The European Commission is seeking to speed up the approval of a mechanism that will allow the use of profits from Russia’s frozen sovereign assets so that Ukraine can receive the first tranche of up to three billion euros as early as July this...
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...
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...
Following a meeting in Uzhhorod between Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, the parties signed a joint statement aimed at strengthening bilateral relations “on the basis of mutual trust and respect,” according to Ukraine’s government website. The statement notes Slovakia’s firm and...
The EU will continue to provide Ukraine with substantial support, and in this context, the European Commission will soon present proposals to extend the liberalization of agricultural trade with our Ukraine. This was stated in Brussels during a press conference following the EU Ministerial...
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...
Global oil prices have been on a decline for the third consecutive month. Despite OPEC+’s decision to cut production at the end of November, it proved insufficient to push prices upward. Even the most optimistic analysts doubt that oil will reach record levels and hit...
In the realm of “from the obvious to the incredible,” after three years of exorbitant food inflation, the trend might be shifting. However, certain products prices are still on the rise. The crux, though, lies in the fact that Ukrainian food, following a hot autumn,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A former stripper, Carrie Royal, 52, who claimed to have kissed Prince Harry 12 years ago during his wild Las Vegas parties, is threatening to re-publish photos of Harry, now on OnlyFans, to retaliate for being “whitewashed” in his memoir, The Sun reports. Carey previously...
“The Ukrainian trace” can be found in global cinematography, music, IT industry, sports, painting, and literature. Some celebrities were born in Ukraine and remember its language and traditions, while others only have faint memories of their ancestors’ homeland. However, Ukraine is more than just...
Emotional and physical fatigue, chronic illnesses, and boredom – all accumulate in our bodies and minds throughout the year, so if we don’t take action, 2024 certainly won’t be better than 2023. While one could take a New Year vacation and embark on an...
The legendary blind woman Vanga, nicknamed the “Balkan Nostradamus,” passed away in 1996. However, her students documented numerous pre-death prophecies, including some intriguing ones for the year 2024. Vanga’s extrasensory abilities emerged during the early days of World War II when, after catching a...
Natalia Lipska heads the prominent charitable foundation “Wings of Hope,” which has been actively aiding seriously ill children for more than 16 years, primarily. However, since February 24, 2022, when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Natalia Lipska has been involved in assisting...
Waiting for your flight at the airport terminal, only to find out that the flight has been delayed indefinitely? No worries, if you have a smartphone at hand (and who doesn’t these days?), and there’s Wi-Fi or LTE in the waiting lounge. We present...
Inventions are one of the most wonderful products of humanity’s life on the planet. Seeking solutions to pressing problems, showing creativity and courage, dreamers all over the world bring their fantasies to life, sometimes provoking real revolutions in the lifestyle of millions of earthlings,...
On July 16th, Kevin Mitnick, a cult figure from the ’90s and the first person with “computer addiction” to be placed on the FBI’s most-wanted list, passed away. However, as the history shows, he and other well-known hackers contributed less harm to society and, instead,...
As the number of cars is rapidly increasing all over the world, the desire to be stuck in traffic jams is decreasing. You’d like to take off and be in the office in a matter of minutes. Manufacturers of flying cars claim that in...
The world is on the verge of a recession. The 2023 macroeconomic environment is characterized by a slowdown, inflation, and rising interest rates that inevitably affect the world of startups and venture capital financing. Investors are re-evaluating their strategies, adjusting to the economic downturn,...
On August 6, 1991, while employed at CERN, a huge particle physics laboratory in Switzerland, British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee created the first ever website. Berners was so tired of searching for and combining information from thousands of scientists’ computers scattered around the world that he...
On November 22, 2023, Netflix released the first episodes of the reality show “Squid Game: The Challenge,” based on the immensely popular South Korean series “Squid Game.” The final 10th episode aired on December 6, where the remaining two participants engaged in a final...
Friendship on a creative basis is a guarantee that the outcome will impact not only the friends themselves. There are many examples of how ideas from the past resurface thanks to new relationships, aspirations, attempts to reinterpret and breathe new life. This is how...
Our world is filled with Ukrainian roots, as the famous Ukrainian proverb goes, “Our flower blooms worldwide.” Hollywood is no exception, with some American stars excelling in the Ukrainian language, singing Ukrainian songs, cooking unparalleled borscht, and even mastering the traditional hopak dance. Others,...
The struggle of ordinary Ukrainians against the Russian invaders, epochal events in the life of the royal family, adventures of the first ever zoomer detective, Oliver Twist spin-off and desperate attempts of a group of drunken commandos to save Las Vegas from being blown...
Stephen King is an undisputed titan of world literature. Despite the variety of forms and genres in which he works, his horror novels are considered to be cult. King has a unique sense of human fears and skillfully uses this ability to make the...
