The Commission proposes to activate the Temporary Protection Directive to provide fast and effective assistance to people fleeing the war in Ukraine. Under this proposal, those fleeing the war will be granted temporary protection in the EU, which means they will be granted a residence permit and will have access to education and the labor […]
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Taiwan’s president and prime minister to donate their monthly salary to help Ukrainian refugees
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ying Wen said today that both she and Deputy Prime Minister William Lai and Prime Minister Su Zheng-Chang will each donate a salary to humanitarian aid to Ukraine. The war has sparked widespread sympathy for the Ukrainian people in Taiwan because of the threat the island says it faces from its giant […]
Lukashenko reveals plans for Russian invasion of Ukraine
Alexander Lukashenko revealed in front of the cameras the plans of the Russian attacks in Ukraine, on a map that showed the country divided into four. The Belarusian president was addressing security officials as he stood in front of a battle plan showing proposed plans by Russian troops to invade Ukrainian territory and Russian lines […]
Spain to send ‘offensive military equipment’ to ‘Ukrainian resistance’
LAST UPDATE: 11.30 Spain has decided to send “offensive military equipment” to the “Ukrainian resistance”, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in a speech to parliament today. “As I see that there are (political) groups questioning the government’s commitment to participate in providing military assistance to Ukraine, ‘I want to tell you that Spain will […]
Mexico will not impose economic sanctions on Russia
Mexico will not impose financial sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday. He also criticized what he called the censorship of state-funded Russian media by social media. “We will not take any financial measures because we want to have good relations with all the governments […]
Ukraine: On the way to Zaporizhia the convoy of Greeks from Mariupol
LAST UPDATE: 14.15 The operation to remove part of the staff of the Consulate General of Mariupol, as well as Greek citizens, is in progress, according to diplomatic sources. The procession, led by Ambassador Francisco Costelleno, is attended by 21 cars and 82 people. As the same sources pointed out, it is difficult to be […]
Ukraine: New talks between Kiev and Moscow overnight – Russians pound large cities
LAST UPDATE: 16.15 There will be new talks between Kiev and Moscow later in the day, the Russian news agency TASS reported, citing statements by Alexei Arestovich, an adviser to Volodymyr Zelensky, who spoke to Ukraine-24 television. According to TASS, the new round of talks will take place in the Belovezhskaya Puscha region near the […]
Tina’s choice: “I’m staying in Ukraine, I’m a translator against Russian propaganda”
Tina is 22 years old. And she is not afraid. She arrived ten days ago from the University of Pisa in the Carpathians to spend a few days in the mountains with her family in Ukraine. When the war broke out, her father wanted to put her back on a train to get to Poland […]
Germany: New Soltz calls on Putin to end hostilities
Chancellor Olaf Solz has once again called on Vladimir Putin to “immediately stop” all military operations in Ukraine, withdraw Russian troops and return to dialogue. “The bloodshed must end. Vladimir Putin is abusing the Ukrainian people,” Soltz said during a joint news conference with Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Javier Bethel. The escalation was expected, the chancellor […]
Poland is calling for tougher sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine
The Russian invasion of Ukraine poses a real threat to peace in Europe, Polish Prime Minister Matthew Morawiecki warned today. “Today we are focusing on the situation in Ukraine, because it is an existential threat to peace in Europe,” Morawiecki said after meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels. The Polish […]
