The prominent liberal politician Ilya Yashin has been arrested in the Russian capital Moscow. The Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday afternoon, citing a Moscow court, that he had to be imprisoned for 15 days for disobedience to police officers. Lawyer Mikhail Biryukov classifies the actions of the judiciary as politically motivated. “At the moment, … Read more
The Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday released footage of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visiting troops in Ukraine. The images show Shoigu exiting a helicopter, meeting with commanders and awarding medals to soldiers. The soldiers received an award for their service in the “special military operation,” as the war is officially called in Moscow. The … Read more
In New York, prosecutors are investigating hate crimes and attempted murder against a Ukrainian. The 31-year-old man is accused of injuring another Ukrainian immigrant with two broken beer bottles in late April after hearing him speak Russian. The attacker Oleg S. is said to have asked his victim for proof of his ethnicity. When he … Read more
The children instinctively duck when they hear the whistle of Russian rockets falling over the city of New York (Nju Jork) in eastern Ukraine. After almost three months of war between Ukraine and Russia, they know which ones will land nearby and which ones will land further away. The young mother Valeria Kolakevych explains that … Read more
The war in Ukraine showed two faces this week: while the military situation remained unchanged, the diplomatic conflict between Russia and the West escalated significantly. While the EU was preparing a sixth round of sanctions, Russia made good on its threat and turned off the gas supply to member states Poland and Bulgaria. The EU … Read more
Many school-age children are among the refugees from Ukraine. In many places they are taught in school classes specially set up for them in order to enable them to integrate quickly. The city of Dresden is taking a special path. There is a whole school there just for Ukrainian children. A courageous move, which arose … Read more
Hundreds of people protested for peace in Ukraine in front of the Russian embassy in Tel Aviv. The demonstrators carried Ukrainian flags and banners reading “Stop the War”. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attempted mediation on Saturday evening, first with Kremlin chief Putin in Moscow and then with Chancellor Scholz in Berlin. So far, however, … Read more