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Russia fights with the civilian population of Ukraine, – Prime Minister of Ukraine
The head of the Ukrainian government Denys Shmygal stated that the number of civilian casualties as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine is ten times higher than the casualties among the Ukrainian military. Source: The Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmygal The number of civilian casualties is ten times higher than among the military....
US and UK will not lift sanctions on Russia in exchange for unblocking Ukrainian ports
Neither the United States nor the United Kingdom сonsider lifting sanctions on Russia in exchange for unblocking Ukrainian ports for grain exports. Source: US Department of State spokesman Ned Price US Department of State spokesman Ned Price called the suggestion “worthless” to control inflation. “Of course, we will not lift...
The European Commission proposes to add the violation of EU sanctions against Russia to the list of EU crimes
The European Commission has developed a proposal to add violations of EU sanctions to the list of criminal offenses. Source: The Press Service of The European Commission The Commission proposes to include in the list of criminal offenses participation in actions or activities aimed at directly or indirectly circumventing sanctions, including by...
Russians bypass sanctions with the help of Belarus
Russians bypass sanctions due to Belarus. Source: Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak “Travel to Minsk or the so-called” banking tourism “to obtain Visa and MasterCard cards in Belarusian banks has become popular. They can be used to pay abroad and in international online stores. There is also a demand...
The European Parliament supported creation of tribunal for Russia’s war crimes
European Parliament member states supported the resolution on the establishment of a tribunal for Russian war crimes against Ukraine. Source: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba The Parliament also called on the EU to take all necessary actions in international proceedings and courts to support the prosecution of the Russian and...
The US has launched a new project to gather evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine
The US State Department announced the launch of a new program to collect and analyze evidence of war crimes and other atrocities committed by Russia in Ukraine. Source: The press service of the US State Department Conflict Observatory “will document, verify and disseminate evidence of Russian troops in Ukraine from open sources.”...
Serbia must join sanctions against Russia if it wants to join the EU, – EU High Representative
Serbia must join sanctions against Russia if it wants to join the European Union. Source: EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell According to him, the EU welcomes and appreciates the strategic and courageous decisions of those partner countries in the Western Balkans that have fully aligned their foreign...
Ukraine won’t accept the sixth package of sanctions without an embargo on Russian oil, – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine stated that he did not believe that the sixth package of EU sanctions against Russia could be adopted without an oil embargo. Source: The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba “No. I do not believe that the sixth package can be approved without an oil embargo. Ukraine is against the...
Russian occupiers committed more than 200 environmental crimes in Ukraine
231 environmental crimes by Russia have been recorded in our country and in the Black Sea since the first days of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. Source: Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine Ruslan Strilets “Most cases of ecocide were detected in the Kyiv region – 34, 27 in the Donetsk region, and 22...
Canada provides intelligence on cyber threats to Ukraine, – Canadian Foreign Minister
Canada condemns Russia’s cyberattack on Ukraine on the eve of a military invasion that has caused Internet disruptions across Europe. Source: Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly “Canada strongly condemns the destructive cyber activity by Russia targeting the European telecommunications sector on February 24, 2022. Canada joins its...
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General Staff operational report August 22, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine Tuesday, August 22, 2023 - 18:55 (EEST)
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