Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has approved the training of about 50 Ukrainian pilots on F-16 aircraft on Romanian territory, Ukrinform reported. The pilots will learn to operate F-16 aircraft at a military base in the city of Fătesti, in southern Romania. Iohannis also informed the parliament...
Germany has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine worth an estimated €500 million. This was announced by German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius at the Ramstein meeting, FAZ reports. Pistorius clarified that it is about additional supplies of ammunition and vehicles. “The delivery will...
Dutch metal band Within Temptation has filmed a new video for the song “A Fool’s Parade” in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Within Temptation announced this on Instagram. “We’ve just finished filming our music video for ‘A Fool’s Parade’ in Ukraine! We are incredibly grateful...
On March 26th, Warsaw and Berlin will kick off the “armoured coalition” for the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Poland, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, during a meeting with his German counterpart Boris...
Slovenia has joined the Czech-led initiative to purchase artillery ammunition for Ukraine outside of Europe. The government of Slovenia will allocate €1 million for this purpose, as reported on March 18 by the Slovenian Ministry of Defence, according to The Slovenian Times. The Slovenian government...
Ukrainian esports athlete Andriy “CIG_ST92_UA” Shakalov won Group G of the UEFA eEuro 2024 electronic football championship qualifying stage and secured one of the eight spots for the European championship, which will take place this summer in Germany. This information was reported by the Ukrainian Football...
Construction has begun on the largest NATO base in Europe in Romania, where up to 10,000 servicemen and their families will be accommodated. The Mihail Kogălniceanu military complex will cover an area of 2,800 hectares with a perimeter of 30 km. The preliminary cost...
Greece has become one of the countries that joined the Lithuanian-initiated demining coalition established within the framework of the Ramstein Contact Group on Ukraine’s defence. This was stated by Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias during his visit to Vilnius. In his speech, Dendias stressed Greece’s support...
The European Parliament will not observe the ongoing Russian presidential “elections” and will not comment on either the process or the results. This is stated in a statement by the co-chairs of the European Parliament’s Democracy and Electoral Coordination Group, MEPs David McAllister and Tomasz Tobé....
Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz is hosting President of France Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Berlin on March 15 to discuss European unity in supporting Ukraine, as reported by The Guardian This meeting comes amidst differences in approaches between the assertive...
The heads of the foreign affairs committees of 20 countries issued a joint statement rejecting the legitimacy of the sham “elections” of the Russian president held in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. This was announced by the chairman of the Lithuanian parliamentary committee...
Ukrposhta, Ukraine’s national postal service provider, has partnered with DHL Global Match to provide transport and parcel services. From now on, Ukrainian entrepreneurs selling their goods on international marketplaces will have more confidence in stable delivery times. This was announced by the company’s CEO Igor...
At the 55th Conference on Lunar and Planetary Sciences held in The Woodlands, Texas, scientists announced the discovery of a massive volcano and a possible buried ice reservoir in its eastern part. The mountain, located on the planet’s equator and marked by cracks and...
Australian footballer Joshua Cavallo of Adelaide United, known as the world’s only openly gay professional footballer, announced his engagement to his partner, Layton Morrell. Cavallo shared the news on his Instagram along with photos of him proposing to Morrell on the Coopers Stadium field, the home...
The Committee on International Trade of the European Parliament has approved the extension of measures for trade liberalization to support Ukraine and Moldova. Specifically, the decision to extend the agreement with Ukraine was passed by a majority vote – 26 committee members voted in...
United Kingdom is prepared to release all frozen assets of the Russian Central Bank in the country to Ukraine on the condition that they are returned when Russia is compelled to pay reparations to Ukraine after the end of the war. This was stated...
A Russian missile attack near the motorcade of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was on his way to a meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, marked the visit of the Greek Prime Minister to Odesa, Protothema reports. Ukraine’s navy says five people were killed. The...
Hungary plans to allow banks, investment funds and asset managers to provide private and corporate clients with services in the digital asset market, Bloomberglaw reports. Currently, the Hungarian government has begun to coordinate the relevant draft law. It will allow financial institutions not only to conduct transactions...
Poland has joined the G7 countries’ declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine and appointed a representative for the reconstruction of the country. Prime Minister Donald Tusk made this announcement during his visit to Kyiv, as reported by the Polish government’s office. Tusk stated that his government...
Energy prices in Europe have fallen due to a new Atlantic storm that has brought unseasonably warm weather and increased wind power generation. On the one hand, hurricane-force winds, particularly those caused by Storm Isha, have made travelling across Northern Europe much more difficult...
