France’s energy giant TotalEnergies is providing fuel for Russian fighter jets bombing Ukraine, news outlets have reported. France’s energy giant TotalEnergies is supplying fuel for Russian warplanes bombing Ukraine, news outlets reported on Wednesday.PAP/Abaca/Blondet Eliot TotalEnergies is the only French energy group that continues to do business in Russia, Poland’s interia.pl website wrote on Wednesday, citing the
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced almost USD 3 billion in new security assistance to Ukraine, Washington's largest aid package for Kyiv since Moscow's invasion six months ago, news agencies reported. US President Joe Biden.Photo: EPA/JIM LO SCALZO The announcement coincided with Ukraine's Independence Day, marking 31 years since the country declared independence from the Soviet Union. "On behalf of all Americans, I congratulate the people of Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday that his country was "reborn" when Russia invaded it six months ago and vowed that Kyiv would never give up its fight for freedom. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.Photo: EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO "We are the free people of independent Ukraine," Zelensky said in an emotional speech to mark Ukraine's Independence Day, as cited in English by state news agency Ukrinform. He added: "After six
The US embassy in Kyiv on Tuesday issued a security alert to American citizens, warning them of an increased possibility of Russian military strikes on Ukraine in the coming days around Ukrainian Independence Day, news agencies reported. The US embassy in Kiev, Ukraine.Photo: EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO "The Department of State has information that Russia is stepping up efforts to launch strikes against
Poland's President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday pledged more economic and military aid to Ukraine on a visit to Kyiv, news agencies reported, as Moscow's invasion of Ukraine neared its six-month mark. Poland's President Andrzej Duda and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky meet in Kyiv on Tuesday, August 23, 2022.Photo: Jakub Szymczuk/KPRP Speaking to reporters during a trip to the Ukrainian capital after talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky, Duda said that Poland
Poland has taken in 5.7 million refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Polish Border Guard agency reported on Monday. Photo:Polish Border Guard/twitter.com/Straz_Graniczna "Since February 24, a total of 5,702,000 people have crossed into Poland from Ukraine," it said in a tweet. On Sunday, around 28,100 refugees from Ukraine arrived in the country, compared with 28,600 a day earlier, according to the Polish Border Guard. Meanwhile, more than 3.86 million people have left Poland for Ukraine since February
A Polish deputy foreign minister said on Monday that the European Union should introduce more restrictive visa rules for Russian citizens over Moscow's nearly six-month-old war in Ukraine. Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel SękPhoto: Polish Radio 24/MS Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk told public broadcaster Polish Radio that a growing number of European countries were "leaning toward favoring a decision to stop issuing tourist visas to
President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Ukrainians to remain vigilant as the country prepares to celebrate Independence Day. A handout picture made available by Mykolaiv Region Prosecutor's Office shows a residential building damaged in shelling at the city of Voznesensk of Mykolaiv area, Ukraine, 20 August 2022, amid the Russian invasion. At least twelve people including three
The United States is to announce another security assistance package for Ukraine, a senior US defence official said on Friday. An educational institution in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine, destroyed by a Russian shelling attack, 19 August 2022.Photo: EPA/VASILIY ZHLOBSKY The latest aid package for Ukraine, valued at up to USD 775 million, will include additional ammunition for the
Father Wojciech Stasiewicz who has served in eastern Ukraine since 2006 shares his observations and concerns for Kharkiv. Russian night attack on KharkivPAP/dsns.gov.ua Father Wojciech Stasiewicz, who comes from Lublin in the east of Poland but has served in eastern Ukraine since 2006, has expressed the concerns of people in Kharkiv where he is the Director of
