Russia-Ukraine war - Page 23

Some have expressed concern that a British reception scheme for Ukrainian refugees may be exploited, putting women at risk of abuse.

NATO Director General Jens Stoltenberg has stated that the alliance would guarantee the security of Sweden if the country decides to apply to join the alliance, with an increased military presence in the Baltic sea. NATO Chief Stoltenberg assured Swedes that

The EU proposed plans to impose an embargo on Russian oil by the end of the year as a part of its sixth round of sanctions against Moscow.

Germany’s conservative opposition leader traveled to Kyiv on Tuesday, as Chancellor Olaf Scholz has so far refused to visit Ukraine.

The leftist coalition government of Germany has thrown its support behind the move for the European Union to impose an embargo on Russian oil.

American armed forces have begun training Ukrainian soldiers to use advanced weapons systems in Germany, the Pentagon revealed on Friday.

Major energy firms in Italy, Germany and elsewhere in Europe are allegedly preparing to open accounts in Russian roubles in order to pay for Russian gas in a scheme that may sidestep sanctions. Italian energy giant Eni SpA is allegedly

Germany was the largest customer of Russian energy of any country during the first two months of the invasion of Ukraine, a study found.

Greek Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas has claimed Greece will pay for gas from Russian energy giant Gazprom without violating sanctions. 

The Greek government has offed to aid Bulgaria after Russia cut off gas supplies this week, with Greek Prime Minister  Kyriakos Mitsotakis discussing the issue Wednesday with Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov. A Greek official stated Wednesday that the country had

The Spanish leftist government, along with neighbouring Portugal, have moved to cap gas prices at 50 euros per megawatt-hour in a bid to reduce growing electricity costs for citizens and businesses. Both Spain and Portugal announced Tuesday that they have

Russia has halted all gas exports to Poland and Bulgaria after demanding ‘unfriendly’ nations pay for energy in rubles, not dollars.

Secretaries of State and Defense visited Kyiv, Ukraine, in a surprise trip on Sunday and announced $713 million in military aid.

Greece’s Defence Minister has announced that the country, often menaced by Turkey, will no longer be shipping weapons to Ukraine, as it requires arms for its own defence needs.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has released figures claiming that over five million Ukrainians have fled their country since the start of the Russian invasion in February. According to the UNHCR, a total of 5,034,439 Ukrainians have fled

France said it will push for an EU-wide embargo on Russian oil to dry up a crucial energy revenue stream for Vladimir Putin’s government.

The citizens of the West should accept a lower standard of living to help Germany get off Russian gas, the ex-cheif of the UK army said.

While millions of Ukrainians have fled their country since the start of the Russian invasion, nearly a million have now gone home.

The Russian Foreign Ministry’s “retaliatory personal sanctions” contradict McCrory’s claim that Budd is “friendly toward Russia.”

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko accused Britain of staging a “psychological operation” in Bucha to fake the alleged attrocities.

Finland and Sweden may apply to join the NATO military alliance as early as June, largely in reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 

Members of Greenpeace and Extinction Rebellion in Finland blocked a train they say contained Russian coal from reaching a port.

Dozens of people have reportedly died after a missile strike hit a train station in the city of Kramatorsk. (Warning: Contains graphic image.)

The chief spokesman for the Kremlin has admitted that Russia has incurred “significant” losses during Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi has drawn ridicule for saying that people can either choose peace in Ukraine or their air conditioners.

The top brass of the United Kingdom’s military have reportedly drawn up plans to ship armoured vehicles to Ukraine to combat Russia.

Nigel Farage has accused the EU of hypocrisy by “funding Putin’s war machine”, as the bloc admitted to spending €35 billion on Russian gas.

Czechia has reportedly become the first NATO country to send tanks to Ukraine in an apparent escalation between the West and Russia.

The United States, United Kingdom and the European Union were set Wednesday to impose new punishing sanctions targeting Russia.

A car carrying containers of flammable substances crashed into the Russian Embassy in Romania, bursting into flames and killing the driver.

EU Interior Ministers have agreed to a ten-point plan to help settle the millions of Ukrainian refugees who have fled the Russian invasion.

Ukraine said it retook a strategically important suburb of Kyiv early Tuesday, as Russian forces squeezed other areas near the capital.

Pope Francis said Friday that we are used to reading about wars happening far away, but now, the war in Ukraine is “on our doorstep.”