World
Italian lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to back Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s policy on Ukraine Wednesday, the day after the largest partner in his coalition government imploded over the issue. Draghi
Jun. 22, 2022
Ukraine’s entire oil sector has been forced to halt refining operations due to massive Russian shelling, Yuriy Vitrenko, the CEO of Ukrainian Oil and Gas company Naftogaz, said at a June 21 press conf
Jun. 22, 2022
Russia
Lithuania has banned the transit of certain goods across its territory to the Russian Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad, citing EU sanctions as the reason for the measure. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Pes
Jun. 22, 2022
Ukraine needs massive financial help to rebuild after the devastation wrought by Russia’s invasion, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday, June 22, saying the reconstruction would be a “task fo
Jun. 22, 2022
EU
Following the second round of the French parliamentary elections on Sunday, June 19, the old French saying “à la guerre comme à la guerre,” which expresses the futility of escaping the reality of war,
Jun. 22, 2022
Paul Bristow is a British Member of Parliament and Private Secretary to Cabinet Minister Nadine Dorries. He talks to the Kyiv Post about Russian aggression and what needs to be done to ensure Russian
Jun. 22, 2022
Many countries are providing Ukraine with considerable aid, but much of it remains out of the public domain or dissolves in a multitude of news reports. One of the countries whose weighty aid is worth
Jun. 22, 2022
War in Ukraine
Granting Ukraine EU candidate status is the ideal response to Russian aggression, Diane Francis writes in the Atlantic Council’s Ukraine Alert ahead of a crucial decision for Ukraine. European Union l
Jun. 21, 2022
War in Ukraine
Speaking at The Kiel International Seapower Symposium, the Commander of the German Air Force, General Ingo Gerhardtz, said that NATO must be prepared for nuclear threats from Russia and be able to str
Jun. 21, 2022
War in Ukraine
On June 19, the Verkhovna Rada adopted a law banning Russian music and printed materials in Ukraine on TV, radio, and in public places. According to the law, these amendments will be in place unt
Jun. 21, 2022
An EU summit due to take place this week will decide whether Ukraine and Moldova become official candidates for EU membership. The EU Commission recommended granting the two countries candidate status
Jun. 21, 2022
European Council President Charles Michel has published an invitation letter to the members of the Council ahead of their meeting in Brussels on June 23-24, 2022, that Michel believes could be of a gr
Jun. 21, 2022
On Tuesday, June 21, the UN Security Council will consider the issue of incitement to violence as one of the causes of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. This was reported to Ukrinform by the UN Sec
Jun. 21, 2022
Dmitry Muratov, the Russian editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, on Monday auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize gold medal for a whopping $103.5 million to benefit children displ
Jun. 21, 2022
War in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine seems disconnected from discussions about climate change, but both can be solved if we develop a more planetary-scale outlook. When John Kerry, U.S. climate envoy, worried that the
Jun. 21, 2022
War in Ukraine
Islam is not just another soldier. “If the Russians take me, I won’t be exchanged”, said the Chechen fighting with the Ukrainian army near the front line. “They’ll torture me then show me on televisio
Jun. 21, 2022