Russia’s behavior means repudiation of the agreement with NATO, – German Minister of Foreign Affairs
Russia’s actions effectively ended the 1997 cooperation agreement with NATO. Source: Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock “The Russian government has made it clear that the NATO-Russia Founding Act is no longer worth anything to it. So we now have to acknowledge that this basic act was also unilaterally terminated by...
90% of Ukrainians could be pushed into poverty, if the war drags on,- the UN
The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to half of the enterprises being closed and the other half experiencing difficulties. The UN predicts that if the war drags on for one year, one in nine Ukrainians could be below the poverty line. Source: The United Nations “9 out of 10 people in Ukraine could be pushed into poverty or near...
The occupiers do not want to admit that they are at the dead-end, – The President of Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is convinced that the occupiers in Ukraine have reached a dead end and their “special operation” has gone bankrupt. Source: The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy “The occupiers still do not want to admit that they are at the dead end and that their so-called “special operation”...
Russia prepares to send up to 2,500 reservists to Ukraine, – The General Staff of Ukraine
Russia plans to send up to 2,500 reservists to Ukraine for the war, Source: Summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine “The Command of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is trying to recruit and replenish the losses of its troops at the expense of reservists. Up to 2,500 reservists are being trained at landfills in...
Latvia has banned Belarus from transporting military cargo to third countries through its ports
Latvia has decided to terminate the agreement, which allowed direct rail connections to transport military cargo from Belarus to third countries through Latvian ports. This decision was made on May 10. Source: Ministry of Transport of Latvia The Ministry noted that the agreement was signed in January 1994, when Latvia had not yet joined the...
Ukrainian defenders pushed the occupiers out the state border in the east of Ukraine
One of Ukraine’s territorial defense battalions pushed back the Russian occupiers in the Kharkiv region and reached the section of the state border with Russia. Source: Ukrainian defenders “The 227th Battalion of the 127th territorial defense brigade of Ukraine crossed the border into the line of demarcation with the occupying...
Russia is not achieving its strategic goals in the war, – NATO Secretary-General
Russia has failed to achieve any strategic goal of seizing Ukrainian territories or undermining NATO’s unity since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Source: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg “Today during the meeting we discussed our strong support for Ukraine. The Russian war in Ukraine is not going as...
Russians want to mobilize even women in the occupied territories of Ukraine, – Ombudsman for Human Rights in Ukraine
Russia is conducting covert mobilization in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories. Even women are planned to be called up to join the Russian Armed Forces. Source: Ombudsman for Human Rights in Ukraine Lyudmyla Denisova “As part of the mobilization, the occupiers informed the management of the enterprises that it is necessary to...
There is no platform for dialogue with Russia, – German Foreign Minister
The German Foreign Minister says that dialogue between the countries is always important, but now there are no platforms for communication with Russia. Source: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock “There must always be dialogue.” According to her, NATO as a transatlantic alliance stands for a world order based, in particular, on...
Hungary’s new President supported Ukraine’s accession to the EU and condemned Russia’s aggression
The new President of Hungary, Katalina Novak, declared her support for Ukraine’s European integration and condemned Russian aggression during her inauguration on May 14. Source: The President of Hungary Katalina Novak “We condemn Putin’s aggression, the armed invasion of a sovereign state. We say eternally no to every effort...
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