“We’re talking about survival,” Klitschko said at Friday’s defence council meeting with Kyiv’s top military, security, emergencies and police officials. Russia’s aim was to “sow panic”, he said, stressing that the capital would “prevail – but only through the joint efforts of those who love it and care for it”. The mayor was speaking just
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reiterated Moscow’s long-held position that Russia is not planning to attack European countries but will respond to aggression with “all weapons” in its arsenal. In remarks at a foreign policy forum, Putin accused the West and Europe of escalating tensions by talking about preparing for a war with Moscow in
An exiled Russian opposition figure living in the US says he was warned by American and Lithuanian security services that his life was in danger. Former chess world champion Garry Kasparov said he was one of two dissidents told to take precautions, which he had done. His comments come after the US Justice Department unsealed
If the steelworks remain shut, hundreds of thousands of people may lose their jobs, and the resulting waves of migration will reach far beyond Ukraine, Zinchenko warned. “A humanitarian catastrophe is looming.” The end of steelmaking in Ukraine would also have severe consequences for its defence capabilities and reconstruction. Steel is vital for producing military
UNITED NATIONS — The German and Russian foreign ministers met Saturday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, holding what’s believed to be the first such tête-à-tête since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The meeting came as tensions between the European Union and Russia rose — and just before Russian Foreign Minister
The fire at the state-owned Polish satellite station broke out on Wednesday night in Wola Krobowska. It remains operational. The deputy prime minister said it transmits internet traffic through Poland to countries including Ukraine, and uses SpaceX systems that provide connectivity via Starlink terminals. Asked about the incident at a news conference with Bulgaria’s leader
