Today
Saturday 18 February 2023
11:00 a.m
U. VON DER LEYEN PLACED ON “DOUBLE EFFORTS”
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday called for a “doubled effort” in military support to Ukraine to help it fend off Russian invasion during an intervention at the Munich security conference. “We must continue the very massive support needed to thwart[Vladimir]Putin’s imperialist plans,” she said. “It’s time to speed up because Ukraine needs material to survive,” she stressed.
10:19
NATO BOSS’ CALL ‘MAKE UKRAINE A WIN’
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg will call on Saturday for Ukraine “to be given what it needs to win the war” that Russia started against the country almost a year ago. “We must give Ukraine what it needs to win and survive as an independent sovereign nation in Europe,” read statements he is due to make at the Munich Security Conference, transmitted to AFP.
“Putin is not planning peace, he is planning more war (…),” said Russian President Vladimir when NATO feared an imminent major offensive by Russian forces. There are “no signs that he has changed his ambitions,” he warns, mobilizing “hundreds of thousands of soldiers” and getting “more weapons from authoritarian countries like Iran and North Korea.”
09:21
REVIEW OF THE LAST 24 HOURS
Emmanuel Macron, longtime supporter of dialogue with Vladimir Putin, delivered an attack on Russia on Friday, February 17. The Auchan brand is again targeted by Ukraine, with Kiev accusing it of being “a full-fledged weapon of Russian aggression”. The highlights of the last 24 hours.
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08:43
BELLINGCAT BOSS PREVENTED FROM PARTICIPATING IN BAFTAS
Bellingcat investigative site executive director Christo Grozev, a Kremlin pet peeve, said on Friday he was prevented from attending the Baftas ceremony because British police were worried about possible “hostile intentions from foreign states”.
He said he was “surprised” to find that he and his family were “banned” by British police from attending the Bafta presentation, after which the documentary “Navalny,” dedicated to Vladimir Putin’s main opponent, was made imprisoned is severe poisoning, which he attributes to the Kremlin. Justification according to the journalist: “We pose a risk to public safety.”
08:39
WASHINGTON SMOKE INTO AMMUNITION
The US military has announced a nearly $1 billion contract to increase production of 155mm caliber artillery ammunition, which is used in large quantities by Ukraine for self-defense. Defense contractors General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems and American Ordnance will compete for individual ordnance orders under the $993.7 million contract, the U.S. military said in a statement.
The goal is to produce between 12,000 and 20,000 additional artillery ammo per month. The announcement comes after the military received a $522 million contract to order ammunition of the same caliber from two other companies as part of the Pentagon’s Ukraine aid package.
08:36
J. BIDEN TO SEND V. PUTIN COMMUNICATION “CLOSED”.
US President Joe Biden travels to Poland on Tuesday and Wednesday with a clear “message” for Vladimir Putin, a year after the start of the war and at a crucial moment in the conflict. Coincidentally, on Tuesday, the day he will address a speech in Warsaw, his Russian counterpart has also scheduled a speech.
Three days before the first anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, Joe Biden will “send a message both to (Vladimir) Putin and to the Russian people,” White House spokesman John Kirby said on Friday. “We can proudly say that our support for Ukraine remains unwavering and that (…) the international coalition in support of Ukraine is stronger than ever,” he said, reiterating that the US will support Kiev “for as long as it takes.” “ would support.