Ukraine Breaking News Today Live on 02-10-2024

Dublin is refusing to allow Moscow to replace its diplomatic staff amidst heightened fear of espionage activities while Russian diplomatic presence in Ireland has dropped by half in recent years.

The Irish government is refusing to allow Moscow to replace its diplomatic staff in Dublin amidst heightened espionage concerns, as reported by The Irish Times.

The considerable size of Russian diplomatic presence has long been a concern for Irish security services, which has been suspecting Moscow to have utilized its diplomatic presence as a cover for espionage operations.

Serhiy Kolyada on the coherence, despite diverse circumstances, in the Russian imperial mindset.

In his sharpest criticism to date, Biden says Israel’s response in Gaza ‘over the top’.

US President Joe Biden said Israel’s military response in Gaza was “over the top” and that he was seeking a sustained pause in fighting as diplomats sought to salvage ceasefire talks after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a Hamas proposal.

“I’m of the view, as you know, that the conduct of the response in the Gaza Strip has been over the top,” Biden told reporters at the White House on Thursday (8 February).

NATO urged to intensify support to enable Ukraine to win or risk dire long-term consequences.

NATO's secretary general called on Europe to increase its arms production to support Ukraine and prevent "potentially decades of confrontation" with Moscow, in an interview published by German media Saturday.

Ahead of a key meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels and the second anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war, Jens Stoltenberg insisted that "we need to reconstitute and expand our industrial base faster, to increase deliveries to Ukraine and refill our own stocks."

An official said there are now 1,300 trucks queueing at border checkpoints after Polish farmers resumed border blockades in protest against competition from Ukrainian agricultural imports.

Approximately 1,300 trucks are queueing at three checkpoints towards Poland from Ukraine as of this morning after Polish farmers resumed the border blockade, according to a Ukrainian official.

These included the Rava-Ruska-Hrebenne, Shehyni-Medyka and Yahodyn-Dorohusk checkpoints, where the longest queue was formed at the Yahodyn checkpoint.

Ukrainian business leaders are insisting on greater transparency, better legal safeguards and a strengthening of investment interests.

Following reports of business professionals being detained in Ukraine and threatening to tarnish the country’s image among potential foreign investors, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s team has been forced to placate local entrepreneurs protesting against alleged lawlessness by some state officials in the business sector.

After the arrest on Jan. 18 of the Ukrainian businessman Ihor Mazepa, founder of the Concorde Capital investment company, local entrepreneurs raised their voices against the pressure of law enforcement agencies on their businesses.

In return for such a move, Ecuador would receive modern US equipment.

Ecuador is still considering sending its outdated Russian military equipment to Ukraine, according to US Assistant Secretary of State for South American affairs Kevin Sullivan, in a Feb. 8 interview with Ecuadorian TV channel Teleamazonas.

“I understand that the government of Ecuador is still studying this issue. This is an agreement aimed at transferring equipment to the Ukrainian government, which is fighting against a Russian invasion of its territory,” Sullivan said.

Kyiv Post Chief Editor Bohdan Nahaylo talks with singer and representative of Ukraine's new generation of cultural artists, who combine patriotic and civic activity with universal values - Mari Cheba.

European chief diplomats to discuss supporting Ukraine and Middle East crisis.

Foreign ministers from the "Weimar Triangle" of France, Germany and Poland will meet Monday, Feb. 12, near Paris to discuss conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, a French diplomatic source said Friday.

The gathering at the Chateau de la Celle-Saint-Cloud, west of the French capital, "is very important given the highly unpredictable and unstable international context, which will require a strong Europe," the source said on condition of anonymity.

The $95.3 billion combined aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan has made some progress in the US Senate, but challenges in the lower chamber could still derail Kyiv’s much-needed aid.

The US Senate made progress toward passing a bill containing $95.3 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan in a 64-19 vote on Friday, but uncertainty remained due to Republican opposition in both chambers of Congress.

Further preliminary votes may extend into next week unless lawmakers agree to fast-track the bill. The next discussion is expected to take place in a rare Sunday session.

The Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down 23 out of 31 Russian drones, where most were targeting Odesa and Kharkiv; in Kherson, 1 was killed and 4 more were injured in Russian shellings.

The Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down 23 out of 31 Russian drones overnight using a combination of anti-aircraft weaponry and electronic warfare (EW) equipment, where most were targeting Odesa and Kharkiv.

A gas station was hit in Kharkiv and killed seven, including an entire family of five with three children, and burning fuel resulting from the attack also set fire to 14 nearby houses, according to Kharkiv Region Governor Oleh Syniehubov.

During surveillance of a highly guarded Black Sea Fleet ammo complex in occupied Crimea, Atesh agents witnessed Russians dispersing the stockpile of ammunition.

Members of military partisan group Atesh have conducted surveillance on ammunition depots belonging to the Russian Black Sea Fleet in occupied Crimea. The group sharedphotos of its recent operations via Telegram.

"Our agents conducted reconnaissance of ammunition depots at logistics center 758 of the Russian Black Sea Fleet near Naumovka village in the Saky district," the message read.

President Zelensky’s proposal that Ukraine directly manages the allocation of aid to refugees has been critiqued within Germany as legally and logistically challenging.

Germany is one of the largest contributors of aid to Ukraine, both in terms of military support and humanitarian assistance. The recent sealing of a deal by EU leaders to provide €50 billion in support for Ukraine's economy underscores the collective commitment to standing with Kyiv in its struggle against Russian aggression.

However, the support goes beyond military assistance.

Sholtz, together with Biden, urge Congress to release support for Ukraine defending itself against "imperialistic" Russia.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Joe Biden urged US lawmakers Friday, Feb. 9, to approve a long-delayed military aid package for Ukraine, warning that Kyiv could not hold off Russia's invasion without it.

"The failure of the United States Congress in not supporting Ukraine is close to criminal neglect," Biden said as he hosted Scholz in the Oval Office.

All five used innovative tactics to win critical battles and led some of the AFU’s most-respected units to victory. Zelensky’s idea is to promote charismatic field commanders to top army jobs.

If President Volodymyr Zelensky gets his way, his Thursday decision to sack veteran General Valery Zaluzhny from command of Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) won’t just switch out the man in charge, but unleash generational change across the army’s top leadership.

In a nationally televised address, Zelensky told viewers Zaluzhny served loyally for two years and in that time a massively outgunned AFU fought the Russian army to a stand-still, for which the nation was grateful.

Russians kill 3 children and 4 adult civilians in drone attack on Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv.

Seven people, including three children, were killed Saturday in a Russian drone attack on a petrol station in the city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, the regional governor said.

"Unfortunately the death toll from the occupiers' attacks on Kharkiv has risen to seven," Oleg Synehubov said on the Telegram social network.