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Ukrainian troops ride on an APC with a Ukrainian flag, in a field with sunflowers in Kryva Luka, eastern Ukraine. (File)
Only 10% of Europeans believe Ukraine can defeat Russia — poll
BRUSSELS — Only one in ten Europeans believe that Ukraine can defeat Russia, according to an EU-wide poll.Conducted across 12 EU countries — including France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden — the survey found that pessimism about the war's outcome was being fuelled by Ukraine's failed counteroffensive, a potential US policy shift and the possibility of Donald Trump getting into the White House.The report — titled 'Wars and Elections: How European leaders can maintain public support for Ukraine' — found that 20% predicted a Russian victory.The findings come on the eve of the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022.Though support for Kyiv among Europeans remains high, some form of...
February 21, 2024

Only 10% of Europeans believe Ukraine can defeat Russia — poll

ERS-2 pictured about 250km above the Earth
Space debris: 'Grandfather satellite' ERS-2 due to fall to Earth
PARIS — A pioneering European satellite is due to fall to Earth in the coming hours.ERS-2 was a cutting-edge observation platform when it launched in 1995, forging technologies that are now used routinely to monitor the planet.It's been gradually descending since ending operations in 2011 and will take an uncontrolled, fiery plunge into the atmosphere some time on Wednesday.The European Space Agency (Esa) says most of the two-ton satellite will burn up on the way down.It's possible some more robust parts may withstand the intense heating generated during the high-speed dive, but the chances of these fragments hitting populated areas and causing damage are slim.They could land almost anywhere in the world but with most of the Earth's surface covered by ocean, whatever debris...
February 21, 2024

Space debris: 'Grandfather satellite' ERS-2 due to fall to Earth

The HMS Vanguard is one of Britain's nuclear-powered submarines which can carry the UK's nuclear weapons
Trident missile test from British submarine fails for second time in a row
LONDON — The test firing of a Trident missile from a Royal Navy submarine has failed, for the second time in a row.The latest test was carried out from HMS Vanguard off the east coast of the United States.The missile's booster rockets failed and it landed in the sea close to the launch site, according to the Sun, which first reported the malfunction.Trident missiles carry the UK's nuclear warheads — the weapon of last resort.This is highly embarrassing for both the UK and the US manufacturer of the Trident missile.British tests of Trident missiles are rare, not least because of the costs. The price tag of each missile is around £17m.Both the Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and the head of the Navy were on board HMS Vanguard when she fired the unarmed test missile off the East...
February 21, 2024

Trident missile test from British submarine fails for second time in a row

Ursula von der Leyen
Von der Leyen pushes for coordinated EU defense spending
BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will soon put forward a common strategy for the EU's defense industry, designed to strengthen military production and arms supply.Von der Leyen, who has just announced her intention to run for a second term, reiterated in an interview with Euronews her desire for more coordination when it comes to military spending by EU states."We have to spend more, we have to spend better, and I think we have to spend in a more 'European' way to consolidate our defence industrial base," she said.Since the invasion of Ukraine, EU member states have considerably increased their military spending. From a total of €240 billion in 2022, it has increased to €280 billion in 2023 and will rise to €350 billion in 2024,...
February 21, 2024

Von der Leyen pushes for coordinated EU defense spending

Vigils in memory of Navalny have been held outside Russian diplomatic missions throughout the world
Alexei Navalny's mother demands Putin return son's body
MOSCOW — The mother of Alexei Navalny, the Putin critic who died in a Russian prison, has called on President Vladimir Putin to release his body.In a video filmed outside the colony where he died on Friday, she said she had been trying to see him for five days but didn't even know where he was.And Navalny's wife Yulia urged the authorities not to stop his loved ones from saying goodbye to him.The family have been told his body will not be released for two weeks.His mother was informed it was being held for "chemical analysis", a representative for Navalny said.There has been no confirmation of the whereabouts of the body from Russian authorities, while efforts to locate it have been repeatedly shut down.Yulia Navalnaya has alleged her husband's body was being kept...
February 20, 2024

