Finland’s eastern border with Russia has remained stable, without an influx of asylum seekers, since the country once again closed its border crossings after announcing a temporary reopening, the Finnish news outlet Yle reported Dec. 17. Finland closed…
Russian troops continued localised offensives near Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka and achieved confirmed successes there on 15 December.
Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW)
Details: Russian forces continued localised offensives near Bakhmut and…
Finland will close its border crossings with Russia from 8 p.m. local time on Dec. 15, the Finnish government announced on Dec. 14. Finland announced earlier on Dec. 14 that it had temporarily reopened two border crossings with Russia. The border cross…
Finland temporarily reopened two border crossings with Russia on Dec. 14 after ordering its whole border to close for two weeks on Nov. 30, Finnish media outlet YLE reported. The temporary openings will last until Jan. 14, 2024.November saw an unusuall…
The US Congress is unlikely to approve an additional funding package for Ukraine before Christmas, even if the two parties reach a deal in the coming days that includes it, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has said.
Source: European Pravda, cit…
Russia has lost 315,000 troops in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion, representing nearly 90% of the military personnel it had in February 2022, Reuters reported on Dec. 12, citing a declassified U.S. intelligence report. Russia is expe…
The attention of many Ukrainians is drawn to the US Congress, where the fate of further financial aid for Ukraine is to be decided.
It may look that Ukraine has lost bipartisan support, which has allowed it to rely on American aid for almost two years…
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is open to compromising on border security provisions with Senate Republicans, in hopes of securing additional funding for Ukraine and Israel, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. The U.S. Senate vot…
The Nepali police have detained 10 people suspected of charging local youths exorbitant rates for travel visas to Russia, and then sending them join the Russian military, Reuters reported on Dec. 6, citing a Nepali official.Nepal urged on Dec. 5 the Ru…
Finland plans to use Poland’s experience with border security amid the ongoing migrant crisis on the Finnish-Russian border, the Polish Radio reported on Dec. 3.November saw an unusually high number of third-country asylum seekers arriving at the Finni…