As news of #AlexeiNavalny's death spread, spontaneous memorials took place in several urban areas, with people taken into custody in 36 cities from the border city of #Belgorod to #Vorkuta, an Arctic mining outpost once a centre of the Stalin-era gulag labour camps, to #NizhnyNovgorod, #Krasnodar, #RostovOnDon and #Tver. #Ukraine
Events on the battlefield in #Ukraine are a matter of “life and death” for #Russia that could determine its fate, president #VladimirPutin said in remarks aired Sunday, reports news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP). #Putin
#YuliaNavalnaya, the wife of #Kremlin critic #AlexeiNavalny, who died in Russian custody, will attend the #EU foreign affairs council on Monday. For many years, Navalnaya insisted she had no interest in getting into politics, but since Navalny’s death on Friday, she appears to have turned into her late husband’s torchbearer. #Russia#Ukraine#AlexeiNavalny
On several occasions, #Hungary has stood aside or opposed #EU positions critical of #China on issues such as #HumanRights, and welcomed Chinese investments despite the EU’s call for members to align relations with China in line with those of the bloc.
Hungary is home to #Huawei Technologies’ largest logistics and manufacturing base outside China. #Ukraine
The message over and over was to stop obsessing about Trump, and instead for #Europe to put its own house in order. “It doesn’t matter what the #US comes up with, but we, Europeans, have to defend ourselves,” Frederiksen said. “This is a war on the European continent.” #EU#Ukraine#Russia
In killing #Navalny, she told Russians, #Putin didn’t just want to kill a person: “He wanted to kill our hopes, our freedom, and our future.”
Navalnaya also said that she knows “exactly what Putin killed Alexey for” and that his team will speak publicly about this in the near future. #Russia#Ukraine#AlexeiNavalny
On February 18, Foreign Policy reported that #Ukraine could receive the first #F16 fighters in the summer of 2024. This is likely to be in June.
On February 17, Dutch Prime Minister #MarkRutte said that the process of transferring F-16s to Ukraine is on schedule. Ukraine is to receive more than 20 combat aircraft. #Netherlands
#Navalny's murder was a catalyst event. Suddenly things are moving fast & in a different direction in the #EU - and just maybe, hopefully in the #US.
#Sanctions could include the use of frozen #RussianAssets, a move that would be in addition to a levy #Belgium exacts from interest on immobilised cash reserves. #Ukraine
Despite the superior numbers Russian aerospace forces enjoy, its inability to completely dominate the battle area exemplifies both the tenacity of #Ukraine’s forces and the impact of Western #AirDefense weapons. #Russia
Support for #Ukraine among #Europeans remains broad, but nearly two years after the full-scale invasion barely 10% now believe it can defeat #Russia, according to an #EU-wide survey – with some form of “compromise settlement” seen as the most likely end point.
Announced ahead of the second anniversary of #Russia’s war on #Ukraine, the fresh round of measures – the 13th since Russian president Vladimir #Putin’s February 2022 invasion – overall targets nearly 200 officials and entities mainly from Russia involved in the conflict.
In Morozov’s final messages on Tuesday morning, he announced his suicide and said he was pressured by his superiors to delete the post detailing the number of casualties in #Avdiivka. #Russia
Every ruble taken away from Russia's war machine helps. Word is, #Malaysia is phasing out it's Russian jet fighters for this reason. Wouldn't be surprised if #Indonesia follows suit.
The projected #manpower shortfall for the entire Russian #DefenseIndustry in the near future is 400,000 workers.
“It is becoming more difficult to recruit specialists, unemployment in #Russia is only about 3%. Defense companies are already enticing personnel from each other.” - Irina Sokolova, recruitment specialist in Moscow
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