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Putin would welcome contact with Donald Trump

Russian President Vladimir Putin would welcome contact with Donald Trump if Trump’s political will remains after his inauguration as U.S. president on Jan. 20, said the Kremlin on Thursday. There…

Eagle S anchor recovered in Finland-Estonia cable damage investigation

Finnish police confirmed on Tuesday that an anchor suspected to belong to the tanker Eagle S had been recovered from the Gulf of Finland. The tanker is allegedly responsible for…

Dozens of Ukrainian soldiers desert whilst training in France

Several dozen Ukrainian soldiers have deserted from the army while undergoing training in France, the French army said on Monday. According to the French army, the deserters belonged to a…

Ukraine: Russia has lost over 800,000 soldiers

The Ukrainian Armed Forces estimate that Russia has already lost 800,010 soldiers since the start of the war of aggression, the newspaper Ukrainska Pravda reports. The figure includes both the…

Eight killed in Russian house fire

Eight people were killed after a fire broke out in a wooden apartment building in Russia’s western Kirov region, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) said Sunday. The fire…

Zelensky: Security guarantees will only work if they are provided by the US

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that security guarantees to Ukraine to stop the war will only be effective if they are provided by the United States. This emerges in an…

Tass: Russian journalist killed in drone strike

A correspondent for the Kremlin-friendly Russian newspaper Izvestia has been killed in a drone strike in the Russian-occupied part of Donetsk, Ukraine, Tass reports. Four other Russian media workers were…

Two killed in Russian attacks in Ukraine

At least two people were killed and several injured in various Russian attacks against Ukraine on Friday. A truck driver was killed in a drone strike in a suburb of…

More than 2,000 refugees died in 2024 while attempting to reach Europe

More than 2,000 refugees died in 2024 while attempting to reach Europe, according to recent data from the United Nations and Italian sources. At least 2,200 refugees and migrants were…

Gas cut: Fears of supply shortages and soaring energy costs

The halt in Russian gas transit through Ukraine has sparked fears of supply shortages and soaring energy costs, particularly in landlocked European nations like Slovakia. Both Ukraine and Russia announced…

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