Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in talks with his Pakistani counterpart on Thursday, said he hoped there was an opportunity to return to international law and obligations. “Unfortunately, our Western friends do not respect international law, trying to destroy it and promote what they call a ‘rule-based order,’” Lavrov said in a statement posted on […]
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The Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta condemns the declaration of war in Ukraine
The Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, whose director Dmitry Muratov was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, was published today in Ukrainian as a sign of solidarity with the Ukrainian people, while its director addressed his own message as follows: “We all gathered in our offices early today. We are sad. “Our country, at the behest of […]
Greece – Bulgaria – Romania call for emergency convening of EU Energy Council
The extraordinary convening of the Council of Ministers of Energy of the European Union is requested in a joint letter by the Ministers of Energy of Greece K. Skrekas, Bulgaria A. Nikolov and Romania V. Popescu. According to the letter, after the explosion of energy prices caused by the illegal invasion of Russia in Ukraine, […]
Ukraine: Zelensky expects sanctions against Russia from allies
President Volodymyr Zelensky said today that he expected Ukraine’s allies to impose tangible sanctions on Russia, while the military announced that four ballistic missiles had been fired at Ukrainian territory from Belarus territory. In the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, city council officials said the bombings had hit a residential area and that some people […]
Welcomes people leaving Ukraine ‘with open arms’, Commissioner D. Mijatovic calls for
In a statement on the situation in Ukraine, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovi, called on the Russian authorities to end hostilities in Ukraine and for the member states of the Council of Europe to “welcome the “They are leaving Ukraine with open arms to help protect their dignity, security and human […]
Greece will request a central mechanism from the EU to deal with the energy crisis
By Harry Floudopoulos The Greek request for a structured European response to address the effects of the Ukrainian energy crisis will be returned by the Prime Minister to the extraordinary EU summit. scheduled for tonight. The Greek proposal, which was presented for the first time in the autumn at the beginning of the energy crisis, […]
Now that Russia has finally invaded Ukraine, the West must stop Putin – But how?
After months of “challenges”, Russia has finally invaded Ukraine, and the big question for the West now, according to CNBC, is: Can it stop Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin? Putin announced the attack on Ukraine in the early hours of Tuesday (Greek time), announcing the launch of a “special military operation” aimed, as he […]
G. Chatzitheodosiou: The Ukrainian crisis will aggravate the problems of the Greek economy
“The Ukrainian crisis will aggravate the problems of the Greek economy,” said in a statement the president of the Athens Chamber of Commerce, Giannis Chatzitheodosiou. In particular, Mr. Hatzitheodosiou said: “What we were all avoiding has finally happened and the drums of war are now ringing in Europe as well. It can also be seen […]
Russian Foreign Minister: Sanctions by the West, sanctions by us too – ‘Eye for an eye’
The Russian Foreign Ministry responded to the threat from the European Union and the United States of America for sanctions against Moscow on Thursday at noon. The West has repeatedly threatened to impose “the toughest” sanctions package on Russia in response to Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on what appears to be a Ukrainian military installation. Russia’s […]
Diplomatic sources: Every effort is made for continuous communication with Greek citizens in Ukraine
The Greek embassy in Kiev and the consulates general in Mariupol and Odessa are making every effort to remain in constant contact with Greek citizens currently in Ukraine, according to diplomatic sources. There is an evacuation plan, unannounced given the need to protect those who want to leave. Of course, the plan is being updated […]
