
Oncologist Network Pulls Out of Russia
OncoAlert, a global network of oncologists, has cancelled its participation in all collaborations and congresses in Russia, in response to the conflict in Ukraine.
OncoAlert, a global network of oncologists, has cancelled its participation in all collaborations and congresses in Russia, in response to the conflict in Ukraine.
Unlike the majority of refugees, Transcarpathian Hungarians are at least familiar with Hungary thanks to family ties or working relationships. They do not come as strangers.
As of 3:00 pm on Saturday, Russia had failed to observe one of the two agreed-upon ceasefires, according to local authorities.
The European wave of sanctions has reached the arts sector. Prominent Russian artists, such as Valery Gergiev and Anna Netrebko, are having their contracts terminated for “insufficient distancing” from Kremlin politics.
Given the strategic dimension of the companies concerned, some former European leaders believe that remaining on their governing bodies indirectly supports Putin’s policies. Others are still working for Russian firms.
Even before the military attack materialised on the ground, the Russian offensive against its Ukrainian neighbour was observed in computer attacks against the country’s information system.
Russia has sensed opportunity, and will not let go easily now. The noose it has placed on Ukraine’s neck, which has been tightened as a result of Western actions, has now made it very difficult for that country to free itself.
While political figures, journalists, television pundits continue to provide Ukrainians with a never-ending supply of lip service—ACN International has taken substantive action, granting an emergency aid package of 1 million euros to help support the work of the Church in Ukraine.
The sound of explosions initially sent shock waves through the capital. As the orange glow on the horizon from the first bombardment faded away, Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenski put the country under martial law and told citizens to stay home, but also encouraged them to remain calm and have confidence in a Ukrainian victory.
Hours after recognizing Donetsk and Luhansk as independent, Putin sent so-called peacekeeping troops to the territories.