Month: April 2023

Зеленський після зустрічі з Дудою розповів, від чого залежить ситуація в Бахмуті

За словами Зеленського, «якщо буде момент іще гарячіших подій і небезпека, що ми можемо втратити особовий склад через оточення, обов’язково будуть відповідні правильні рішення генерала на місці» …

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Former Italian PM Berlusconi Being Treated in Intensive Care at Hospital

Silvio Berlusconi, who has served as Italian prime minister four times, was being treated in intensive care in a cardiac unit at Milan’s San Raffaele Hospital after reportedly suffering breathing problems. The 86-year-old billionaire media tycoon has suffered repeated bouts of ill-health in recent years and came out of the hospital just last week. “He has been admitted to intensive care because a problem caused by an infection has not been resolved but he is speaking,” Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, a long-time ally of Berlusconi, told reporters in Brussels. Berlusconi’s Forza Italia party is part of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s …

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Latest in Ukraine: Zelenskyy Visits Neighboring Poland

New developments: French President Emmanuel Macron, during visit to Beijing, says with China’s relationship with Russia it can “play a major role” in achieving peace in Ukraine. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi reiterated the “urgent need” to protect the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine as he met with Russian officials in Kaliningrad. Russian bank VTB reports $7.7 billion in losses for 2022. Bank officials blamed Western sanctions that targeted Russia’s financial sector after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Poland’s Agriculture Minister Henryk Kowalczyk announces resignation amid anger from Polish farmers about effects of Ukrainian grain …

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How Will Bulgarian Election Impact Country’s Support for Ukraine?

After a relatively low turnout of 40% in Bulgaria’s parliamentary elections that were held on Sunday, results show there was no outright winner, and the parties are headed to coalition talks. Analysts say the results could influence Bulgaria’s position on Russia’s war in Ukraine. The two-party coalition of GERB-SDS, led by former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, won the early parliamentary elections with 26.51% of the votes, Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission announced on its website, based on unofficial regional results. The pro-Western reformist coalition We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria, or PP-DB, is in second place with 25%. Revival, with 14% of …

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Seeking to ‘Reset’ Relations, EU Leaders Pay Rare Visit to China

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and French President Emmanuel Macron are to land in China on Wednesday seeking to “reset” ties with an important economic partner while broaching thorny issues like Ukraine and trade risks.   Macron last visited China in 2019. It will be von der Leyen’s first trip since becoming European Commission president that year.  Since then, China’s strict pandemic controls forced all diplomatic meetings online as relations with Europe soured: first because of a stalled investment pact in 2021 and then Beijing’s refusal to condemn Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.  For Macron, facing …

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Trade, Ukraine Top Agenda as France’s Macron, EU’s von der Leyen Visit China

French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrive in China Wednesday for a three-day state visit aimed at discussing trade, human rights, and especially Ukraine with President Xi Jinping, amid ever closer ties between Beijing and Moscow. The trip will be Macron’s first to China since 2019, and von der Leyen’s first as head of the European Union’s executive arm. Analysts and officials have downplayed expectations for any major outcome, though the two leaders will likely prod China to limit its support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “My understanding is it is very much about …

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Finland Set to Join NATO, Dealing Major Blow to Russia

Finland is poised to join NATO on Tuesday, a historic realignment triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but the head of the military alliance said no more troops would be sent to the Nordic country unless it asked for help. Russia has already warned that it would bolster defenses along its border with NATO if the alliance deployed any additional troops or equipment to its new member. “There will be no NATO troops in Finland without the consent of Finland,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels a few hours before the country joins. But …

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