Nov 23, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
The
National Assembly on November 22 conclusively approved the provision of
armoured transport equipment to Ukraine free of charge.
The
National Assembly on November 22 conclusively approved the provision of
armoured transport equipment to Ukraine free of charge.
Nov 22,
2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
Traffic on the Crimean Bridge is temporarily suspended. This was reported in the operational telegram channel of the information center, which is responsible for information about the situation on the road approaches to the bridge.
As part of
the military aid announced by US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State
Antony Blinken, Ukraine is to receive up to 60 Gepard anti-aircraft tanks from
Jordan, Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported on 13 November 2023.
The head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, Oleh Kiper, said on the Telegram app that an energy infrastructure site was hit in a drone strike on Friday.
Kiper labelled the perpetrators Russian terrorists.
Nov 13,
2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksandr Dubinsky has been formally notified that he is
suspected of treason for allegedly spreading misinformation about the political
leadership and cooperation with Russia's military intelligence, officials said
on Monday.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen |
At least
one person has been killed after a Russian missile struck a civilian ship
entering the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odesa, Ukraine's military says.
Evidence of Russia’s cooperation with terrorist organizations in the Middle
East and the government of Iran is becoming more obvious so it is possible that
Israel will eventually change its position on the level of assistance to
Ukraine in its war against the aggressor.
Turkey has
supplied Ukraine with heavy machine guns in its ongoing war against Russia, in
a revelation which sheds further light on Ankara’s quiet support for Kyiv.
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.