Destroyed houses in Irpin A house has been destroyed after a shelling. With his invasion, Putin wants to regain control over the area of the former Soviet Union (USSR). (Photo: dpa) Wien According to Ukrainian historian Serhii Plokhy, Russian President Vladimir Putin will only be satisfied with a complete conquest of Ukraine. Putin’s vision of … Read more
New York, Düsseldorf During the night of Sunday, fighting in Ukraine, which was attacked by Russia, concentrated on the southern Ukrainian port of Mariupol and the area around the capital Kyiv. Mariupol, besieged by Russian troops, reported dramatic conditions after a failed ceasefire. In addition, the Russian army continued to advance towards Kyiv and other … Read more
New York, Düsseldorf Russian President Vladimir Putin has sharpened his rhetoric towards the West and sharply criticized the punitive measures imposed. “These sanctions that are being imposed are tantamount to a declaration of war,” the Kremlin chief said in a televised speech on Saturday. At the same time, at a meeting with Aeroflot employees, he … Read more
Peking The Chinese government sees difficult times ahead for the People’s Republic. “This year we face great tasks and many challenges in economic and social development,” said China’s Premier Li Keqiang on Saturday in his speech on the opening day of the so-called “Two Sessions”. It is the second most important political meeting this year … Read more
Social networks Twitter and Facebook are no longer available in Russia. (Photo: dpa) Moscow The media regulator in Moscow has blocked the social network Facebook in Russia. The Roskomnadzor authority announced on Friday in Moscow that it was a reaction to the shutdown of several Russian media pages on Facebook. Shortly thereafter, the Kremlin restricted … Read more
Düsseldorf Negotiators from Russia and Ukraine met for the second time for peace talks – the first time with a tangible result: Both sides agreed to set up humanitarian corridors in particularly contested areas of Ukraine. After the exchange in the Belarusian-Polish border area, the head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, said that hostilities … Read more
Russia’s Navy in the Ukraine conflict In mid-February, Russia moved numerous warships across the Bosphorus Straits to the Black Sea. (Photo: Can Merey/dpa) The Turkish president did not tell Zelensky that Turkey has closed or will close the straits to the Black Sea to Russian warships, a Turkish official with direct knowledge of the situation … Read more
New York Has Russia’s ruler Vladimir Putin gambled or is he pulling his strength together for the great storming of Kyiv? That is the big question as rockets continue to fall in Kharkiv and other cities this morning, hundreds of thousands more flee war centers, and international diplomacy braces for another day of high-speed negotiations. … Read more