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Read More »Top Ukrainian official lashes out at Zelensky adviser
The head of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), Alexey Danilov, has called out presidential adviser Mikhail Podoliak for making statements on behalf of the military. Earlier this week, Podoliak unveiled an arms wish list for the West, saying Kiev needs 300 multiple-launch rocket systems, 500 tanks, and 1,000 …
Read More »No ‘hasty EU accession’ for Ukraine – EU official
The EU must not make Ukraine a member state in a rushed manner, European Parliament Vice-President Katarina Barley has said. “There must be no hasty accessions,” Barley to the Neue Osnabrucker Zeitung on Saturday. “Once you’re in the EU, you can’t be excluded.” She pointed to Hungary, whose conservative government …
Read More »Kiev is relying on military solution for Crimea – official
Ukraine is now relying on a military means when it comes to “returning” Crimea, the Ukrainian presidential representative for the region, Tamila Tasheva said on Friday, explaining that the Russian military offensive has prompted Kiev to largely leave behind its diplomatic strategy for the peninsula’s “deoccupation.” In an interview with …
Read More »Polish official slams national team player for Russia decision
Poland’s Undersecretary of State for Security, Marcin Przydacz, took to Twitter to criticize national team star Maciej Rybus for his decision to stay in Russia. Previously playing for their rivals Lokomotiv Moscow from 2017 to 2022, Rybus penned a two-year contract with Spartak Moscow on Saturday which has caused controversy back …
Read More »Poland was too quick to sanction Russia – official
The Polish government was too quick to ban Russian coal, Pawel Poncyljusz, a member of the Civic Coalition of Warsaw’s Parliament, told state-run Polskie Radio on Friday. In his opinion, the sudden reduction in supplies will hurt the average person. “It is a problem. Such radical decisions were made too quickly, …
Read More »Top health official comments on how monkeypox spreads
The monkeypox virus can spread through the air, but only if “close, sustained face-to-face contact” is maintained, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told reporters on Friday. With the disease spreading predominantly among gay men, СDС Director Rochelle Walensky, cautioned doctors not to mistake …
Read More »Rachel Marsden: Top EU official used poorly sourced disinformation in attempt to smear Russia at UN
Earlier this week, the Russian Ambassador to the United Nations National Security Council Vassily Nebenzia walked out of an “address on peace and security in Ukraine” by European Council President Charles Michel. “You may leave the room. Maybe it’s easier not to listen to the truth, ambassador,” the top EU …
Read More »Russia reacts to dressing-down from top EU official
A diplomatic spat unfolded on Monday over a UN Security Council session focusing on alleged war crimes, including sexual violence, by Russian forces in Ukraine. Responding to European Council President Charles Michel, Russia’s deputy UN envoy claimed it’s the EU rather than Russia that is failing to acknowledge the truth …
Read More »Ukrainian victory not in the cards – former US top official
Ukraine won’t be able to win against Russia, and the US must persuade Kiev to negotiate with Moscow to end the conflict, Hugh De Santis, who oversaw NATO and arms control policy planning in the Reagan administration, has insisted. Defeating the Russian forces on the battlefield and restoring Ukraine’s territorial …
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