Fuel, money and medical supplies have been running low in parts of Ukraine since the Russian invasion, threatening to force up to five million people to flee the country, the United Nations has said in a statement. At least 100,000 people have been displaced in Ukraine since fleeing their homes, and thousands more have already […]
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Germany: Interior Ministry reiterates Berlin’s refusal to hand over weapons to Ukraine
Interior Minister Nancy Fezer reaffirmed today that the German government is still opposed to a possible arms shipment to Ukraine, but remains prepared to deal with refugee flows. “We do not approve of the delivery of weapons to Ukraine, nothing has changed in that,” Ms Fesser told German public television channel ZDF, when asked to […]
China again avoids condemning Russia’s attack on Ukraine
China today insisted on refusing to call Russia’s actions in Ukraine “invasive” or criticizing Moscow, despite the Russian military stepping up its attacks on the Eastern European country, causing more and more casualties. China reiterated its belief in respect for the territorial integrity of all countries, but said it considered the Ukraine issue to have […]
Tsavousoglou: We can not stop the access of Russian ships to the Black Sea
Turkey can not stop the access of Russian warships to the Black Sea through its straits. The statement came from Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt ÇavuÅŸoλουlu, citing the Montreux Treaty. Ukraine has appealed to Turkey to block Russian ships from crossing the Dardanelles and Bosphorus Straits leading to the Black Sea, following Russia’s invasion of its […]
Authorities warn residents of Kiev’s Obolon suburb of approaching ‘hostilities’
Kiev authorities have warned residents of the Obolon suburb in the northwestern part of the Ukrainian capital to stay away from the streets as “hostilities” approach. “As hostilities approach, Obolon residents are urged not to go outside,” local authorities warned in a statement. Earlier, it was reported that fighting was raging in this suburb of […]
Lavrov: Stop fighting to talk
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today that the goal of his country’s invasion of Ukraine was to “free” Ukrainians from “oppression”, adding that Moscow did not consider it possible to recognize the current Ukrainian authorities as democratic. “President Putin has decided on this special military operation to demilitarize, de-Naziize, to free themselves from this […]
Katrinis (KINAL): Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine poses threat to other reformist powers, such as Turkey
“The dramatic developments with the Russian military invasion of Ukraine do not only challenge the European but also the global security system. “. This was stressed by the head of the KINAL Parliamentary Group, Michalis Katrinis, from the floor of Parliament, commenting on Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine. “Putin is not just questioning the European […]
Fitch on Capital.gr: ‘War goes back to ECB decisions on interest rates’
By Leonidas Stergiou The Capital.gr turned to Fitch’s director of financial analysis, Tej Parikh, who two weeks ago ruled out raising interest rates in 2022 and 2023, as the data do not meet all three criteria of the ECB’s monetary policy. On the day of the invasion, all data changed. Asked about this, Tej Parikh […]
Merkel: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a ‘turning point’ in European history
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and expressed solidarity with the Ukrainian people. “This aggressive war by Russia marks a turning point in the history of Europe after the end of the Cold War,” Merkel said. “There is no excuse for this blatant violation of international law and I condemn […]
N. Dendias in Brussels for the Extraordinary Council of Foreign Affairs
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, is going to Brussels, in order to participate in the afternoon of the extraordinary Council of Foreign Affairs of the EU, according to a relevant announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Foreign Affairs Council is convened as a follow-up to yesterday’s extraordinary EU Summit, in which […]