The occupying Russian forces have reinstalled mines along the perimeter of the European largest Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which they occupy in the occupied Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine. This was reported by the International Atomic Energy Agency. “The mines along the perimeter of ZNPP, in...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during a working visit to Argentina, discussed details of the upcoming defence package from the French Republic with President Emmanuel Macron over the phone, aiming to significantly enhance Ukraine’s firepower capabilities and address current defence needs. It is reported by Ukrainian...
Ukraine has sent the first batch of trucks to Poland by rail, bypassing the blocked road checkpoints, the press service of Ukrainian railways operator Ukrzaliznytsia reports. The company noted that the move had been in the works for two weeks. The contrailer train, which was...
The European Union’s Frontex border guard service has deployed 55 of its personnel to monitor Finland’s border with Russia amid the Finnish authorities’ decision to temporarily close all border crossing points due to the influx of migrants, Deutsche Welle reports, citing Frontex spokesman Piotr Switalski. According...
The government of the United Kingdom has implemented new sanctions against a range of individuals and entities worldwide responsible for human rights violations. This action coincides with the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations...
Estonia’s security police have apprehended Allan Hunts, a member of the pro-Kremlin party Koos, on suspicion of engaging in espionage against the country. The information was confirmed by the Estonian State Prosecutor’s Office, stating that Hunts is currently being held as a suspect, with...
The speed limit on most city roads has come into effect in the Dutch capital, Amsterdam, with the speed limit set at 30 km/h, according to NOS and the city’s official website. Starting from December 8, approximately 80% of the city’s streets are allowed to drive no...
In a historic move, the US Department of Justice has brought criminal charges against four Russian military personnel for war crimes committed on Ukrainian soil. This announcement was made by US Attorney General Merrick Garland during a press conference on December 6, 2023. “These charges against...
With the onset of winter, intense snowfall and low temperatures exacerbate the dire humanitarian situation across Ukraine, stemming from the conflict with the Russian Federation. This announcement was made on Wednesday during a United Nations Security Council meeting by Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General of the UN...
Late in the night from December 6 to 7, U.S. President Joe Biden directly termed the actions of Republican congressmen as political blackmail, accusing them of exposing the world to excessively high risks. Simultaneously, he proposed a compromise regarding the security program for the...
The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) has announced the world’s first open database of foreign components found in Russian and Iranian weapons. This information is available on the agency’s official website. “The whole democratic and civilized world must unite around non-proliferation of its technologies to aggressors. Only...
Sweden is accelerating its move towards NATO. On December 5, the Scandinavian country signed a bilateral Defence Cooperation Agreement with the United States. Washington welcomed the signing, stating that Stockholm would enhance the capabilities of the Euro-Atlantic alliance. This is a clear indication that Sweden expects...
The election results in the Netherlands have intensified the topic of what foreign policy will look like in the future, especially in the context of supporting Ukraine. It is worth noting that the Netherlands is a NATO and EU member state, so its foreign...
Next spring, Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to once again declare himself the winner in a one-man race. It would seem that in a country like today’s Russia, elections could be avoided altogether, but they are very important to the leader in the Kremlin...
More functional foods, the rise of cocoa products and buckwheat popularity, along with persistent artificial meat producers—these are the food trends for the next year. They will complement the battles against droughts, food shortages in low-income countries, a return to “green” restrictions, and Russia’s attack...
In Spain, the government may impose restrictions on short-distance domestic flights, according to a coalition agreement between the Socialist Workers’ Party, led by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, and the far-left party Sumar, as reported by Politico. This initiative entails the cancellation of domestic flights...
The tendency to call various non-democratic aggressive regimes the Axis of Evil began long ago, but chiefly for journalistic purposes. The Axis of Evil included several regimes under sanctions, which supported terrorism and had the status of outcasts in the international arena. Some of...
Russia’s border with China has been forming since the 17th century. In the 18th century, Emperor Peter the Great carried out a demonstrative and violent westernization of Muscovy. It did not lead to Muscovy-Russia being immediately perceived in the West as part of European...
Ukraine has been using a newly created maritime humanitarian corridor to resume grain exports from its Black Sea ports. The new corridor stretches out across the waters of Ukraine and of NATO states Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey, and it’s already been used by multiple merchant ships to dock...
The European Union will initiate consultations with its member states in the coming days regarding a new package of sanctions against Russia. This package, the twelfth since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, will include a ban on Russian diamonds, further measures...
