Tens of thousands of Ukrainians, mostly women and children, have crossed into Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia today as Russian missiles continue to pound Kiev and the government urges men to stay in the country and fight. Many refugees waited for hours in the cold to leave Ukraine. The queues of cars at the border […]
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Maxar: Strong deployment of Russian forces in Belarus with 150 helicopters
Satellite images taken Friday showed several large ground forces deployments and about 150 transport helicopters in southern Belarus, about 20 miles from the border with Ukraine, a private US company said, according to Reuters. The images showed a large growth of helicopters near the Belarusian city of Chojniki, which had more than 90 helicopters parked […]
Serbia will not impose sanctions on Russia, President Vucic announced
Serbia does not intend to impose sanctions on Russia, said President Alexander VuÏ„Ï‚iÏ„Ï‚, announcing at a press conference the conclusions of the National Security Council meeting that examined developments in Eastern Europe and determined Serbia’s position. The text presented by VuÏ„Ï‚iÏ„Ï‚ does not condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Mild expressions are used in this paragraph, […]
Zelensky – Biden communication on strengthening sanctions and defense assistance
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with US President Joe Biden about strengthening sanctions, defense aid and an anti-war coalition, the Ukrainian president wrote on Twitter on Friday. “I thank the United States for its strong support for Ukraine,” Zelensky wrote. Strengthening sanctions, concrete defense assistance and an anti-war coalition have just been discussed with @POTUS. […]
Stoltenberg: NATO’s 30 leaders decide to send more weapons – and anti-aircraft weapons – to Ukraine
LAST UPDATE: 22.10 Russia and Belarus will be held accountable, the former as an attacker and the latter as an accomplice in the unprovoked attack on Ukraine, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said after a teleconference between the 30 leaders of the alliance. Mr Stoltenberg said Alliance countries had decided to send more weapons to Ukraine, […]
K. Mitsotakis: All NATO member states to commit to apply the framework of sanctions against Russia
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis participated today in the NATO Summit, which was convened extraordinarily, through a teleconference, and in which Sweden, Finland and the European institutions also participated. The purpose was to discuss developments following Russia’s armed, unprovoked and blatant violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The leaders of the Alliance member states unequivocally […]
Archbishop of America Hopes for Ukraine: It is an independent and sovereign state, Russia’s invasion unchallenged
The Archbishop of America, Mr. Elpidoforos, described the Russian invasion of Ukraine as “unprovoked” during his visit this afternoon to the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. “I do not hide from you that I am saddened when I hear statements such as:” The two sides, the adversaries, should find each other and they are Orthodox Christian […]
Russia: The central bank will give banks more cash to replenish ATMs
Russia’s central bank announced on Friday that it was increasing the amount of cash it gives banks to replenish ATMs, the latest move by the regulator in an effort to maintain financial stability following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Demand for cash in Russia on Thursday amounted to 111.3 billion rubles ($ 1.34 billion) and was […]
Belgium: Examines what weapons can be sent to Ukraine
Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sophie Wilmes has asked the country’s Ministry of Defense to draw up a list of weapons that Belgium could send to Ukraine. Speaking to the Flemish-speaking VTM camera, Ms Vilmes told the Flemish Foreign Ministry that “we need to do more, also in the field of military equipment. […]
Reuters: Russia will soon resume gas flows to the west via the Yamal-Europe pipeline
Russian gas giant Gazprom will resume transporting gas supplies via the Yamal-Europe pipeline from Poland to Germany later on Friday amid high demand in Europe, particularly from Italy, an industry source said. the Reuters agency. Gazprom declined to comment. The pipeline has been operating in reverse, flowing east to Poland since late December. The company […]
