Web desk – The first ship to depart as part of an effort to transfer food to nations most susceptible to hunger and drought, a ship carrying Ukrainian wheat bound for Ethiopia arrived in port on Saturday, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The project to transport grain worth $150 millionRead More →
Russia shut off gas supplies to Finland on Saturday, deepening a conflict with the West over energy costs, and strengthened an offensive in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. After ending weeks of resistance by the last Ukrainian fighters in the crucial southeastern city of Mariupol, Russia appears to beRead More →
MILAN/BERLIN: According to sources, following discussions with the European Union, Germany and Italy told companies that they could open rouble accounts to continue buying Russian gas without breaching sanctions. The debate over Russia’s demand that foreign gas importers pay in roubles has put European countries’ resolve to take a hardRead More →
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated Turkey’s opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO, accusing them of failing to take a hard stand against terrorism. “We will not agree to those (countries) imposing sanctions on Turkey in order for it to join the security organisation NATO,” Erdogan stated. Since 2019, SwedenRead More →
NATO and the US said on Sunday (May 15) that they were convinced that Finnish and Swedish proposals to join the Western military alliance in reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would be successful. Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto indicated that his nation will request to join the alliance, and SwedenRead More →
Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto declared on Sunday that his nation would apply for NATO membership, a historic policy move precipitated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Moscow, which shares a 1,300 km (800 mile) border with Finland, has suggested that Helsinki joining the 30-strong transatlantic alliance would be a mistake andRead More →
Finland took a step toward fast-track NATO membership on Thursday, sparking a stern warning from the Kremlin as the Ukraine crisis restricted supply of Russian gas to Europe and the number of people fleeing the country neared six million. Following Russia’s invasion of its neighbour in February, Finland’s lawmakers statedRead More →
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AFP) – According to local media on Friday, a worker injured in an explosion at a chemical business in Slovenia has died from his injuries, increasing the total number of individuals killed in the tragedy to six. A cistern erupted at a resin factory owned by the chemicalsRead More →
Ukraine reported driving back Russian soldiers in a counterattack on Wednesday (May 11), perhaps signalling a shift in the war’s momentum and shutting down gas shipments via Russian-held territory, heightening the spectre of an energy crisis in Europe. The general command of Ukraine’s armed forces said that Pytomnyk, a villageRead More →
Germany has launched a challenge against Italy at the United Nations’ top court because Rome continues to enable victims of Nazi war crimes to seek compensation from the German state, despite an earlier finding that such claims breached international law. Germany’s application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), whichRead More →
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