Section: International

      Consequences of unmanned aerial vehicles’ attack on Russian strategic aviation airfields
      Dec07

      Consequences of unmanned aerial vehicles’ attack on Russian strategic aviation airfields

      The report of the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain noted on December 6, 2022, that Russia would likely temporarily redeploy heavy bombers to dispersed airfields after the explosions at Engels Air Force Base, in Russia’s Saratov region, and Dyagilevo airfield near Ryazan, south-east of Moscow on December 5, 2022. Source: The Ministry of...

      Norway will transfer €14.5M to the EU Military Assistance Mission to Ukraine
      Dec07

      Norway will transfer €14.5M to the EU Military Assistance Mission to Ukraine

      The European Council noted on December 6, 2022, that the European Union and Norway had signed an agreement under which Norway would transfer 14.5 million euros to the European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine). This is an unprecedented step for a country that is not a member of the European Union. Source: The...

      Germany will not transfer Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, Poland is disappointed
      Dec07

      Germany will not transfer Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, Poland is disappointed

      The Minister of National Defense of Poland Mariusz Błaszczak noted on December 6, 2022, on Twitter that Warsaw was disappointed by Berlin’s decision not to transfer Patriot complexes to Ukraine. Therefore, Poland moves to the stage of further placement of German missiles on its territory. Source: The Minister of  National Defense of Poland...

      24 EU countries are ready to take part in a new military mission for Ukraine
      Dec06

      24 EU countries are ready to take part in a new military mission for Ukraine

      EU High Representative Josep Borrell noted on December 4, 2022, that 24 European Union countries submitted proposals to participate in the new EU Military Assistance Mission to support Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine). Source: EU High Representative Josep Borrell “Our mission will train 15 000 Ukrainian soldiers with a budget of € 107 million for...

      Russian missile fell on the territory of Moldova
      Dec06

      Russian missile fell on the territory of Moldova

      The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov said that during the Russian missile attack on Ukraine on December 5, 2022, one of the missiles fell on the territory of Moldova. Source: The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov, the President of Moldova Maia Sandu...

      Ukraine and Montenegro signed a Joint Declaration on the Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine
      Dec06

      Ukraine and Montenegro signed a Joint Declaration on the Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine

      The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Prime Minister of Montenegro Dritan Abazović signed the Joint Declaration on the Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine on December 5, 2022. Source: The press service of Ukraine’s President During the negotiations in video format, the President told the head of the government of Montenegro...

      US Congress is working on an alternative to recognize Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism
      Dec05

      US Congress is working on an alternative to recognize Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism

      US Secretary of State Antony Blinken noted on December 4, 2022, that Congress was working on an alternative to recognizing Russia as a “state sponsor of terrorism”. Source: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken “We’re constantly looking at what steps we can take to increase pressure. We’re currently working with...

      Investigative team from the Netherlands collected evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine
      Dec05

      Investigative team from the Netherlands collected evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine

      The Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands noted on December 3, 2022, that the Dutch forensic team of approximately 40 people has been working in Ukraine for the past weeks. It investigated war crimes committed by the Russian military. The investigators returned home with evidence that will be handed over to the Prosecutor’s Office of the...

      EU oil sanctions against Russia entered into force
      Dec05

      EU oil sanctions against Russia entered into force

      EU oil sanctions against Russia came into effect today on December 5, 2022. Source: The European Council “The Council decided today to set an oil price cap for crude oil and petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (CN code 2709 00) which originate in or are exported from Russia, at USD 60 per barrel. The level of the cap...

      US Department of State Under Secretary for Political Affairs visited Ukraine
      Dec04

      US Department of State Under Secretary for Political Affairs visited Ukraine

      US Department of State Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland arrived in Ukraine on December 3, 2022. She met with the head of the President’s Office of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, and the US Ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget Brink. Source: US Department of State Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland, the head of the...