German Chancellor Olaf Scholz believes that NATO should do everything it can to avoid a direct confrontation with Russia. According to him, this could lead to a third world war and a nuclear war with terrible consequences. Scholz urged caution in an interview with the weekly Der Spiegel. His […]
As far as the Kremlin is concerned, the ball is in the neighbouring country’s peace negotiations with Ukraine. According to a spokesman, Russia is awaiting a response from Ukrainian negotiators after handing over a document to them. Moscow has also again accused Ukraine of going back on previous commitments. […]
The damage in Ukraine from the invasion of Russian soldiers is around 1 trillion dollars (920 billion euros), according to Deputy Minister of Economy Aleksandr Griban. He calls the devastation “colossal”. It concerns damage to buildings, health and infrastructure. “And then there is much more damage, such as the […]
Ukrainian authorities announced ten humanitarian corridors for Thursday. One of the escape routes is for Mariupol residents. They can only leave the besieged city by their own transport, according to Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk. Nearly 4,900 people from cities, including Mariupol, were able to flee to safer areas […]
The chairman of the Duma, the Russian House of Representatives, has labelled the reports of civilians murdered by Russian soldiers in Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv, as a propaganda stunt by “Washington and Brussels”. Parliament Speaker Viacheslav Volodin argues that there are no facts but lies that should put […]
Russian soldiers occupying the site around the old Chernobyl nuclear power plant are said to have driven with tanks through a highly toxic zone, the ‘Red Forest’, without any protection. That writes the Reuters news agency based on statements by two site employees. By driving around the area in […]
According to the Ukrainian army, several Russian units in Ukraine are withdrawing after heavy casualties. Some units have returned to Russian territory after losing half of their troops. According to a top official in the Ukrainian government, Oleksij Arestovich, the frontline of the war has virtually “frozen” after a […]
The mayor of Boryspil, about 30 kilometres southeast of Kyiv, has called on some of its residents to leave the city due to fighting in the area. As in the other places around the Ukrainian capital, the population is very concerned about the threat of possible Russian attacks. According […]
The Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been relieved for the first time since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. About half of the personnel present were able to return home after working at the site for nearly four weeks, the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA said. The nuclear power plant, where […]
At least 500 residents of the northeastern city of Kharkiv have been killed since the Russian invasion began on Feb. 24, regional emergency services said. Ukraine’s second-largest city is under heavy fire from the Russian army. Kharkiv’s mayor announced on Tuesday that more than 600 buildings in the city […]
