Diana Colodii wrapped fragile Oksana Yakovenko in a blanket and prayed that she would not be hurt as they made the 80-mile journey from Vinnytsia in the west to the border by car. Oksana, 59, has multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that makes her bones very weak, and requires chemotherapy. She wanted to stay home …
Before news organizations were able to verify these claims, Ukrainian officials withdrew them. Earlier today, the country’s leadership said intelligence had found “provocations” in designated areas that would harm would-be refugees. Olga Stefanishyna, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister, told the BBC in an interview that “there is no development or progress” on the corridor ahead. At …
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Ukrainian lawmaker on Germany financing Russian gas sales Mr Scholz has been under scrutiny for his appearance on a talk show that led him to insist the Kremlin attack on his neighbor had been foreseen “for a long time” and that the West had been involved in a lot of “major preparations and plans” ahead …
Rana Mitter, Professor of Modern Chinese History and Politics, suggested Chinese President Xi Jingping initially believed Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine would be “small scale”. He added that once it became clear that the attack was on the entire Ukrainian nation, he probably thought the invasion would be a “slam dunk”. But the invasion has …
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Oleg Ustenko, an economic adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, has called on Europe to place an embargo on Russian oil. Ustenko went on to denounce delays in European countries agreeing to ban imports of Russian gas, calling it “completely unacceptable”. Mr Ustenko told Sky News: “When we talk about sending money, sending money to …
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An oligarch is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as “a very wealthy business leader with a lot of political influence”. The word is of Greek origin, and loosely translates to “rule of the few”. In Russia, this handful of ruling elites has long dominated the financial and political spectrum, with enormous wealth often hidden …
That vitriol was voiced by the crowd that gathered to support presidential candidate Eric Zemmour at the Trocadero in Paris. Referring to the odd chat BFMTV tweeted: “In the middle of meeting ric Zemmour at the Trocadero, the crowd chanted ‘Macron, assassin!’” As Mr Zemmour stood on stage at the Trocadero, the crowd began calling …
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