
Kiev: ‘We destroyed an important bridge for the Russians in occupied Kherson’
Ukrainian rockets hit a major bridge used by Russian occupation forces in the southern Kherson region on Friday and put it out of action, southern Ukraine’s military command said. “Artillery units continued their missions, including securing control of the Darievsky bridge. Its operation is currently suspended,” the Ukrainians said, while Moscow has not commented on […]
Russia: Schools begin with indoctrination against the “Kiev regime” – “The happiness of the Motherland is more expensive than life”
From September 1 in schools in Russia, with the beginning of the school year, a course entitled “Conversations about the important” will begin, within the framework of which children will be instilled with patriotism and love for the motherland. Investigative journalism website Vaznie istorii in its report entitled “The happiness of the Motherland is more […]
