The imminent disconnection of three Baltic states from Russia’s power grid is “a victory for freedom and European unity,” the EU foreign policy chief said Friday. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will permanently disconnect from Russia’s power grid on Saturday, Kaja Kallas wrote on X, saying that with this move, Russia can no longer use…
Reuters. The first French Mirage 2000 fighter jets arrived on Thursday (February 6) in Ukraine, French Defence minister Sébastien Lecornu wrote on social media platform X. Paris delivered the first batch on Thursday after Ukrainian pilots have been training in France in recent months, Lecornu added. The fighter jets, manufactured by Dassault Aviation,…
Human rights organization, Amnesty International, said Donald Trump’s proposal to move Palestinians from Gaza was “inflammatory, outrageous and shameful” and amounted to a “flagrant violation of international law.” “Any plan to forcibly deport Palestinians outside the occupied territory against their will is a war crime,” Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnes Callamard told Reuters news…
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian urged OPEC members to unite against possible U.S. sanctions, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would seek to drive Tehran’s oil exports to zero, Reuters reports. “I believe that if OPEC members are united and work together, the U.S. would not be able to sanction and pressure one of…
Greenland’s prime minister announced on Tuesday that the semi-autonomous Danish territory will hold a general election on March 11 amid interest by U.S. President Donald Trump in acquiring the Arctic island, Reuters reports. The top issues in the election campaign are expected to be Greenland’s independence aspirations and relations with Denmark and the United…
About 45,100 Ukrainian soldiers have died in the war with Russia, and 390,000 have been wounded. These are the figures of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky cited in a recent interview with British journalist Piers Morgan, Radio Liberty Ukraine reports. Two months ago, Zelensky reported 43 thousand dead and 370 thousand wounded. The Ukrainian…
In an interview with Rich Edson of Fox News, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington needs to apply more pressure on Iran. “I think we need to apply more pressure to Iran until they stop doing the activities that they’re doing. What are those activities? They’re trying to ultimately get to a…
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has long strayed from its original mission of responsibly advancing American interests abroad, and it is now abundantly clear that significant portions of USAID funding are not aligned with the core national interests of the United States, the U.S. State Department said in a statement. “As…
Two opposition leaders were detained during renewed protests in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, as government critics once again took to the streets on Sunday, news agency Interpress reported. Police detained Gigi Ugulava and Nika Melia, and clashes broke out between officers and protesters, who blocked a road in the city centre, according to Interpress….
An aide to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday a US call for Ukraine to hold an election after agreeing a ceasefire with Russia looked like a “failed plan” if that is all it consists of, though more details were needed, The Business Standard reports. US President Donald Trump’s top Ukraine official…
Starting from February 5, a law allowing internal affairs authorities in Russia to deport migrants residing illegally in the country without a court decision will come into force, The Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Vyacheslav Volodin, said on his Telegram account. According to him, from that…
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan had a phone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, discussing the situation in Syria and regional issues. TASS reports this, citing a source in the Turkish Foreign Ministry. It is noted that the two countries’ support for the political unity of Syria was emphasized. It was emphasized that…
Some forces want to spoil the warm relations between Baku and Moscow, said the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, commenting on the letter that appeared in the press, which was allegedly sent by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov. The Russian Foreign Ministry called the letter…
