Source link The pontiff suggested that Kiev should “find the courage” to end the conflict with Moscow through talks Ukraine needs more military aid before it can start negotiating a peace deal with Russia, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said. His comments came after Pope Francis told Swiss broadcaster RSI that Kiev should have “the […]
Source link The Vatican should avoid repeating the mistakes of the past when talking about the conflict in Ukraine, the foreign minister said Pope Francis was wrong to suggest that Kiev should restart negotiations with Moscow, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has said. The pontiff ruffled some feathers in Ukraine this week by speaking about […]
Source link The country’s Olympic Committee was suspended after it took athletes from former Ukrainian territories under its wing The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected Russia’s appeal against a decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to suspend its membership over the Ukraine conflict. The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) was suspended “until […]
Source link The man is accused of inciting hatred after calling for the Russian president to “deal with Ukraine and Brussels” Polish authorities have charged a farmer who took part in a protest against Ukrainian grain imports with hate speech for equipping his tractor with a Soviet flag and a message appealing to Russian President […]
Source link The Amsterdam Court of Appeal on Tuesday dismissed Russia’s latest legal challenge in the high-profile Yukos case and upheld the enforcement of a $50 billion award to the former shareholders of the now-defunct oil company. Energy giant Yukos, once owned by ex-oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, collapsed in 2006 after the company failed to pay […]
Source link Alisher Usmanov is among dozens of individuals who filed a lawsuit to challenge their inclusion on the blacklist Russian metals tycoon Alisher Usmanov will remain on the EU sanctions list, the European Court of Justice stated on Wednesday, dismissing his appeal. A prominent businessman was placed under EU sanctions on February 28, 2022, […]
Source link Russian wine lovers are switching from red wine to white and rosé, Maxim Protasov, the head of Roskachestvo, the food quality regulator, told RIA Novosti news agency in an interview published on Saturday. According to Protasov, the trend is strong with regard to both domestic and imported wines. “The trend that needs to […]
Source link The WikiLeaks founder faces a sentence of 175 years if sent out from Britain on charges of disclosing classified information WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s possible final appeal against extradition to the United States will be held at the High Court of Justice in London on February 20 and 21, according to a statement […]
Source link Washington has vetoed a resolution demanding a humanitarian cessation of fighting in the Israel-Hamas war The US has cast the lone dissenting vote against a proposed UN Security Council resolution that would have demanded a humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war amid rising civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip. Thirteen member states voted […]
Source link Eight of the nine young men found guilty of raping a minor at a festival in Hamburg had been given suspended sentences A number of men found guilty of gang-raping a 15-year-old girl in Germany three years ago have appealed their convictions despite all but one of them controversially receiving suspended sentences, it […]