The Ukrainian army is still fighting in Bachmut, the eastern Ukrainian city that the Russians say they have ultimately captured. Kyiv’s deputy defence minister Hanna Maljar says Ukrainians still control a portion of the city’s southwestern edge. The Russians reported on Saturday that they had complete control of Bachmoet after […]
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Global food prices fell again in March and are more than a fifth lower than the peak a year ago, the United Nations Agriculture Organization (FAO) calculated. However, shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, prices for essential food and drink commodities rose to record highs. Both […]
The reconstruction of Ukraine after the Russian invasion will probably cost about 411 billion dollars, about 380 billion euros. That is 2.5 times the total economy of the country. The World Bank, the United Nations, the European Commission and Ukraine itself released that calculation on Wednesday. The damage has increased […]
Despite international scepticism, the Kremlin has welcomed China’s position to end the war in Ukraine. “Any efforts to develop plans that help put the conflict on a peaceful track deserve attention,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russia’s Interfax news agency. “With the same attention, we also treat the plan of […]
Farmers who grow grain or vegetables may soon have a windfall. Fertilizer prices have fallen sharply in the past week and are lower than before the start of the war in Ukraine. Then, the Russian invasion of the country caused fertilizer prices to skyrocket, leading to concerns about the international […]
Ukraine’s financial health has deteriorated further due to the ongoing war with Russia. Due to the invasion of the Russians and the great loss of life, the refugee flows and the enormous damage to infrastructure, the country’s economy shrank 30 percent last year, analysts at Moody’s estimate. This means that […]
A video from a Russian news site has caused outrage in Serbia. The Wagner group recruits Serbian volunteers to fight alongside the Russian army in Ukraine. On Thursday, a lawyer from Belgrade and some anti-war organizations filed a complaint against the Russian ambassador to Serbia and the head of Serbia’s […]
If Western countries supply long-range weapons to Kyiv, it could lead to a dangerous escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The Kremlin made this statement on Thursday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov thus warns against the supply of “weapons capable of striking Russian territory”. “That is potentially very dangerous. […]
The supply of Western armoured vehicles and other weapons will only prolong the suffering of the Ukrainians and change nothing. This is how the Kremlin reacts to the announced deliveries. “Europe, NATO, and the United States have already injected tens of billions of dollars into Ukraine and arms supplies,” said […]
The West is trying to “divide” Russia and Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin said this in Sunday’s interview on Russian state television. He added that Russia is ready to negotiate with Kyiv, but the ball is in their court. “Everything is based on the politics of our geopolitical opponents, and […]
