Ghana Reopens Land, Sea Borders
Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday announced the re-opening of land and sea borders as the country eased most of its COVID-19 restrictions. Akufo-Addo made this known in a nationwide address on Monday. The president mentioned that the decision was made after reviewing the measures to help win the fight against COVID-19. “From today, the wearing of face masks is no longer...
Russia “Not Afraid” Of Censored Zelensky Interview
Russia is "not afraid" of an interview Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave to independent Russian media, the Kremlin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said this on Monday. Russia's media watchdog Roskomnadzor warned Russian news outlets on Sunday against broadcasting or distributing the interview between Zelensky and a group of independent Russian journalists. " not afraid," Peskov said when asked what Russia or Roskomnadzor...
Moscow is “Frightened” My Interview With Russian Journalists – Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reacted to Russia's attempt to censor his interview with independent Russian journalists, saying Moscow was "frightened" by journalists "who can tell the truth." "Strong people of our strong country, today is the day when I’m convinced over and over again how far we are from the Russian Federation," Zelensky said in his latest video address Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky...
Ukraine To Give “Peace Award” To Companies That Left Russia
International companies that left Russian markets will be given a “Peace Award” from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, his presidential office announced Sunday. The companies that departed "deserve the respect of Ukrainians and people around the world. After all, indifference and silence are complicity," said Andriy Yermak, head of the Office of the President. “Our goal is not a single penny to...
US President, Joe Biden Says Russia Has “Strangled Democracy”
US President Joe Biden, speaking in Warsaw, said that Russia has "strangled democracy" in its invasion of Ukraine and called out Russian President Vladimir Putin's lies in justifying the war. "Over the last 30 years, the forces of autocracy have revived all across the globe. Its hallmarks are familiar ones: contempt for the rule of law, contempt for democratic freedom, contempt for the truth itself," Biden...
Biden calls Putin “a butcher” after meeting with refugees in Poland
US President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "butcher" after visiting with Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw, Poland, on Saturday. Asked by reporters traveling with the President what seeing the refugees made him think as he deals with Putin every day, Biden responded, "he's a butcher." During the brief question-and-answer session at Stadion Narodowy, Biden recounted how he had been...
Here’s What Biden Has Said Today In Warsaw Ahead Of A “Major Address” About Ukraine
US President Joe Biden is wrapping up his high-stakes foreign trip in Poland, where he met with Ukrainian officials and the Polish president. Biden is meeting with Ukrainian refugees before delivering what the White House is billing as a "major address" this afternoon. The US President, while holding talks with Polish President Andrzej Duda, said that peace in Europe is directly related...
NATO Countries Must Be In “Lockstep” With Each Other As Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Continues – President Biden
US President Joe Biden, while holding talks with Polish President Andrzej Duda, said that peace in Europe is directly related to stability in the United States, adding that lack of action in two world wars "has come back to haunt us." "America's ability to meet its role in other parts of the world rests upon a united Europe, a secure Europe. We've learned from sad experience...
Ambulance Blessed And Donated By Pope Francis En-Route To Lviv
An ambulance that was donated and blessed by Pope Francis is on its way to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, according to the Holy See press office. Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner, on Saturday left for Lviv with the vehicle, which will be given to authorities in Lviv in an effort to provide relief to the city. Lviv...
Humanitarian Situation In Ukraine Is Serious, But Countries Shouldn’t Be Forced To “Choose Sides” – Zhang Jun
China’s United Nations Ambassador Zhang Jun told UN General Assembly member countries that the humanitarian situation in Ukraine is becoming increasingly serious, but that countries should not force others to “choose a side” in the conflict. "The development of the situation in Ukraine to the present stage has triggered broad international concerns, and it is also something China does not want...
