Tag: Europe
Poland to supply kyiv with MiG-29 fighters, a first for NATO
Poland will deliver a first batch of four MiG-29 fighter-bombers to Ukraine, Polish President Andrzej Duda announced on Thursday, which will be the first such delivery by a NATO member.…
The British government bans its employees from using TikTok
The United Kingdom announced on Thursday March 16 the banning of the Chinese application TikTok on the work phones of its civil servants, a decision with immediate effect which follows…
War in Ukraine: Russia “will react to any provocation” from the United States
US-Russian relations continue to sour after the case of the American drone shot down over the Black Sea. At the same time, fighting is still ongoing in Bakhmout, in the…
Russia: the dream of emancipation of ethnic minorities
Imagine an American flag, whose bands would not be blue but green, and the stars replaced by snowflakes. Painted about ten years ago by the Siberian artist Damir Mouratov, this…
An exceptionally hard ball game from the Finnish club! Bearbasket rushed to the semifinals of the basketball FIBA Europe Cup
The reigning Finnish basketball champion Karhubasket advanced to the top four in the FIBA Europe Cup. Kauhajoki Karhubasket won basketball in the second leg of the quarterfinals of the FIBA…
War in Ukraine: Switzerland’s untenable neutrality
The choice of words leaves no room for doubt. By denouncing on March 12 a “war frenzy” based on “a short-term vision”, in an interview with the NZZ am Sonntag,…
Electricity: Brussels’ plan to contain prices
Protecting consumers from soaring electricity prices and allowing suppliers to have predictable income, these are the two objectives set out by the European Commission. This Tuesday, March 14, Brussels presented…
UK unveils less bleak-than-expected budget during massive strike
London on Wednesday (March 15th) unveiled a budget focused on its aim to entice thousands of Britons back into the job market in the face of labor shortages. But faced…
War in Ukraine: “Bratstvo”, the battalion that multiplies sabotage in Russia
It is an independent group, but which nevertheless maintains relations with the Ukrainian armed forces. Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, a group of volunteers, the “Bratstvo” battalion –…
Ukraine: what we know about the American drone shot down over the Black Sea
Tensions remain high between Washington and Moscow after an aerial incident on Tuesday, the United States accusing the Russian aviation of having “intercepted and rammed” an American Reaper drone over…