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Russia is “slowly losing” the war against Ukraine, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace told Ukrainian soldiers training with British forces in Lydd, Kent. It comes as Eastern Europe prepares for a possible wave of Ukrainian refugees fleeing the country as Russia continues to barricade critical infrastructure, including heating facilities, as cold winter temperatures approach. President Volodymyr Zelensky said about 4 million people and 14 regions were already without power, while Ukraine’s electricity grid company Ukrenergo said planned hourly blackouts would affect the entire country on Wednesday. Energy infrastructure has been Ukraine’s latest casualty of Vladimir Putin’s war, as Russia bombards a power plant with missiles and drone strikes ahead of winter, when average temperatures typically drop several degrees below zero (32 Fahrenheit). with low temperatures minus 20 Celsius. Some 6.9 million people are believed to be internally displaced within Ukraine, and Eastern European countries such as Slovakia and Hungary are bracing for an influx in the coming months. “It is noticeable and an increase in numbers is expected. At the moment it has increased by 15 percent,” said Roman Dohovic, aid coordinator for the eastern Slovakian city of Kosice.
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Brittney Griner: US basketball player ‘being transported to Russian penal colony’, lawyers say
US basketball star Brittney Griner is in the process of being transferred to a Russian penal colony, her legal team announced early Wednesday in Moscow. Griner’s attorneys said they did not immediately know the location where she was taken. Her legal team says they and the US Embassy in Moscow will be notified only after Griner arrives at her destination. Emily Atkinson November 9, 2022 12:25 p.m 1667995225
Russia’s Patrushev meets Iran’s Raisi in Tehran for security talks
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev met with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on Wednesday, the Interfax news agency reported. It follows a meeting earlier Wednesday with Iran’s security chief in which the two countries discussed Ukraine and allegations of “Western interference” in their internal affairs. Emily Atkinson November 9, 2022 12:00 p.m 1667993864
Putin is ‘slowly losing’ the war, Wallace says
Russia is “slowly losing” the war against Ukraine, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace told Ukrainian soldiers training with British forces in Lydd, Kent. Emily Atkinson November 9, 2022 11:37 am 1667992632
Putin’s war in Ukraine has destroyed 5 million hectares of forest, Zelensky tells Cop27
Addressing delegates in Egypt in a video message, the Ukrainian president accused Russia of obstructing and distracting from global efforts to combat climate collapse – warning that “there can be no effective climate policy without peace on Earth”. As world leaders grapple with how to control planet-warming fossil fuel emissions, Mr Zelensky claimed the energy crisis exacerbated by Russia’s incursion “has forced dozens of countries to restart coal-fired electricity generation for to lower energy prices for their people.” . Emily Atkinson November 9, 2022 11:17 am 1667990624
Putin’s War to Drive Winter Refugee Wave in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is bracing for a possible wave of Ukrainian refugees fleeing the country as Russia continues to board up critical infrastructure, including heating facilities, as cold winter temperatures approach. President Volodymyr Zelensky said about 4 million people and 14 regions were already without power, while Ukraine’s electricity grid company Ukrenergo said planned hourly blackouts would affect the entire country on Wednesday. Energy infrastructure has been Ukraine’s latest casualty of Vladimir Putin’s war, as Russia bombards a power plant with missiles and drone strikes ahead of winter, when average temperatures typically drop several degrees below zero (32 Fahrenheit). with low temperatures minus 20 Celsius. Some 6.9 million people are believed to be internally displaced within Ukraine, and Eastern European countries such as Slovakia and Hungary are bracing for an influx in the coming months. “It is noticeable and an increase in numbers is expected. At the moment it has increased by 15 percent,” said Roman Dohovic, aid coordinator for the eastern Slovakian city of Kosice. Emily Atkinson November 9, 2022 10:43 am 1667988925
780 Russian soldiers killed in one day, Kyiv claims
An estimated 780 Russian soldiers were killed in fighting in Ukraine yesterday, the general staff of the Ukrainian armed forces claimed. Emily Atkinson November 9, 2022 10:15 am 1667987667
‘Too early’ to start dialogue with US on nuclear arms treaty, says Peskov
The Kremlin said the US midterm elections would not improve “poor” relations between Moscow and Washington, as it dismissed allegations that Russia interfered in the US election, Russian state media reported. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also told reporters it was too early to talk about dialogue with the US on expanding the New START nuclear weapons treaty. Emily Atkinson 9 November 2022 09:54 1667986262
Russia ‘commits to climate targets despite sanctions’
Russia’s climate envoy said the country remains committed to meeting its climate commitments despite Western sanctions, TASS news agency reported. Ruslan Edelgeriev said the country could reach its goal of being carbon neutral earlier than the current 2060 date if sanctions on Russia are eased. Emily Atkinson 9 November 2022 09:31 1667984782
Next year’s NATO summit will be held in Lithuania
Next year’s NATO summit will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania between July 11 and 12, the military alliance’s secretary general has announced. In a statement, Jens Stoltenberg said: “We are facing the most complex and unpredictable security environment since the Cold War. The meeting in Vilnius will be an opportunity for allied heads of state and government to agree further steps to strengthen our deterrence and defence, and to review significant increases in defense spending, as well as to continue our support to Ukraine. “In an era of increasing strategic competition, the transatlantic link between Europe and North America in NATO remains essential to the security of our one billion citizens.” Emily Atkinson 9 November 2022 09:06 1667983525
EU “considers instrument to finance subsidized loans for Ukraine”
The EU is weighing plans to propose a new instrument to finance 16 billion pounds in subsidized loans for Ukraine next year, Politico reports. According to a draft regulation obtained by the publication, commissioners could release the funds gradually in exchange for Ukraine’s commitments to support “the rule of law and democratic institutions.” The loans will likely also be made to help pay for “reforms and early reconstruction goals.” Emily Atkinson 9 November 2022 08:45
