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A German man has been sentenced to death by a court in Belarus after being accused of committing crimes including "terrorism," and "mercenary activity," a human rights group said on July 19. According to the Belarusian Viasna Human Rights Centre, Rico Krieger will be executed by firing squad after being convicted of six crimes in a secretive trial held in June. The sentencing occurred on June 24 but details have only now emerged. Much of the trial was held behind closed doors and Belarus state media has not reported on the verdict. The Viasna Human Rights Centre said the charges could be linke...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
The U.S. and Europe will have a "very, very big Russia problem" regardless of how the war in Ukraine ends, the supreme allied commander for NATO warned on July 18. Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum in Aspen, Colorado, U.S. General Christopher Cavoli said even a Ukrainian victory would only be the beginning of Western attempts to contain Russian aggression. "The outcome on the ground is terribly, terribly important, but we can't be under any illusions. At the end of a conflict in Ukraine, however it concludes, we are going to have a very, very big Russia problem," he said in comments reporte...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
President Volodomyr Zelensky met with Britain's King Charles on July 18, and in a post on social media thanked the U.K. for being "one of Ukraine's closest and most important allies." Zelensky was in the U.K. to attend the Fourth European Political Community summit, held at Blenheim Palace, near Oxford. "I am grateful to His Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for today’s audience," Zelensky said on social media after the meeting. "The United Kingdom remains one of Ukraine's closest and most important allies. We appreciate all the support provid...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
The West’s decision to allow Ukraine to hit targets within Russia along the Ukrainian border did not lead to escalations but rather stopped the war from expanding, President Volodymyr Zelensky said at the Fourth European Political Community summit in the U.K. on July 18. Addressing the audience of leaders and officials from 43 European countries at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, Zelensky urged allies to allow Ukraine to hit Russian military airfields and missile launch sites deep into the Russian territory, according to a Kyiv Independent reporter on the ground. The U.S. gave Ukraine permission...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Ireland's Prime Minister Simon Harris said he will visit Kyiv "in the coming weeks," after welcoming President Volodymyr Zelensky to his country in a brief stopover meeting on July 13. Zelensky is traveling back to Ukraine from the NATO Summit in Washington and flew via Shannon Airport where the two leaders met. Speaking during a press conference, Harris said hey had had a "very good meeting," and had discussed a potential bilateral agreement on demining, energy, humanitarian assistance and food security. "I thank Ireland for supporting the Peace Summit in Switzerland and the Taoiseach for his...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
A new public opinion survey has revealed a widening gulf between Ukrainian hopes of a battlefield victory against Russia and European resignation that the war will only end with a negotiated settlement. Conducted by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), the poll found that while support for Ukraine and a willingness to provide arms to Kyiv remain high, the differing views could have profound political effects in the coming months and years. "The findings are superficially reassuring," the report reads, adding, "Support for the war has stayed steady in the European countries surveye...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
The 2024 European Parliament elections nearly slipped off Ukraine's radar. At the time, Ukraine's primary focus was on preparing for the Ukraine Recovery Conference and the peace summit in Switzerland. However, the resultant compositions of the European Parliament and the European Commission will play crucial roles in the organization’s “big bang enlargement” and EU assistance for Ukraine amid Russian aggression. The election results demand close attention from Kyiv. Ukraine has been an important topic in this European election campaign and will continue to be so in the future. So, what do the...
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Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar said on June 18 that he supports Ukraine's right to self defense but does not support sending weapons to Kyiv, Politico reported. Magyar's TISZA party won seven seats in the recent European Parliament elections, chipping away at the dominance of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's far-right Fidesz party. Magyar has emerged as Orban's most serious opponent and hopes to challenge him in the 2026 national elections. Speaking to journalists after bringing his delegation into European Parliament, Magyar clarified his stance against providing weapons to U...
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Russia overtook the United States in the month of May as the lead supplier of liquified natural gas (LNG) to Europe for the first time in nearly two years, the Financial Times reported on June 16. According to the International Commodity Intelligence Service (ICIS), Russian-piped gas LNG shipments made up 15 per cent of supply delivered to the EU, UK, Switzerland, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia, FT reported. While U.S. LNG supplies made up just 14 per cent of the supply. The report attributes decreased U.S. exports to a one-time outage at a major LNG export facility, combi...
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Slovakia's defense minister has accused his predecessor of "treason" for sending fighter jets to Ukraine, and announced on June 12 he had filed a criminal complaint regarding the matter. "Weakening the armed forces in this way, contrary to the constitution, cannot be described in our political dictionary as anything other than treason," Robert Kalinak said in comments reported by the Czech news outlet iROZHLAS. "I don't know if it legally constitutes a crime, but he is a person who betrayed national values." Kalinak was taking aim at his predecessor, Jaroslav Nagy, who while serving as defense...
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