Russia earns $98B from fuel exports in first 100 days of Ukraine war
Moscow (The Times Groupe)- Russia has earned billions from energy exports as Russian fossil fuel exports totaled $98 billion during the first 100 days of invasion in Ukraine, most of it going to the European Union.
Russia destroys bridge over Ukrainian river, cutting escape route
Tehran (The Times Groupe)- Russian troops have destroyed a bridge connecting the embattled Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk with another city across the river, cutting off a possible evacuation route for civilians, local officials said on Sunday.
EU Commission chief visits Kyiv to discuss Ukraine’s candidacy bid
Kyiv (The Times Groupe)- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal met with European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday at Kyiv, as heavy fighting continues in eastern Ukraine.
Russia announces deputy foreign minister met U.S. ambassador
Moscow (The Times Groupe)- The Russian foreign ministry said on Friday that Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov met with U.S. ambassador John Sullivan.
Putin warns against supply of long-range rockets to Ukraine
Moscow (The Times Groupe)- Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Sunday that Moscow would order strikes on new targets if the US supplied long-range rocket systems to Ukraine.
Switzerland rejects Denmark’s arms request
Bern (The Times Groupe)- Swiss Government said it will not honor Denmark's request to send nearly two dozen Swiss-made armored personnel carriers to Ukraine, citing Swiss neutrality law that prohibits the export of military hardware to a country at war.
Number of mercenaries in Ukraine halved since February, Russia claims
Moscow (The Times Groupe)- The number of foreign mercenaries in Ukraine has nearly halved from 6,600 to 3,500 since the Russia-Ukraine war began in late February, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
Russia vows to stop natural gas shipments to Danish Orsted, Shell Energy Europe
Moscow (The Times Groupe)- Russia's Gazprom has threatened to cut off its natural gas flow to Denmark's Orsted and Shell Energy Europe starting Wednesday over their refusal to pay in rubles in the wake of the Ukraine war.
Macron proposed UN vote to Putin to lift Odesa port blockade
Paris (The Times Groupe)- French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to take the issue of lifting the blockade of the port of Odesa to the UN, in order to allow Ukrainian cereals stuck there to be exported.
Russia says it gained full control of Lyman city in eastern Ukraine
Moscow (The Times Groupe)- The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Saturday that the city of Lyman in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine was fully under Russian control.
German, French leaders urge swift cease-fire, troop withdrawal in call with Putin
Berlin (The Times Groupe)- The German and French leaders called on the Russian president on Saturday to agree to "an immediate cease-fire and a withdrawal of Russian troops" from Ukraine.
Hungary declares ‘state of emergency’ over threats posed by Russia-Ukraine war
Budapest (The Times Groupe)- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared a state of emergency on Tuesday to allow his country to respond to the security and economic threats posed by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Germany to restart Ukrainian grain exports to Africa
Dakar (The Times Groupe)- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday that Berlin will actively work to prevent the halting of grain exports from Ukraine to Africa due to Russia's invasion.
Four EU nations call for use of Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine
Brussels (The Times Groupe)- The European countries Lithuania, Slovakia, Latvia and Estonia will call on Tuesday for Russian assets frozen by the European Union to be confiscated to fund the rebuilding of Ukraine after Russia's invasion, it was revealed in a joint letter on Monday.