On this question, the EU countries are doing what they do best: acting inconsistently. They need to adopt a clear, consistent policy on the bans — and on some exceptions, says DW's Miodrag Soric.
A week after an apparent Ukrainian attack on a Russian military base in occupied Crimea, an arms store on another depot has been hit by a series of explosions.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said during his annual press conference on Aug. 11 that he does not consider it necessary to introduce a joint ban on Russians entering the EU due to Russia’s war against Ukraine, German newspaper Tagesspiegel reported.
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russia of rocket strikes that killed 13 civilians in areas near a Russian-held power plant, where renewed fighting has raised fears of a nuclear disaster.
It’s a tiny, proudly independent nation home to a concerning presence of Russian “peacekeepers”. And it is seriously worried it’s next on Putin’s hit list.
Ukraine has called for the United Nations and the Red Cross to be allowed to investigate the deaths of more than 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) in an attack in occupied territory.
Russian energy giant Gazprom Saturday suspended gas supplies to Latvia following tensions between Moscow and the West over the conflict in Ukraine and sweeping European and US sanctions against Russia.