Russo-Ukrainian War

One by one, embassies and international offices in Kyiv closed. Flight after flight was canceled when insurance companies balked at covering planes arriving in Ukraine. Hundreds of millions of dollars in investment dried up within weeks.

According to an eyewitness, distant loud noises were heard in Kyiv, similar to artillery fire, Reuters reported.

Invasion of Ukraine: Putin Decided to Conduct "Special Operation to Protect Donbas"

The Russian president said that the responsibility for possible bloodshed would lie entirely with the conscience of the Ukrainian regime and called on the Ukrainian military to lay down their arms immediately and go home.

He said Moscow would not allow the emergence of nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

The EU has imposed sanctions on Russia, RT reports.

EU foreign ministers on Tuesday unanimously agreed on new sanctions against Moscow for recognizing separatist regions in eastern Ukraine and deploying troops there, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said.

Moscow has promised a "Strong and Painful" Response to US Sanctions

Russia promised today a "strong and painful" response to US sanctions announced after Moscow recognized the independence of the two self-proclaimed republics in eastern Ukraine, AFP reported.

"Bulgaria believes in the integrity of Ukraine, we believe that every country, including Russia if it enters with tanks, it is a violation of international law. It is absurd to think that these provinces are acting on their own."

This was stated by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov on the sidelines of parliament.

Servicemen of the Armed Forces self-proclaimed Donetsk Peoples Republic (DPR) at a parade in Donetsk, Ukraine. Photo: EPA-EFE/ALEXANDER USENKO

On November 26, 2021, the European Parliament voted sanctions on the Wagner Group and its affiliates, and the three would-be-EU-member Western Balkan countries soon joined the restrictions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the Russians on the occasion of Defender of the Fatherland Day, celebrated today. According to a televised video broadcast by the Kremlin, "our country is always ready for direct and open dialogue, for seeking diplomatic solutions to the most complex problems.

Sometimes all we have left is the hope of good weather. As now, when gas storage facilities in the EU are at one of their lowest levels, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung wrote recently. In countries like Austria even up to 21%.

The 2014 invasion of Ukraine and seizure of the Crimean Peninsula is the top reason why the U.S. has sanctioned Russian individuals