High interest rates in Russian banks have forced Russian companies to look for money in neighbouring countries. Sberbank, a Russian majority state-owned banking and financial services company, has offered Russian companies the opportunity to take out l…
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has said that the US sanctions against Gazprombank, a private-owned Russian bank, threaten the energy security of some Central European countries.
Source: European Pravda citing Bloomberg
Details: Szijjártó sa…
North Korean troops fighting on the side of Russia have been spotted in the Kharkiv sector of the frontline.
Nazariy Kishak, commander of a consolidated unit of the 153rd Mechanized Brigade, reported on this.
“We can see that there are already [militar…
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Friday 22 November about the situation in Ukraine in anticipation of winter.
Source: UK Prime Minister’s Office, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Rutte and Star…
The NASAMS air defence system, which Canada ordered from the United States over two years ago, has arrived in Ukraine.
Source: Canadian Defence Minister Bill Blair during a speech in the Canadian Parliament, writes CBC, as reported by European Pravda
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Czechia decided not to apply to the European Union for an extension of the exception to the European ban on imports of Russian petroleum products introduced in 2022.
Source: Reuters with reference to the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade, as reporte…
Jerzy Pomianowski is a Polish career diplomat who has been based in Brussels for over a decade, leading the European Endowment for Democracy (EED), an organisation that supports democratic and civil initiatives worldwide, including in Ukraine.
Pomiano…
Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans called Russia’s use of the new Oreshnik missile another escalatory step.
Source: Brekelmans in a comment to Ukrinform in The Hague, as reported by European Pravda
Details: When asked by a journalist about R…
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that the UK is not at war with Russia, but will support Ukraine to prevent Moscow from winning the war it has unleashed.
Source: Starmer said this in an interview with the BBC, as reported by European Pravda
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Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin announced the “successful test” of the Oreshnik medium-range missile. According to him, the Russian Federation has several more of these systems, and testing will continue.
Source: Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novos…