What are Spain's entry requirements? Irish tourist check list as EU clamps down on rules The mask mandate will be lifted on April 20th and mean the removal of mask-wearing in most public spaces Irish Mirror · Apr 10, 2022
Name the eight oligarchs given ‘golden visas’, demands Labour Exclusive: Call for Priti Patel to name the Russians on sanctions list and publish report on defunct visa purchase scheme The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2022
UN: Number Fleeing Ukraine Hits 4.5 Million The UN refugee agency said the number of people who have left Ukraine since the beginning of the war has reached 4.5 million. A regular update Sunday of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees’ online portal on numbers of refugees fleeing Ukraine since Feb. 24 brought the total to some… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 10, 2022
World 'stands up' for Ukraine with 10 billion euro promise to help refugees A global pledging event for Ukrainian refugees called "Stand Up for Ukraine" has raised €10.1 billion ($11 billion), European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said in Warsaw on Saturday. Radio France Internationale · Apr 10, 2022
Explainer-What you need to know about France's presidential election Sunday's vote in France is the first round of a presidential election that will determine who runs the European Union's second-largest economy as the war in Ukraine rages on the bloc's doorstep. Reuters · Apr 10, 2022
Orbán, Le Pen... voters are sending a chilling message to Europe’s beleaguered centre Emmanuel Macron faces the fight of his political life as the presidential election opens today. His fate has lessons for parties continent-wide The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2022
What the war in Ukraine means for food, fuel, trade and work in Greater Manchester - coming after Covid and Brexit The M.E.N. asked business analysts to assess the current state of our economy - with fascinating results Manchester Evening News · Apr 10, 2022
Germany must shake off its torpor and play its full role against Putin Only the boldest leadership can unite the EU against the delusional tyrant in Moscow. The German chancellor has the chance to provide it The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2022
Russian spies? No wonder we recoil from this demonisation of refugees Ministers have mobilised anti-east European sentiment before. Now they just look spiteful The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2022
Zelenskyy: Russian aggression not limited to Ukraine alone Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says democratic countries are united in working to stop the Russian invasion The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2022
European renaissance for nuclear energy? Could nuclear power help break Europe's dependency on Russian gas? Salon · Apr 10, 2022
Boris Johnson vowed UK will lead Kyiv rebuild, says Ukraine President Zelensky UK Prime Minister hailed as 'a sincere friend of Ukraine' Manchester Evening News · Apr 10, 2022
Russia’s first default in a century looks all but inevitable now Russia’s first external default in a century now looks all but inevitable after another brutal week for the country’s finances. Tribune News Service · Apr 9, 2022
Zelenskyy forecasts ‘hard battle’ in Ukraine’s east as civilians flee expected fighting KYIV, Ukraine — Amid signs that atrocities and fighting were likely to intensify as the war in Ukraine entered its seventh week, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday warned of a “hard battle” ahead, with Russian forces amassing in the east for a new offensive. Los Angeles Times · Apr 9, 2022
ABC News · Apr 9, 2022 Boris Johnson meets Volodymyr Zelenskyy in surprise Kyiv visit, pledges more munitions and economic support for Ukraine UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson offers hundreds of armoured vehicles and missile systems and millions in aid as he becomes the latest European leader to visit Ukraine's capital for face-to-face meetings with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
ABC News · Apr 9, 2022 Courchevel, once the French playground for Russian oligarchs, is virtually empty as sanctions hit Vladimir Putin's elites Courchevel has been an exclusive high-altitude destination for Russian oligarchs for 20 years. But the alpine playground has been deserted by its Russian clients as they face sanctions on their travel and wealth.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 9, 2022 Global Donors Pledge 9.1 Billion Euros to Support Ukrainian Refugees Donors including the Canadian government and the European Commission on Saturday pledged a combined 9.1 billion euros in donations, loans and grants to support refugees fleeing the war following Russia's invasion. The fundraising event in Warsaw, Poland, yielded 1.8 billion euros to support internally displaced people inside Ukraine, and 7.3…
Daily Mirror · Apr 9, 2022 Chelsea fans continue to sing "completely inappropriate" Roman Abramovich chant Chelsea fans chanted the name of their Russian owner Roman Abramovich during Saturday's Premier League match away to Southampton despite urging from the UK government
France 24 · Apr 9, 2022 Explainer: What you need to know about France’s presidential election French voters head to the polls for the first round of presidential elections on Sunday after a muted campaign overshadowed by the war in Ukraine. FRANCE 24 takes a look at how France’s two-round presidential election plays out.
Salon · Apr 9, 2022 Russia's neighbors saw this coming For Lithuanians like me, raised on Russian propaganda, all of this was expected. The West didn't want to listen
Reuters · Apr 9, 2022 Global donors pledge 9.1 billion euros to support Ukrainian refugees Donors including the Canadian government and the European Commission on Saturday pledged a combined 9.1 billion euros in donations, loans and grants to support refugees fleeing the war following Russia's invasion.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2022 Rise of the far right: will there be an election bonanza for Europe’s populists? Soaring energy and food prices caused by war in Ukraine could hand the EU’s ‘illiberal’ leaders a major boost
Bangkok Post · Apr 9, 2022 Civilians flee eastern Ukraine after station carnage KRAMATORSK, Ukraine: Evacuations resumed on Saturday from the town in eastern Ukraine where a missile strike killed 52 people at a railway station as civilians fled a feared Russian offensive.
Reuters · Apr 9, 2022 Russia says EU closes borders for some cargo vehicles registered in Russia, Belarus European Union countries sharing borders with Russia and Belarus have barred some cargo vehicles registered in the two countries from entering since Friday due to sanctions, the Russian customs service said on Saturday.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2022 ‘Firms will go bust’: Germany prepares for a future without Russian gas Germany is bracing for supplies to be cut by Moscow in retaliation for sanctions or as part of an energy embargo