Tag: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Macron’s Double-Speech in Versailles

French President Emmanuel Macron was keen to display a smiling optimism by answering questions in English to international journalists in Versailles; a few minutes later, he was grave and serious in his address to French journalists, commenting in exactly the opposite terms.

Nearly 20,000 Volunteers Enlist to Fight in Ukraine’s Foreign Legion

Days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the creation of the International Legion of Territorial Defense, nearly 20,000 foreign ’volunteers’ are said to have signed up to fight alongside Ukrainians in their armed struggle with the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian Peace Negotiator Thought to be Russian Asset Killed

While Ukraine’s defense ministry says Denis Kireev was killed while serving in an operation to “defend the nation,” local media, two Ukrainian MPs, and Russian media say the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) shot him dead during an attempted arrest for treason.

Russian Attack on Ukraine Intensifies: Voices from Kyiv

Kyiv is under constant air attacks. The sirens can go off at any minute, sending the capital’s residents into basements or the subway, and the warning usually sounds at least a couple of times throughout the day and night.