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...
Increasing Military Budgets And Imposing Sanctions Is Not A Solution To War – Pope Francis
Pope Francis has issued strong criticism against countries for increasing military spending as Russia’s onslaught of Ukraine continues, branding it “madness.” Speaking on Thursday to an audience with the Italian Women’s Center in Rome, the Pope blamed the “shameful” war in Ukraine on the “old logic of power that still dominates the so-called geopolitics.” He dismissed sanctions and weapons as a solution to...
Chelsea Football Club Allowed To Sell Tickets After Government Alters Licence
Chelsea will be allowed to sell tickets to away games, cup matches and fixtures involving the women's team after the UK government made alterations to the club's special licence. The club have been unable to sell tickets since owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the government as part of its response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine Under the changed licence, proceeds from ticket...
Putin Made A ‘big mistake’ Invading Ukraine -Jens Stoltenberg
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of making a “big mistake” by invading Ukraine, as leaders gathered to discuss overhauling the alliance’s Eastern defenses. “President Putin has made a big mistake and that is to launch a war against an independent sovereign nation. He has underestimated the strength of the Ukrainian people, the bravery of...
