Sept 22, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
Ukraine has claimed responsibility for a strike on the headquarters of
Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet on the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula.
Ukraine has claimed responsibility for a strike on the headquarters of
Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet on the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula.
Lessons from Bosnia and Herzegovina
and Policy Options for Ukraine, the United States, and the International
Community
Sept 20,
2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
The
Ukrainian army said Wednesday it had suspended Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, a
spokeswoman for Ukraine's territorial defence forces from the United States,
over statements that the hierarchy said were not approved.
Albania is
leading this Wednesday one of the most important sessions in the United Nations
Security Council. It is the head of the Albanian government, Edi Rama, who is
the Chief Executive at the Security Council’s table where the focus are the
consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine.
September 13, 2023. Posted by Balkan
Periscope - Hellas
Reports are
surfacing that a KILO class submarine under the command of the Russian Navy has
potentially been targeted by Ukraine in Sevastopol, as asserted by submarine
expert H I Sutton in a tweet, although confirmation remains pending at this
juncture.
Sept 12, 2023. Posted by Balkan
Periscope - Hellas
Ukrainian President Zelensky said electronic financial
declarations by officials should "immediately" be available to the
public, vetoing a law that triggered a scandal across Ukraine.
The Security Service of Ukraine has uncovered another scheme involving
evasion of mobilization and illegal emigration abroad in the Odessa region.
Sept 12, 2023. Posted by Balkan
Periscope - Hellas
Trading in organs is common practice in Ukraine and the country’s law only
encourages it, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily
Nebenzya said on Tuesday.
The G20 group adopted a consensus declaration at a summit on Saturday that
avoided condemning Russia for the war in Ukraine but called on all states not
to use force to grab territory. Kyiv is not entirely happy with the outcome.
However, European countries such as Germany and the U.K. boast that this kind
of consensus was what they were aiming for.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Rustem
Umyerov as the new defense minister, replacing Oleksii Reznikov. Oleksii
Reznikov, who had been serving as Ukraine's defense minister, was appointed
just three months before Russia's invasion of Ukraine. During his tenure, he
played a crucial role in negotiating and equipping Ukraine's forces with modern
weaponry from its allies.
August 31,
2023. Posted by Balkan
Periscope - Hellas
by Paul R.
Pillar*
Arecent article by Michael Crowley in the New York Times highlights divisions within the community of peace activists over U.S. support for the Ukrainian war effort.
Croatia
offers its ports for the export of Ukrainian grains through the Solidarity
Lanes and is currently expanding their capacities, Minister of Foreign and
European Affairs Gordan Grlic Radman said in Toledo, Spain, on Thursday.
The
Ukrainian Air Force lost two Su-25 attack jets and an Mi-8 helicopter in
intensified clashes with Russian forces, according to a report from the Russian
Defence Ministry on August 27.
Maria Zakharova warned Kyiv about the dangerous consequences of using
cluster munitions, which could turn Ukraine into a country unsuitable for
living.
Greece has
decided to terminate the contract with Russia for technical support and
maintenance of the Tor-M1 and Osa-AKM air defense systems. This "top
secret" document was accidentally published in the country's parliament,
which caused a wide resonance. This is reported by Pronews.gr.
August 25, 2023. Hellas.
"We
know that alternative ways are currently being sought for grain export.
However, we also see that these ways cannot be an alternative to the original
initiative and contain risks," Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said
on Friday at a news conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro
Kuleba in the capital Kyiv.