A temporary truce with Moscow is “meaningless” and will only lead to a further escalation, a member of the Ukrainian team negotiating with Russia in peace talks has stated. “We won’t agree to a ‘Minsk-3’ or ‘Budapest-2’ – it’s all pointless,” Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said …
Read More »Russia declares temporary ceasefire in Ukraine
The Russian Ministry of Defense has said it is halting its offensive at 10am local time on Saturday so residents can leave the encircled Azov Sea port city of Mariupol, around 110km (68 miles) from Donetsk. Russia recognizes the city as part of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR). However, it …
Read More »Belarus announces ‘temporary’ closure of oil pipeline to EU
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Read More »Millions of Britons wake up £1,040-a-year poorer as ‘temporary’ Universal Credit uplift removed, while UK economy begs for workers
On Wednesday, the temporary uplift to Universal Credit payments came to an end. The scheme provided recipients of social welfare with an extra £20-a-week throughout the pandemic; the government always said the uplift would be a temporary measure. The scheme’s end also comes a week after the government’s Covid-19 furlough …
Read More »Top German court upholds temporary Covid-19 lockdown law, rejects requests to abolish curfews
The First Senate of the Karlsruhe-based court said in a statement on Wednesday that the curfews serve a “fundamentally legitimate purpose.” However, it also acknowledged the disagreement among experts about whether curfews are an effective way to curb the spread of infection. “The fact that the Federal Council has not …
Read More »US begins much-touted ‘withdrawal’ from Afghanistan… by sending MORE troops & gear for ‘temporary force protection’
The White House confirmed that the exit had begun on Thursday night, with deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre telling reporters on Air Force One that “a drawdown is underway.” “Potential adversaries should know that if they attack us in our withdrawal, we will defend ourselves, [and] our partners, with all …
Read More »Biden admin grants temporary protection to thousands of Venezuelan migrants, admits US sanctions failed to spur regime change
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the Temporary Protected Status designation on Monday, allowing some 320,000 eligible migrants to stay in the US for another 18 months while citing “extraordinary” conditions in the Latin American nation that prevent citizens from returning home. “The living conditions in Venezuela reveal a …
Read More »Iran reaches temporary agreement with UN inspectors, as nuclear deal hangs in the balance
Iran announced last week that as of Tuesday it would forbid the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from performing short-notice inspections at locations linked to its nuclear program. After a speedy round of negotiations, the agency announced on Sunday that it had reached an agreement with Iran whereby “necessary verification …
Read More »In Kiev will run a temporary trolleybus route
Maybe the trolley will run continuously. In Kiev, launched a temporary trolleybus route from the street to Cadet guy of street. “December 4, 2017 to study the demand of residents of Solomenskiy and Shevchenko areas in passenger transport is organized a temporary trolleybus route No. 19D “St. Kadetskiy gay – …
Read More »In one of the districts of Kiev will not temporary water
The outage will affect residents of several houses. In the Podolsk district of Kiev, due to repair of networks temporarily restrict water supply to some residential buildings. As the press service of “Kyivvodocanal”, can be disconnected the water supply at: 28 November from 09.00 to 24.00 – Kozhemiatskaya street, 1-21 …
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