Western sanctions for Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine have “failed” to undermine the “financial stability” of Russia, the country’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said Thursday. kremlin.ru Western capitals pummeled Moscow with a barrage of sanctions after President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine, but the Kremlin maintains that Russia has weathered the economic penalties. “Unprecedented […]
Continue reading …[Klitina] Good afternoon. Today we have an interview with a Ukrainian soldier with the call sign Stone. He just arrived from Bakhmut in the Donetsk Region, the hottest point of the front at the moment, where the fighting is going on. [Stone] Good afternoon. [Klitina] You are a well-known person in Kyiv. You worked in the […]
Continue reading …Russian forces lost territory on all fronts during the 28th week of war, as a counteroffensive spread from the southern Kherson region to the eastern and northern fronts of the country, demonstrating Ukraine’s ongoing ability to seize the initiative. A Ukrainian soldier takes a selfie as an artillery system fires on the front line in […]
Continue reading …Over the past day, Ukrainian defenders have eliminated 83 Russian forces, as well as destroyed a significant amount of military equipment and three ammunition depots. That’s according to Operational Command South, Ukrinform reports. “The situation in the operational area of southern Ukraine is tense and dynamic. The enemy is continuing to wage defensive battles and insidious […]
Continue reading …Vladimir Putin’s Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines are dead and buried or “tot und begraben” as the German saying goes, but the Nord Stream debacle must not be forgotten. With Russia now dropping all pretense and openly declaring that it will not renew gas deliveries to the EU until sanctions are scrapped, it […]
Continue reading …Liz Truss has addressed the nation for the first time since becoming prime minister against a gloomy backdrop. She returned to a sodden Downing Street from Scotland, where she was officially invited to form a new government by the Queen earlier today. The bleak weather which greeted Ms Truss’ return served as a grim portent for the […]
Continue reading …Russian tank losses in Ukraine have passed 1,000, according to the Oryx intelligence blog that tracks equipment losses in the fighting, highlighting the attrition suffered by Russian forces in more than six months of war. Exhibition of destroyed Russian military equipment in Kyiv, Ukraine.EleNte (CC BY-SA 4.0) Over half of Russia’s tank losses recorded by Oryx, which […]
Continue reading …1. Kherson referendum suspended over security concerns Plans to hold a referendum to annex Ukraine’s Kherson region to Russia have been “paused” due to the ongoing security situation, Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported. A Ukrainian soldier takes a selfie as an artillery system fires in the front line in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, […]
Continue reading …The Russian army came to Ukrainian territory, not expecting any resistance, but it will flee the country, having no other hope of salvation. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in his video address, Ukrinform reports. Today, the Prime Minister of Great Britain and a great friend of our people, Boris Johnson, is leaving his office. […]
Continue reading …Last week, the Kremlin’s nuclear blackmail at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) took a new turn. The visit of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission to the ZNPP, led by its Director General Rafael Grossi, was preceded by long and exhausting negotiations with Russia: It was agreed that the delegation would travel exclusively […]
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