Volodymyr Zelensky there is. The Ukrainian president does not leave Kiev. Despite the American proposal to get him and his family out of the country, the comic who, especially abroad, was not taken seriously in the electoral campaign, is proving to be a solid and present president. His Twitter updates and videos of him are […]
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Medvedev: Russia will seize foreign funds in retaliation against the West
LAST UPDATE: 12:38 Russia will respond to the confiscation of Russian citizens and companies abroad by confiscating the capital of Russian citizens and foreign companies in Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy head of the Security Council, said on Saturday, according to RIA Novosti. Moscow does not rule out nationalizing the assets of companies registered in […]
Russia: Warnings to the media to cover the war with Ukraine
Russia’s foreign intelligence service has denied the allegations in a statement issued Friday stating “Similar, baseless allegations concerning Russia’s foreign policy have been made more than once. Among those sent warning letters were the popular radio station Echo Moskvy and the Novaya Gazeta, a government-critical newspaper whose editor-in-chief, Dmitry Muratov, was awarded the Nobel Peace […]
EU: Second package of sanctions against Russia in force for attack on Ukraine in force
The second package of EU sanctions against Russia enters into force. The additional restrictive measures were published in the EU newspaper at midnight on Friday. The EU has decided to impose sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, but also on an additional package of individual and economic measures that will […]
Cypriot Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Cyprus did not oppose Russia’s secession from SWIFT
Cyprus has not opposed any EU sanctions on Russia, including cutting the country off of the international SWIFT payment system, Finance Minister Konstantinos Petridis said in a Twitter post, according to sigmalive. “EU leaders have responded to illegal Russian military action in Ukraine with economic sanctions on Russia. In the name of EU unity and […]
Contact K. Mitsotakis with the Greek ambassador to Ukraine
This morning, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had telephone conversations with Ambassador Francesco Costellenos, who has been sent to Mariupol to strengthen the operation of the Greek Consulate General there and the Consul General in Odessa, Dimitris Dohtsis. Government sources say that the Prime Minister thanked them for the services they offer in very difficult conditions, […]
Russia-Ukraine credit rating downgraded by Moody’s, S&P and Fitch
The credit rating of Russia and Ukraine was downgraded by the rating agencies S&P, Moody’s and Fitch, in the midst of the war between Kiev and Moscow, according to Bloomberg. In particular, S&P downgraded Russia to BB +, below the investment grade, from BBB- and warned of further downgrades, citing “strong” international sanctions imposed on […]
The Netherlands sends 200 anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine – France will also send defense equipment
LAST UPDATE: 11:47 The Netherlands will supply 200 anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine as soon as possible, the Dutch government said in a letter to parliament on Saturday, Reuters reported. He also said he would move Dutch embassy staff from the western Ukrainian city of Lviv to Yaroslavl, across the border in Poland, due to deteriorating […]
Kiev: Dozens of people were injured last night, according to the city mayor
Dozens of people were injured last night in Kiev, said this morning the mayor of the city Vitali Klitschko. By 6.00 local time (Greek time), 35 people, including two children, had been injured. It is not clear if he was referring only to civilians. Klitschko added that at the moment there is no significant Russian […]
France: The war in Ukraine will last, warns Macron
The war in Ukraine “will last” and “we must prepare,” French President Emmanuel Macron warned today, saying the government was preparing “a plan of resilience” to address the economic consequences of the crisis. “The war is back in Europe (…) If you ask me to share with you a belief this morning, it is that […]
