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War in Ukraine
Key Takeaways Russian forces continued to conduct limited offensive operations north of Slovyansk. Russian forces continued attempting to advance toward Siversk from Lysychansk but did not make any co
Jul. 9, 2022
War in Ukraine
– Putin says sanctions ‘catastrophic’ for energy market – Russian President Vladimir Putin warns of possible “catastrophic consequences” of Western sanctions on the global energy market. “Continuing t
Jul. 9, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russia is moving reserve forces from across the country and assembling them near Ukraine for future offensive operations. A large proportion of the new infantry units are probably deploying with MT-LB
Jul. 9, 2022
Western countries are discussing limiting the price of Russian oil to $40-60 per barrel to limit Russia’s energy profits. According to Bloomberg on July 6 (citing its own sources), the European Union,
Jul. 8, 2022
Kyiv said Friday that Russian gas flows through Ukraine were at a “historic low” last month and accused Moscow of fomenting political instability in Europe by squeezing supplies. Russia has already cu
Jul. 8, 2022
The European Union handed over personal protective equipment worth EUR 977,000 to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. “As part of the EU Support to Strengthening Integrated Border Management in
Jul. 8, 2022
Greece and Bulgaria on Friday opened a long-awaited natural gas pipeline designed to help Bulgaria, which has for years been heavily dependent on Russian gas, obtain energy from other sources. The pip
Jul. 8, 2022
Legal
Head of the President’s Office of Ukraine Andriy Yermak has said that judicial reform remains one of the necessary ones for joining the EU. “Judicial reform, the mechanism for selecting judges and hol
Jul. 8, 2022
War in Ukraine
– Lavrov storms out of G20 talks – Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stormed out of talks with other G20 foreign ministers meeting in Indonesia as Western powers criticised Moscow over its invas
Jul. 8, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russian forces have detained the Mayor of the city of Kupyansk, Hennadiy Matsehora, who had betrayed Ukraine in the first days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Re
Jul. 8, 2022
Russia
A Moscow court on Friday sentenced a city councillor to seven years in prison for denouncing President Vladimir Putin’s military intervention in Ukraine. Alexei Gorinov, 60, is the first elected membe
Jul. 8, 2022
Brexit chaos, the Covid pandemic, numerous scandals: for a long time the British Tory MPs remained loyal to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and he narrowly survived a vote of no confidence in June. But
Jul. 8, 2022
Ukraine’s eastern Donbas sector saw back-and-forth fighting with little movement on the ground as more Russian ammunition depots were hit in apparent long-range strikes, according to official and medi
Jul. 8, 2022
Russia
The United States and Western allies pressured Russia at G20 talks in Indonesia Friday over its “unprovoked and unjustifiable war of choice” in Ukraine, but Moscow’s envoy remained defiant. US Secreta
Jul. 8, 2022
War in Ukraine
Belarus has served as a staging ground for Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, but strongman Alexander Lukashenko has so far avoided becoming a party to the conflict. Observers stress that there is no e
Jul. 8, 2022
Late Thursday night, July 8, German Economics Minister Robert Habeck was quoted as saying that Canada should return Russian gas turbines, currently being repaired in Canada since before Russia’s invas
Jul. 8, 2022