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Monat: Februar 2025

EU Leaders rallied to defend Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

 European leaders rallied to defend Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance subjected him to a tirade of withering and infantilizing abuse in the Oval Office. EU High Representative Kaja Kallas said: “Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.” In what may prove to be a significant turning point in the tottering post-war Western alliance between Europe and the US, the Europeans pushed back against Washington’s increasing alignment with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and Trump’s browbeating of...

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Russian military obstructed Dam efforts by locals

An investigation by the Kyiv Independent revealed that the Russian military obstructed local efforts to evacuate people from flooded areas, confiscating boats and threatening volunteers to halt their rescue operations. Meanwhile, local rescue services, operating under occupation, lacked sufficient resources, and occupation authorities deliberately downplayed the scale of the disaster. As a result, civilians on the occupied east bank of Kherson oblast who could have been saved...

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Contact Lines In Ukraine

Russian Foreign Affairs Minister, Sergey Lavrov, said there will be no cessation of hostilities along the contact line in Ukraine. “We have a constitution”,  Lavrov said, adding that such a halt in fighting is not feasible. The Russian Foreign Minister also made it clear that Moscow would not agree to any deals that would involve further arming the Ukrainian government....

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Elections resolution to hold elections after “a comprehensive, just, and sustainable peace

Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, passed a resolution to hold elections after “a comprehensive, just, and sustainable peace is secured”. The resolution to “support for democracy in Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression” stipulates that elections cannot be held under martial law, emphasising the “need for continuity of leadership” in such...

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UN adopted Ukraine’s resolution on full scale invasion

  The UN adopted Ukraine’s resolution condemning “the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine”. The resolution was supported by 93 votes in favour, 18 against, including the US, Russia, Belarus, Hungary, Israel, North Korea, the Central African Republic, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Mali, Sudan, Niger, Nicaragua, Palau and the Marshall...

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180 Billion in US Aid To Ukraine

The US has provided roughly $183 billion in aid to Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with $65.9 billion spent on military support, according to the Pentagon and an interagency oversight group responsible for reporting to Congress. A further $3.9 billion approved by Congress remains unspent. Of the $183 billion in total aid, approximately $58 billion has been spent in the US....

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