Ukraine Conflict - Page 13

A massive fire erupted at an oil reservoir in Crimea after it was hit by a drone, a Russia-appointed official there reported Saturday.

News agency Reuters has posted an interview with a soldier nicknamed “Adolf” who serves in the Ukrainian “SS” brigade.

Hungarian Prime minister Viktor Orbán shot down claims from NATO cheif Jens Stoltenberg that “all members” agreed on allowing Ukraine to join the alliance.

French President Macron is reportedly working on a “secret plan” with Communist China to craft a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.

The construction of barbed-wired fence along Finland’s border with Russia – primarily meant to curb illegal migration – has broken ground.

Poland said that it will temporarily prohibit food imports from Ukraine to protect local farmers from having their prices undercut.

Ukraine has barred its national sports teams from competing at international events which include athletes from Russia and Belarus.

Poland’s agriculture minister vowed to impose quality controls on the massive influx of grain from Ukraine amid local farmer protests.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov threatened to abandon a landmark grain deal with Ukraine if obstacles to Moscow’s exports remained.

Ukraine’s national securitychief warned that the West must prepare for the collapse and fragmentation of Russia similar to the Soviet Union.

Ukraine’s top security agency notified a top Orthodox priest Saturday that he was suspected of justifying Russia’s aggression.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbour and ally Belarus

Russia and Ukraine have been accused of torturing and executing prisoners of war over the past year by the United Nations.

NATO cheif Jens Stoltenberg said the West should prepare for supporting Ukraine’s military efforts against Russia for the long-haul.

The owner of Russia’s Wagner Group military company claimed that his troops have extended their gains in the Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut.

A parliamentary delegation from Hungary said that it supports Sweden’s NATO membership bid after meeting the Swedish parliament’s speaker.

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola called for fighter jets to be sent to Ukraine as she made a surprise visit to the country.

A 59-year-old woman in Poland is facing up to five years in prison for posting pro-Russian and pro-Putin sentiments on Facebook last year.

Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius admitted this week that the German military is incapable of defending the nation if needed.

Finland’s Parliament gave final approval to the bid to join NATO, with lawmakers signing off on membership and the required legislation.

Pressure is mounting on Ukrainian forces as fighting for the eastern frontline city of Bakhmut is getting ever more brutal with Russia.

Russia held its position as the largest coal supplier to Germany last year, despite Berlin being on the opposite side of the war in Ukraine.

President Zelensky declared that if America pulls military support from Ukraine, the U.S. will “lose NATO” and its global leadership position.

The UK will replenish stocks of any country that sends Russian or Soviet-era fighter jets to Ukraine, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Britain will be the first state to supply Ukraine with “longer-range weapons” to use in its war with Russia.

French President Emmanuel Macron said that he does not support the policy of trying to force regime change in Russia against Vladimir Putin. 

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said to prepare for a “long war” against Russia, while calling for more weapons to be sent to Ukraine.

Sir Kier Starmer told President Zelensky that the UK’s military backing of Ukraine will remain the same if he is elected as prime minister.

The UK government announced it will observe a moment of silence for Ukraine and demonstrate Britain’s “solidarity” against Russia.

A growing debate is emerging in Germany as to whether military conscription should be reintroduced after it was abolished in 2011.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has suggested that British long-range missiles, with the capability of hitting Crime, could be sent to Ukraine.

Rishi Sunak said “nothing is off the table” in terms of sending jets to Ukraine after demands from President Zelenksy and Boris Johnson.

Over four in ten Germans believe the sanctions against Moscow over the war in Ukraine have done more harm to their country than Russia.

Croatian President Zoran Milanović has criticised his county’s military aid to Ukraine and claimed that Crimea will never return to Kyiv. 

The Russian invasion of Ukraine may not have happened without Brexit, top Eurocrat Guy Verhofstadt claimed on Tuesday.

Russia now believes it is in a “war against Nato and the West,” a top official at the European Union an official said on Friday.