French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanen said today that his British counterpart Priti Patel would “set up a kind of consulate” in Calais, where “several dozen” Ukrainian refugees arrived on Wednesday. After leaving their homes to escape the Russian invasion of their country, “dozens of Ukrainians have arrived in Calais since yesterday and in front of […]
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Hungary will not veto EU sanctions against Russia
LAST UPDATE: 09.39 Hungary will not veto EU sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said today, stressing the unity of the 27-nation bloc. In an interview with the news website mandiner.hu, Orban, who has come under fire from the Hungarian opposition for his close relations with Moscow, added […]
Germany to supply Ukrainian army with 2,700 anti-aircraft missiles
The German Finance Ministry has approved the supply of 2,700 anti-aircraft missiles to the Ukrainian army after the invasion of Russia, sources close to it told the German Agency. These are Soviet-made Strela-type missiles, which were in stock with the armed forces of the former GDR, the sources explained. The government of Chancellor Olaf Soltz […]
OSCE ‘mourns’ Marina Fenina killed in Kharkiv bombing
LAST UPDATE: 09.37 A member of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) observer mission in Ukraine was killed yesterday, Tuesday, during a “bombing” of Russian forces in Kharkov, the international organization announced last Wednesday night. In a press release posted on its website, the OSCE named the victim, Marina Fenina, a Ukrainian […]
Zelensky: 9,000 Russian soldiers killed in one week
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today expressed satisfaction with the failure of Russia’s “insidious” plans to invade his country and his pride in the “heroic” resistance of the Ukrainians. “Our nation thwarted the plans of the enemy within a week. Plans written years ago: insidious, full of hatred for our country, for our people,” Mr Zelensky […]
Russians bomb school north of Kiev, says Ukrainian mayor – Estonian ship sinks in Odessa
LAST UPDATE: 15:49 In the seven days since the beginning of the conflict, southern Ukraine has become a critical front against Russia’s progress. Moscow has chosen to besiege many cities there, considering the region to be of strategic importance for the success of the project as a whole. Coastal control would not only cut off […]
Where the Russian oligarchs ‘hide’ their luxury yachts
By Giacomo Tognini Russian tycoons have been in the spotlight since February 24, when Vladimir Putin’s military forces invaded Ukraine. In his speech on the “State of the Union” on Tuesday, US President Joe Biden sends clear message to Russian oligarchs that his government will work with European countries to seize “their yachts, their luxury […]
Ukraine, “My father, an army volunteer, fights for women and children”
Russia has significantly more firepower than Ukraine, a larger army, many more armored combat vehicles, a superior air force. But however, Ukraine is resistingis fighting hard and has no intention of backing down. Olga Kostanchuk is the daughter of an army volunteer Ukrainian, and he knows it well. “My father was part of the resistance […]
A week of war in Ukraine, new talks today: what to expect?
At dawn on January 24, a week ago, it began the Russian invasion ofUkraine, a war in the heart of Europe that few had imagined. Since then, the Russian advance has continued and hundreds of thousands of people have fled. Towards the borders with Poland and Hungary, women, the elderly and children seek refuge. The […]
US: Blinken visits Poland, Baltic states and Moldova in the coming days
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will travel to Belgium, Poland, the Baltic states and Moldova from March 3 to 8 to reaffirm US support for Russia, the State Department announced today. Blinken will leave the United States tomorrow, Thursday, and make a first stop in Brussels for meetings with his European Union and NATO […]
