The death toll in Poltava has risen to 9 after tonight's Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the city.
17 others got injured, including 4 children.
Search and rescue efforts continue.
Ukrainian medic Yurii Armesh endured over a year of torture in Russian captivity but saved nearly 100 lives—his story of resilience and courage.
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Italy and Germany together export more than $1 bn in goods to Russia every month. One has to hope these goods aren't on any sanctions list, but - even if they aren't - why are exports going to Russia at all? These exports are a pittance for both countries. Just stop this...
EU manifesto
1. The EU originated in a desire for a peaceful Europe
2. That is not what the EU is now in its current form
3. The EU has become a vehicle for special interests
4. Like Greek shipping oligarchs and German exporters
5. A peaceful Europe needs less of this, not more
North Korean troops on European soil is historic for all the wrong reasons. This is a dangerous expansion of the conflict in #Ukraine, escalating the war and demonstrating that our security is not regional, it is global.
Read my oped for @POLITICOEurope: https://t.co/0wpueqspdK
Quasi 2000 i civili ucraini rapiti dai russi nei territori occupati e tenuti in ostaggio. Di loro non si sa quasi nulla, si immaginano solo le torture subite.
Finché gli ucraini non saranno liberi dai crimini dell'invasore, non vivranno mai in sicurezza. E neanche noi.
There is absolutely no room for moral superiority from German politicians after the US election. Germany has covered itself in shame since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Again and again, there were opportunities to do the right thing. Again and again, they were not taken. Shame...
The EU had over 2 years to do the right thing on Ukraine. It did not. Instead, it covered itself in shame, protecting vested interests like Greek shipping oligarchs and German exporters. Now time has run out. The EU needs deep reform that brings transparency and accountability...
The most important event in the world is happening every day in Ukraine. Dictatorships are uniting to destroy a democracy. It will define this generation, and it will also define the next if the free world doesn’t fight for Ukraine as much as Ukraine is fighting for them.
Italians have a moral compass that Germany lost. When I post charts about Italian transshipments to Russia via out-of-the-way places like Kyrgyzstan (lhs) or Armenia (rhs), there's a level of public outrage that's missing in Germany. Germany is the "lost" man of Europe...
Italy's exports to Kyrgyzstan registered another massive rise in July 2024, the latest month for which IMF data are now available. Italy's exports are now running at 2300% above pre-invasion levels. Italians are deeply moral and good people. They did not vote for this disgrace...
Russia struck a nine-story building in Kharkiv with a guided aerial bomb.
Tragically, there are casualties, including children, and more people may still be trapped under the rubble. All necessary emergency services are on site.
Partners see what happens every day. In these circumstances, every delayed decision on their part means dozens or even hundreds more Russian bombs used against Ukraine. Their decisions are the lives of our people. That is why we must stop Russia together — and do so with all possible force.
Il Comune di Sciacca, dopo la segnalazione @linkiesta e l’intervento di @pinapic, toglie sala e patrocinio ai filoputiniani che giustificano il rapimento di bambini ucraini in Donbas. Grazie a tutti
https://t.co/N2N0mdOd7H via @Linkiesta
Europe's behavior since Russia invaded Ukraine is morally reprehensible. When I post these charts, it's clear that the citizens of Europe don't want this. They want moral leadership. They want politicians who do the right thing. Europe needs a deep and profound overhaul...