Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs: Russia does not need Western mediation in the negotiations with Ukraine
The aggressor country does not want Western countries to mediate in its negotiations with Ukraine. Source: The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov Lavrov said the talks between Russia and Ukraine were a “chance for diplomacy.” At the same time, the Russian minister said that Russia did not want to see...
The G7 countries will not pay for gas in rubles
The G7 countries have said they will not pay in rubles for Russian gas, as the Kremlin wants. Source: German Energy Minister Robert Habeck The energy ministers of the most industrialized countries of the Group of Seven reject the Kremlin’s demands that “unfriendly” countries have to pay in rubles for Russian gas. “All G-7...
NATO should be more active in the situation of Ukraine, because it is in the interests of the Alliance, – Polish Ambassador
NATO must step up its efforts in Ukraine to stop Russia’s intention to forcibly change the structure of international relations around the world. Source: Polish Ambassador to Ukraine Bartosz Cichocki The diplomat called NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg’s statement that the Alliance could not allow the war to spread beyond...
People came out and stopped tanks with their bare hands, I will be with these people till the end, – the President of Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky stressed that he would remain with his people till the end in the face of Russian aggression. Source: The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky The president recalled that ordinary Ukrainians “waved their hands in the middle of the streets to stop tanks,” as it was in Kherson, which is now occupied by...
Ukraine has lost more than $ 560 billion because of the Russian invasion
Ukraine’s total losses from Russia’s outbreak of war have reached $ 564.9 billion, including losses of civilians, GDP, and investment. Source: First Deputy Prime Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko Now Ukraine has lost the most in the parts of infrastructure – $ 119 billion. Almost 8,000 km of roads, dozens of...
The number of the countries which addressed to the International Criminal Court because of crimes of Russia in Ukraine grew to 42, – the Minister of Justice of Ukraine
If the war crimes of Russian troops are recognized by the International Criminal Court, those involved may be detained in any country that recognizes the jurisdiction of this court. Source: Minister of Justice of Ukraine Denys Malyuska He said that all those who had committed crimes against humanity and genocide were potentially under...
The President of Ukraine was awarded the State Prize of Slovakia – symbol of freedom and hope
Slovakia has awarded President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky with the Alexander Dubcek State Prize. Source: Prime Minister of Slovakia Eduard Heger “Slovakia awarded Volodymyr Zelensky the Oleksandr Dubcek State Prize, a symbol of freedom and hope. Putin decided to repeat in Ukraine what the Soviet Union had done in Czechoslovakia in 1968....
Support for Ukraine shown at Oscars
Oscar organizers showed a video with words of support for Ukraine at the film awards ceremony, but it did’t contain any word about Russia’s role in the war. “We’d like to have a moment of silence to show our support for the people of Ukraine currently facing invasion, conflict and prejudice within their own boundaries”. “While film is...
40 thousand Ukrainians were forcibly taken to Russia by the occupiers – Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine
Ukrainians are forcibly deported to the occupied territories of Russia and to Russia itself. Residents of Kyiv region are tried to be evacuated to Belarus. Source: Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Iryna Vereschuk According to her, Ukrainians mostly do not want to be “escaped” to the...
Kremlin: It’s not for Biden to decide Putin’s rule
The Kremlin reacted to US President Joe Biden’s statement that Vladimir Putin could no longer remain in power. Source: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov “Biden doesn’t have to decide. The president of Russia is elected by the Russians,” he said when asked about Biden’s comment. Earlier, US President Joe Biden during...