Tag: Russian
War in Ukraine: the consequences for the supply of Russian gas to Germany
More than 50% dependent on Russia for its gas imports, Berlin is forced to revise its energy strategy from top to bottom. And faced with the inevitable price increases, the…
Four Russian fighters violate Swedish airspace, according to the Swedish military
Four Russian fighters have breached over a short period of time Swedish airspace, in the east of the island of Gotland, in the Baltic Sea. According to the Swedish government…
Russian invasion in Ukraine: are we heading towards a new kind of cold war?
The scene looks straight out of the movie Doctor Strangelove, by Stanley Kubrick. Sitting at one of his famous oversized tables, Vladimir Putin, bunkered in his palace, draws, facing the…
Babi Jar targeted – Russian missile strike on Kiev also hits Jewish genocide memorial
Russia fired missiles at a television tower near Kiev on Tuesday night. At the same time, the attack hit an area where more than 33,000 Jews were murdered by the…
“Nuclear ceasefire prevents Western intervention in Ukraine” – UPI researcher Matti Pesu assesses ways in the West to intervene in the Russian invasion
The pressure on the West to intervene in Ukraine will increase if Russia accelerates its attacks, says Matti Pesu, a senior researcher at the Foreign Policy Institute. There is a…
In Ukraine, 498 Russian soldiers have died, nearly 1,600 wounded
For the first time, Russia spoke in more detail about the numbers of dead and wounded. According to Ukrainian data, nearly six thousand Russians have fallen. Russia reports that 498…
at the UN, African countries refrain from all support for the Russian invasion
While some foreign ministries have publicly condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine, others have wanted to maintain a certain distance, while urging the belligerents to negotiate. Diplomatic pressure, from both…
the European Union excludes seven Russian banks from the Swift system
Economic sanctions against Russia coming to fruition. The European Union has decided to disconnect seven Russian banks from the Swift international financial system. A decision effective from March 12 but…
Russian propaganda takes people “in a submarine to the bottom” – there are still cracks, but the majority is behind Putin
Russians’ support for hostilities will continue as long as the belief in the propaganda insulted by the state is maintained, writes Russian correspondent Erkka Mikkonen. MOSCOW “We’re all in the…
Russian and Belarusian athletes allowed to take part in Paralympics – Finnish Paralympic Committee condemns solution: “Cowardly decision”
The Beijing Paralympics start on Friday. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in the Winter Paralympics in Beijing this week, but athletes will…