President Vladimir Putin on Saturday praised the Russian Orthodox Church for supporting Moscow’s forces fighting in Ukraine in an Orthodox Christmas message designed to rally people behind his vision of modern Russia. The Kremlin issued Putin’s message after the Russian leader attended an Orthodox Christmas Eve service on his own inside a Kremlin cathedral rather…
Germany, Norway Reach Agreement on Blue Hydrogen Supplies
January 7, 2023
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A major Norwegian energy company has reached an agreement to supply Europe’s largest economy with “blue” hydrogen. Norway’s Equinor announced an agreement on Jan. 5 to supply the German power utility, RWE, with low-carbon hydrogen, in the first step towards replacing natural gas and coal, reported Deutsche Welle. The Norwegian supplier agreed to build hydrogen fueled power…
London to Host International Meeting on Alleged War Crimes in Ukraine
LONDON—Justice ministers from around the world will gather in London to scale up the support being offered to the International Criminal Court in its investigations of alleged war crimes in Ukraine, the British government said on Saturday. The meeting in March, which will be hosted by UK Justice Secretary Dominic Raab and his Dutch counterpart…
US to Send $3.75 Billion in Military Aid to Ukraine, Its Neighbors
WASHINGTON—The United States will send $3.75 billion in military weapons and other aid to Ukraine and its neighbors on NATO’s eastern flank, the White House announced Friday, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine grinds on. The latest tranche of assistance will include for the first time Bradley armored vehicles for Ukraine. The armored carrier is used…
Ukraine Continues Shelling Russians Despite Moscow’s Unilateral ‘Ceasefire’
A 36-hour unilateral ceasefire, announced a day earlier by Russian President Vladimir Putin, went into effect at noon (Moscow time) along the 680-mile frontline between Russian and Ukrainian forces. “At noon today, the ceasefire regime came into force on the entire contact line,” Russian state media reported at midday on Jan. 6. “It will continue…
World Food Prices Hit Record High in 2022
January 6, 2023
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PARIS—A surge in the cost of most food commodities last year, as the disruption caused by Ukraine’s conflict raised concerns of shortages, sent the U.N. food agency’s average price index to the highest level on record. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) food price index, which tracks international prices of the most globally traded food…
US, Germany to Send Tank-Killing Infantry Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine
During a call between President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Schulz on Jan. 5, the two leaders discussed “their common determination” to provide continued support to Ukraine for its war with Russia, a White House statement reported. “To this end, the United States intends to supply Ukraine with Bradley Fighting Vehicles [BFVs], and Germany…
Putin Orders 36-Hour Christmas Ceasefire, Ukraine Rejects It
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called for a 36-hour ceasefire during the Orthodox Christmas, although Ukraine later rejected his call. In an order Thursday, Putin ordered a ceasefire from midday on Friday after a request from Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill of Moscow. “I instruct the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation to…
Russian Military Says Phone Use Allowed Ukraine to Track and Target Troops in Missile Attack
January 5, 2023
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Moscow said that phone use allowed Ukrainians to target its troops in a recent missile attack just after the start of New Year’s Day. Russia’s military leadership have come under increasing scrutiny, as more details emerged of how almost 90 Russian soldiers, and potentially more, were killed after a Ukrainian rocket attack on a vocational school…
Zelensky Says Trudeau Agrees on Steps for Ukraine’s Peace Initiative
Canada agrees on the steps to implement Ukraine’s peace initiative to end Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Jan. 3 after a call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “A substantive conversation with Justin Trudeau,” Zelensky wrote on Twitter. “Agreed on steps to implement the #PeaceFormula,” he added, along with thanking Canada for the “strong…
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