Russians! You are trying to conquer Ukraine, but you are killing yourself. Six days of bloodshed in Ukraine. Six days of Ukrainian heroism. Six days of support for Kyiv by the Western coalition. Six days of pain and suffering for people in an independent country. Six days of death of the defenders of Ukrainian cities,…
Ukraine has become a real bear trap for Russia. The fierce resistance of Ukrainian defenders of the bloody invasion that Putin unleashed has the Kremlin in a spin. On Sunday, the bitterness on the Ukrainian front turned into a new round of threats, and the doomsday clock shifted again. Putin alerted Russia’s strategic missile forces…
We have received reliable reports from Belarus opposition journalists that units of the Belarusian Special Operations Forces are now boarding planes headed to Ukraine. An airborne landing is being prepared, with planned landing locations at Kyiv and Zhytomir. This confirms that the Belarusian Army is a partner with Russia in invading Ukraine and that Belarusian…
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…
Access Now, together with Digital Security Lab Ukraine, has called on the international community to take swift action in support of civil society in Ukraine, as well as the broader public whose human rights are being undermined by cyberattacks on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure. Following the most recent cyberattacks targeting Ukraine’s essential public service infrastructure, and the ongoing…
MEPs have given the green light to a €1.2 billion macro-financial loan to help Ukraine cover its external financing needs in 2022. Parliament agreed to an EC proposal to provide Kyiv with an emergency resource for EU neighbourhood countries struggling to pay their bills. It will be paid out in two instalments. Half of the…
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%)….
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…
A high-level delegation of the European Parliament, which travelled to Ukraine amid the current security crisis, concluded its visit on Tuesday. Nine members from the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee and Security and Defence Subcommittee, led by Chairs David McAllister (EPP, DE) and Nathalie Loiseau (Renew, FR) met with Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, the Speaker…
The European Court of Human Rights has issued a review of 2021. In 2021 the Court ruled on more than 36,000 applications. The number of Grand Chamber or Chamber judgments rose to 428 (relating to 1,037 applications), an increase of 9% compared to 2020. At the end of 2020 there were 62,000 pending applications. At…
