Ukraine has intensified its drone attacks on the Russian-controlled territory of Crimea, prompting a fuel shortage on the peninsula. The campaign has prompted officials there to halt gasoline sales to the public and has caused a larger threat to Russia’s fleet in the Black Sea. FRANCE 24’s Monte Francis has the story.
Continue Reading“And that is the purpose of the conference in Gdańsk. Our goal is to ensure that Polish companies, also thanks to this conference, have a guaranteed place in the distribution of contracts related to Ukraine’s reconstruction,” added Domański. Nawrocki revoked the Order of the White Eagle from Zelenskyy on Friday, after the Ukrainian leader named an army […]
Continue ReadingThe European Union has set the stage for decoupling Moldova’s accession process from Ukraine’s after both candidates overcame Hungary’s two-year veto and opened the fist cluster of negotiations. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The two countries have been informally paired since the early days of Russia’s war of Ukraine, which prompted the back-to-back membership applications. Since then, the […]
Continue ReadingThe new UN report says the 702 civilian deaths over six months last year included 153 children.
Continue ReadingGermany’s co-ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) filed a criminal complaint against a party member for saying Muslims should be gassed to death, citing how the same was done to Jews in the Holocaust, press reports said Thursday. The Islamophobic remarks made by a CDU member in the western city of Krefeld caused outrage in the […]
Continue ReadingThe United Kingdom will provide Ukraine with a new package of military aid worth approximately €865 million. The official announcement regarding the allocation of military equipment was made by UK Defense Minister Dan Jarvis, according to the country’s government website. This financial support is being allocated from the Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) loan totaling approximately […]
Continue ReadingNorway will allocate $190 million to buy extended-range ammunition to meet the current needs of Ukrainian forces on the front line, likely including 155 mm artillery shells. Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced this after a meeting with Norwegian Defence Minister Tore Sandvik. In addition, Norway will fund the maintenance of Ukraine’s F-16 fighter fleet […]
Continue ReadingGood morning from Brussels, where the second day of the EU summit is getting underway. I’m Mared Gwyn. Let's first bring you up to speed on last night’s EU summit talks, which dragged on longer than expected and were dominated by European Council President António Costa's surprise decision to lay the groundwork for talks with […]
Continue ReadingLeaders from some of the most staunchly anti-Russia countries, as well as Denmark and the Netherlands, rallied behind Macron and Merz, with some displaying unprecedented fury with Costa, three of the officials said. “The European Union cannot assume the role of mediator in these negotiations,” Estonia’s Prime Minister Kristen Michal told POLITICO. “Suggestions that alternative […]
Continue ReadingThe furore comes after confirmation Costa’s influential chief of staff Pedro Lourtie reached out to a senior Russian official, in a move that raised eyebrows among countries that say they were not informed of the plan. The EU members warn Moscow is as set on its path of aggression as it was when it launched […]
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