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Thursday, 05 May 2022 23:58
EU ban on Russian energy
EU countries rely on energy from Russia more than any other nations. Now, after weeks of speculation about how far the bloc would go in imposing economic sanctions that could harm its own member states, Ursula…
Thursday, 05 May 2022 23:55
Russia: talking about a nuclear apocalypse
Vladimir Putin has ominously warned if any country intervenes in Ukraine, Russia will respond with instruments others don’t have. Russian media has been hyping the same rhetoric, bombarding audiences with declarations that World War III is…
Thursday, 28 April 2022 23:38
Hungary puts own interests first
As countries around the world take sides in Russia's war against Ukraine, Hungary is the only country in the region refusing to help Ukraine fight Russia. That means no military aid or weapons shipments across its…
Thursday, 28 April 2022 23:34
'Unimaginable conditions' in Mariupol
Olena and Oleksandr tried to escape Mariupol, but ended up in a Russian refugee hub (more like a concentration camp) where they were interrogated. ‘You can't imagine how horrible the conditions were there. Elderly people slept…
Thursday, 21 April 2022 21:08
Ukraine: ‘I'm shocked by my church leaders in Moscow'
The Russian Orthodox Church is echoing Putin to justify the war. Its stance is driving many Ukrainian priests and parishioners to reject its teaching and join the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Father Nicolay Pluzhnik said, ‘When the…
Thursday, 21 April 2022 21:04
Ukraine: battle for control of the skies
Much of the focus of the war in Ukraine has been about the battle on the ground - but the fight to dominate the skies is just as important. The BBC has interviewed a Ukrainian air…