“The Whole Country Is Watching”: Ukraine Looks To Secure World Cup Qualification
It’s more than 1,800 miles from Severodonetsk to Glasgow. As Russian pressure increases in the strategically key eastern Ukraine city where two-thirds of properties have been reported as destroyed, an international football match in the Scottish ...
Serbia’s Gas Deal With Putin Has Created A Fresh Headache For Europe
On Sunday, Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic announced that his country had agreed to a new three-year gas supply deal with Russia's state energy provider Gazprom. The news came at an awkward time, and in doing so, Vucic created a fresh headach...
US Experience 30% Increase In The Price Of Gas Than It Was Before Russia Invaded Ukraine
Pump prices just took another big step in the wrong direction. The US national average for regular gasoline climbed by five cents on Wednesday to a fresh record of $4.67 a gallon, according to AAA. That leaves gas prices up by 48 cents in the past m...
Putin And Zelensky Could Meet Only To Finalize `Certain Document’ – Dmitry Peskov
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky could meet only to finalize "a certain document", yet the two sides suspended work on it long ago, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. "No one could ever ...
Putin Confident Russia Will Keep Bolstering Its Strength, Independence And Sovereignty
Russia will build up its strength and sovereignty in a rapidly changing world, President Vladimir Putin said in a video address on International Day for Protection of Children, which was featured at a Bolshoi Theater event dedicated to the date. Puti...
China Calls On The West To Stop Fueling Conflict In Ukraine, Cease Pressure On Russia
China opposes the policy of the US and a number of Western states on incitement of the conflict in Ukraine and considers it necessary to stop ramping up pressure on Russia via unilateral sanctions, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said ...
Zelensky Welcomes New EU Sanctions Against Russia But Calls The Delay “Unacceptable”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday welcomed the new European Union sanctions package against Moscow, but criticized the bloc for the gap of more than 50 days between the fifth and sixth round of sanctions. "It's more than 50 days sin...
Six Package Of Anti-Russian Sanctions To Be Approved On June 1-2 – Michel
The sixth package of EU sanctions against Russia, which comprises an embargo on tanker deliveries of Russian oil to EU member-states postponed for six months, can be finally approved on June 1-2, President of the European Council Charles Michel said ...
Europe’s “Strength And Determination” Suffered During “Wrangling” Over New Sanctions On Russia – Robert Habeck
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said Tuesday that Europe’s “strength and determination has certainly suffered” during the "wrangling" between the European Union member states over the new sanctions against Russia agreed by the bloc on M...
Taiwan To Donate $6 Million To Five Ukrainian Cities, Says Ministry Of Foreign Affairs
Taiwan announced Tuesday it will donate $6 million to five Ukrainian cities affected by Russia’s invasion – including Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city – as a token of support and to help rebuild schools and civilian infrastructure, acco...
