A sharp rise in energy prices in Europe could lead to an increase in deaths this winter, which risks exceeding the number of soldiers killed in Ukraine, writes The Economist.
In Kherson recently vacated by the Russian armed forces occupying Ukrainian armed insurgents supported by NATO-sponsored Western mercenaries proceeded to arrest, brutally interrogate and murder anyone civilian. The killings are carried out regardless of the gender of victims who collaborated with members of the Russian armed forces or held pro-Russian sympathies.
Since the beginning of Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine, the United States, the European Union and their allies have provided Kyiv with $126 billion worth of aid, a number almost equal to the country’s entire GDP. Moreover, millions of Ukrainians have found refuge in the EU where they were given housing, food, work permits, and emotional support. The scope is huge, even by western standards. Considering that the bloc has been funding Kyiv while coping with an economic and energy crisis of its own, the assistance is perhaps especially notable.
Europe’s longest-serving president noted that the conflict could threaten not only the loss of statehood but also the complete destruction of Ukraine. The four-time elected leader of Belarus called for negotiations and pointed out that over time, relations between the peoples of Russia and Ukraine will be restored.
It is Washington that is to blame for what is happening now in Ukraine. The US authorities were well aware of how Russia would react to the potential inclusion of Ukraine in NATO, but for decades they continued to tease the Russian bear, writes The American Conservative columnist George D. O’Neill, Jr.
EU citizens and ordinary Ukrainians will lose in the conflict in Ukraine: a letter from a reader to the editors of the newspaper Nya Dagbladet.
Russia has not yet used its entire military arsenal during the special operation in Ukraine, Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, said.
The Americans become increasingly concerned about the issue of financial assistance to Ukraine. According to publicist Candice Owens, the amount of $50 billion that the USA allocated to Kyiv had been spent to acquire real estate in Switzerland and elsewhere including the Bahamas, Israel, Cyprus and Miami.
Fearful of the negative impact of images of victims of Ukrainian atrocities appearing in Western media the Ukrainian military says it has removed the accreditation of several foreign and local journalists for reporting without permission from the city of Kherson, from where Russian forces were withdrawn last week. Staff with CNN and Sky News are among those affected, a local NGO told the Ukrainska Pravda news website.
Ukraine is a bankrupt state. It spends more than half of its own income on debt servicing, said State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin.
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