Alexei Navalny's mother demands Putin return son's body

Ukraine officials said an investigation had been launched into violation of the laws and customs of war
Russia accused of executing prisoners of war in Avdiivka after Ukraine withdraws
KYIV — Last week, Ukrainian forces surrendered the eastern city of Avdiivka, which they had for months been desperately defending against a brutal Russian onslaught.The conquest of Avdiivka represents a strategic and symbolic victory for Russia, strengthening its defense of the regional capital, Donetsk, and potentially opening up avenues for further offensives against Ukrainian-held territory.Ukrainian commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi says he ordered a retreat from the city in order to save soldiers' lives.Now evidence of possible war crimes has emerged, as relatives of six soldiers found dead following the takeover of the city say they were executed after surrendering. Ukrainian authorities are investigating. Moscow has not yet commented.The BBC has spoken to Ukrainian soldiers...
February 20, 2024

Russia accused of executing prisoners of war in Avdiivka after Ukraine withdraws

Lyudmila Navalnaya (right) has travelled to the remote Siberian region where Navalny was imprisoned
Alexei Navalny's body to be held for two weeks for 'chemical analysis'
MOSCOW — The family of Alexei Navalny, the Putin critic who died in a Russian prison, have reportedly been told his body will not be released for two weeks.His mother was informed it was being held for "chemical analysis", a representative for Navalny said.There has been no confirmation of the whereabouts of the body from Russian authorities, while efforts to locate it have been repeatedly shut down.The wife of the late Russian opposition leader has accused them of hiding it.In a video on Monday vowing to continue his work to fight for a "free Russia", Yulia Navalnaya directly accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of killing her husband. She also alleged his body was being kept until traces of poisoning by the nerve agent Novichok had disappeared.Her voice...
February 20, 2024

Alexei Navalny's body to be held for two weeks for 'chemical analysis'

The body of Andriy Dubnytsky was later identified in a video posted online by Russians
Trapped and left for dead, injured Ukrainian soldiers exchanged desperate messages as Avdiivka fell
KYIV — Avdiivka was on the front lines of war between Kyiv and Moscow for almost a decade. Fierce fighting raged there for months following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly two years ago.The withdrawal was far less drawn out. When the Ukrainian military abandoned the town on Saturday, handing Russia its most important victory in months, it was rapid and ruthless.“Leave the 300 (wounded),” one soldier was purportedly ordered, “and burn everything.”Hours after Russian troops raised their flags over Avdiivka, one horrifying story has emerged of several injured soldiers who failed to escape – and were later killed as Russian troops reached their position.The Ukrainian servicemen there were part of the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade, occupying a position known as...
February 20, 2024

Trapped and left for dead, injured Ukrainian soldiers exchanged desperate messages as Avdiivka fell

Ursula von der Leyen is the first woman to preside over the European Commission
Ursula von der Leyen announces re-election bid as European Commission president
BRUSSELS — Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, has confirmed her intention to lead the executive for five more years.The announcement was made at a meeting of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Berlin, the DPA news agency reported.It caps off weeks of relentless speculation in Brussels over her political future, which has also been linked to NATO, and heats up the race to preside over the Commission, the most powerful institution in the European Union.Von der Leyen's nomination will be confirmed by acclamation in early March during the annual congress of her political family, the center-right European People's Party (EPP). The EPP had set 21 February as the deadline for submitting internal applications.By officially throwing her hat in...
February 19, 2024

Ursula von der Leyen announces re-election bid as European Commission president

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a personal message of congratulations to his troops in Avdiivka
Russia takes control of Avdiivka after Ukrainian troops withdraw
MOSCOW — Russia said its forces took complete control Saturday of a city in eastern Ukraine that was the focus of intense combat for months, a development that Moscow could use to boost morale as the second anniversary of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches with the war largely at a stalemate.The Russian Defence Ministry's announcement came the same day Ukraine’s military chief said he was withdrawing troops from the city of Avdiivka, where the outnumbered defenders had battled a Russian assault for four months.Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told the Kremlin that Russian forces were working to clear final pockets of resistance at the Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant, officials said in a statement. Videos on social media Saturday appeared to show soldiers raising...
February 19, 2024

Russia takes control of Avdiivka after Ukrainian troops withdraw

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