War in Ukraine: 23.7 billion euros of Russian assets immobilized by France
France has so far tied up 23.7 billion euros of Russian assets on its territory, including real estate with an acquisition value of 573.6 million, following the war in Ukraine, the French Ministry of Economy and Finance said Tuesday. This updated list includes first of all 22.8 billion euros that have been blocked on French accounts of the Central Bank of Russia, confirming an article in the newspaper Le Parisien. In addition, 178 million euros of…
Invasion of Ukraine – Boris Johnson offers Kiev armor and anti-ship missiles
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, visiting Kiev on Saturday, pledged to provide Ukraine with armored vehicles and anti-ship missiles. He paid tribute to the Ukrainian army for the greatest feat of arms of the twenty-first century. It is thanks to the unwavering leadership of President Zelensky and the invincible heroism and courage of the Ukrainian people that Putin’s monstrous designs are being thwarted, said Boris Johnson after his meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky, according to a statement…
European Union announces more than 10 billion euros for Ukraine
An international fundraising campaign has raised 10.1 billion euros to support Ukraine, invaded by the Russian army on February 24, announced Saturday the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in Warsaw. The world finally pledged €9.1 billion as part of the Stand up for Ukraine campaign. In addition, the Commission, together with the EBRD, is adding another billion for displaced people in Ukraine. This is fantastic. So 10.1 billion euros, said von der…
War in Ukraine: London sanctions Putin and Lavrov’s daughters
The United Kingdom on Friday (April 8) sanctioned the two daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the daughter of diplomatic chief Sergei Lavrov over the invasion of Ukraine, saying it wanted to go after the lavish lifestyle of the Kremlin’s inner circle. London is thus following Washington and Brussels in targeting Katerina Tikhonova and Maria Vorontsova, daughters of Vladimir Putin with his ex-wife Lyudmila. They are now banned from entering the UK, where any…
War in Ukraine: Moscow says it shot down two helicopters evacuating Ukrainian military leaders in Mariupol
The Russian army claimed on Tuesday to have shot down two Ukrainian helicopters seeking to evacuate leaders of a nationalist battalion defending the besieged port of Mariupol, while once again calling on these defenders to lay down their arms. This morning, 5 April, around Mariupol, a new attempt by the Kiev regime to evacuate leaders of the nationalist Azov battalion was aborted. Two Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopters, trying to reach the city from the sea, were shot…