Early this morning a massive invasion of Ukraine by Russian and Belarusian army units was launched by land and air. Peaceful cities in Ukraine were targeted by the blitzkrieg offensive including Kharkiv, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Mariupol Odessa and others. There will be civilian casualties, and massive displacement of the population leading to a flood of refugees…
MEPs have responded to news that Russia has moved troops into the occupied territories of Donetsk and Lugansk in Ukraine’s East. ECR Coordinator on Foreign Affairs, Anna Fotyga,said: “Russia recognising its own fabrications is not only a violation of Ukraine‘s sovereignty and integrity, and a breach of international law, but also a harbinger of further…
An ECFR survey says Europeans believe Russia will invade Ukraine this year. In every surveyed country – apart from Finland (a plurality, 44%) – a majority of respondents think Russia will invade Ukraine this year. The breakdown for each country is as follows: Finland (44%), France (51%), Germany (52%), Italy (51%), Poland (73%), Romania (64%) and Sweden (55%)….
Lack of medical care and beds, overwhelmed hospitals and millions of unattended injured with serious injuries: this is the grim reality of what world capitals would face amidst a nuclear denotation, according to new report by the International Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons – ICAN. The new report evaluates the immediate health response capacity to…
Russia’s military build-up on Ukraine’s border has triggered a mood change in Europe. Against a backdrop of rapidly escalating tensions, majorities in Europe now believe that Russia will invade Ukraine in 2022, and hold the view that the EU and NATO should stand behind Kyiv in such a scenario, according to a new polling-backed study…
The arc of military tensions generated by the Kremlin in Eastern Europe is growing by the day, affecting more and more countries. The vortex of geopolitical fears is engulfing more states and increasing the risks to their economies. Despite constant talks and ongoing consultations, the level of confrontation on the Russia-West axis has not abated….
ECR MEP Assita Kanko has reacted to news of the coup in her native country, Burkina Faso. “President Kaboré has been arrested by the army, my contacts in Burkina Faso have confirmed. I am holding my breath. Jihadists, a weakened army and a desperate government threaten the security of everyone on the ground. There has been…
“Unity and resolve, that’s what we expect from our Ministers of Foreign Affairs who will today discuss the situation around Ukraine. The country, whose citizens went onto the streets and died fighting for the European future of their country, cannot be turned down by cold pragmatism. We expect the European Union to show its strength…
Foreign Affairs Committee and Security and Defence Subcommittee MEPs will travel to Ukraine from 30 January to 2 February to gather information on the current crisis. A high-level delegation of eight MEPs, led by the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Security and Defence Subcommittee Chairs David McAllister ( EPP, DE) and Nathalie Loiseau (Renew, FR),…
Nine soldiers of the First World War have been reburied with full military honours at Ypres, the world’s largest CWGC cemetery, in the presence of its President, HRH The Duke of Kent. The men’s remains were first discovered in 2018 and seven of the nine were identified by the MOD’s Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre…
