Russia-Ukraine Daily News 2 years ago

🇪🇺🇺🇦 European Union countries are close to a deal on a military aid fund for Ukraine that would pave the way for an injection of 5 billion euros, diplomats said on Tuesday. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-clears-path-5-bln-euro-ukraine-military-aid-boost-2024-03-12/

Russia-Ukraine Daily News 2 years ago

🇨🇵 French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Tuesday told parliament that Ukraine's fight against the Russian invasion had hit a "tipping point", warning of "real, tangible dangers" for France should Russia defeat Kyiv's forces. https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20240312-french-pm-warns-of-tipping-point-in-ukraine #russiaukrainewar

Russia-Ukraine Daily News 2 years ago

🇪🇺 The European Parliament has adopted a directive on criminalizing the violation and circumvention of EU sanctions, namely in relation to sanctions targeting Russia. https://kyivindependent.com/european-parliament-votes-to-criminalize-circumvention-of-eu-sanctions/

Russia-Ukraine Daily News 2 years ago

🇷🇺 Russian officials have been ordered to significantly boost voter turnout among young people in the upcoming presidential 'election' as the Kremlin seeks to hand Putin a resounding re-coronation.

The Moscow Times

‘Make the Young Fall in Love With Putin’: Young Russians Pressured to Vote as Kremlin Demands Record Turnout - The Moscow Times

Russian officials have been ordered to significantly boost voter turnout among young people in the upcoming presidential election as the Kremlin se...

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News 2 years ago

🇪🇺🇷🇺 European companies have supplied over $630 million worth of equipment according to the current exchange rate to Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project since the invasion of Ukraine despite it being under Western sanctions.

The Moscow Times

EU Firms Supply $630Mln in Equipment to Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Project Despite Sanctions - The Moscow Times

European companies have supplied over $630 million worth of equipment according to the current exchange rate to Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project sin...

Russia-Ukraine Daily News 2 years ago

🇷🇺 Riddle looks at how Russia’s banning of Youtube, Twitter and Meta since the war in Ukraine have helped push Telegram into social media dominance

Riddle Russia

Explaining The Rise of Telegram – Riddle Russia

Olga Logunova looks at how Russia’s banning of Twitter and Meta since the war in Ukraine began have helped push Telegram into social media dom...

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News 2 years ago

🇺🇲🇺🇦 The United States is preparing a new military aid package for Ukraine that could be worth as much as $400 million, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Tuesday, the first such move in months as additional funds for Kyiv remain blocked by Republican leaders in Congress. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-preparing-new-weapons-package-ukraine-officials-2024-03-12/ #usa

Russia-Ukraine Daily News 2 years ago

🇺🇲🇺🇦 The White House is expected to announce as soon as Tuesday that it will send a new package of weapons worth $300 million to Ukraine, and it will include a number of Army Tactical Missile Systems. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/12/white-house-aid-package-ukraine-00146487?123 #usa

Russia-Ukraine Daily News 2 years ago

🇪🇺 European Union leaders will next week call for new #sanctions targeting Belarus, North Korea and Iran over their role in helping #Russia conduct its war against Ukraine. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-12/eu-leaders-to-urge-new-sanctions-for-belarus-north-korea-iran #russiaukrainewar

Russia-Ukraine Daily News 2 years ago

🇵🇱 Poland joined a Czech-led initiative to buy hundreds of thousands of artillery rounds for Ukraine with a “substantial” financial contribution, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-12/poland-joins-czech-ammunition-plan-for-ukraine-sikorski-says

Russia-Ukraine Daily News 2 years ago

🇲🇩 🇷🇺 #Moldova said it delivered an official protest to the Russian ambassador to Chisinau over the decision to open polling stations for Russia's presidential election in the breakaway Moldovan region of Transdniestria. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/moldova-delivers-protest-russia-over-voting-stations-transdniestria-2024-03-12/

Russia-Ukraine Daily News 2 years ago

🇷🇺 Russia's elite is expecting Putin to reshuffle government positions to bring in younger people after what it sees as the formality of his resounding election victory this weekend, four sources close to the authorities said. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-elite-expects-putin-reshuffle-some-positions-after-election-win-2024-03-12/

Russia-Ukraine Daily News 2 years ago

🇺🇦 #Ukraine, particularly in the last few months, has been exporting much more grain than anyone expected despite more than two years of war with neighboring Russia. https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/black-sea-grain-exports-beating-early-market-ideas-by-substantial-degree-braun-2024-03-11/

Russia-Ukraine Daily News 2 years ago

🇮🇹 🇷🇺 UniCredit faces court hearings in Britain and #Russia in the second quarter after a Russian energy company sued the Italian bank for failing to honour guarantee payments because of international sanctions, UniCredit said on Tuesday. https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/unicredit-faces-hearings-case-over-russia-sanctions-guarantee-claims-2024-03-12/ #italy

Russia-Ukraine Daily News 2 years ago

🇨🇵 French lawmakers will say on Tuesday whether they support a security accord with #Ukraine, in a vote that is non-binding but closely watched in #France and beyond. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-lawmakers-vote-ukraine-support-risky-macron-bet-2024-03-12/

Russia-Ukraine Daily News 2 years ago

🇷🇺 #Russia said one of its Ilyushin Il-76 military cargo planes crashed shortly after takeoff on Tuesday with 15 people on board due to a fire in one of its engines. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/cargo-plane-crashes-russias-ivanovo-region-brief-2024-03-12/

Russia-Ukraine Daily News 2 years ago

🇷🇺🇨🇭 Russia's foreign ministry on Tuesday summoned Switzerland's ambassador over the Swiss parliament's approval of motions authorising the government to work on a way to seize and transfer Russian assets to fund reparations for Ukraine. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-summons-swiss-ambassador-over-russian-asset-confiscation-plans-2024-03-12/

Russia-Ukraine Daily News 2 years ago

🇷🇺 Armed fighters purporting to be Russian citizens who oppose the Kremlin said they carried out cross-border incursions into western Russia from Ukraine using tanks on Tuesday, but Moscow said it had repelled the attacks. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-based-russian-armed-groups-say-they-have-launched-incursion-into-russia-2024-03-12/ #russiaukrainewar

Russia-Ukraine Daily News 2 years ago

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russia and Ukraine said they downed dozens of drones overnight, as both launched overnight attacks on each other's targets behind the stretched frontlines. Ukraine's air force said Russia fired 37 Iranian-style "Shahed" kamikaze drones and three missiles at its territory overnight. https://www.barrons.com/news/russia-ukraine-down-dozens-of-drones-overnight-00a02ba1 #russiaukrainewar

Russia-Ukraine Daily News 2 years ago

🇮🇱 🇷🇺 Israel has expressed its dissatisfaction with Russia over its frequent statements against the Jewish state in the context of the war in Gaza, the Foreign Ministry told The Times of Israel on Tuesday.

Israel protests Russian stance on war against Hamas, calls for ‘more balance’

Foreign Ministry says it voiced displeasure to Moscow's envoy after Russian officials criticized Israel's 'cruel methods' in Ga...

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