In nod to Russia, Ukraine says no longer insisting on NATO membership

Agence France Presse 03/09/2022

WASHINGTON — President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is no longer pressing for NATO membership for Ukraine, a delicate issue that was one of Russia’s stated reasons for invading its pro-Western neighbor. In another apparent nod aimed at placating…

Latvian woman drives into Ukraine to rescue pets

Reuters 03/08/2022

LVIV, Ukraine, — At an animal shelter in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, Natalia Horobets bid an emotional farewell to her beloved pet cat Charly on Monday. Horobets and her husband had fled their home in…

Russians brace for sanctions as their favorite shops close

Agence France Presse 03/08/2022

MOSCOW — Yulia Shimelevich hurries to stock up on imported food for her cat and dog as it may soon disappear from Moscow shelves with the onslaught of sanctions from Western capitals on Russia over Ukraine. “My…

Shifting jobs, Ukrainian men take crash course in fighting

Reuters 03/07/2022

LVIV, Ukraine — Before Russia launched its assault on Ukraine, Andriy Senkiv was a pacifist who blogged about sport and had never held a gun in his life. Eleven days later, the 27-year-old Ukrainian was learning how…

Ukraine war tests China’s ‘no-limits’ bond with Russia

Agence France Presse 03/06/2022

BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin toasted a friendship with “no limits” at a warm meeting in February, but just one month later that bond is being tested by the war in Ukraine. With international…

Russia-Ukraine conflict escalation would cause ‘devastating’ economic damage: IMF

Agence France Presse 03/06/2022

WASHINGTON  – The IMF warned on Saturday that the already “serious” global economic impacts of the war in Ukraine would be “all the more devastating” should the conflict escalate. Even as forecasts remain subject to “extraordinary uncertainty,…

Putin says Western sanctions are akin to declaration of war

Reuters 03/06/2022

LVIV/KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Western sanctions were akin to war on Saturday as his forces pressed on with their assault on Ukraine, where planned civilian evacuations from two besieged cities were called off.…

Civilian death toll in Ukraine rises to 331 — UN rights office

Reuters 03/05/2022

The U.N. human rights office said on Friday it had confirmed 331 civilians have been killed and 675 injured in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began on Feb. 24, adding that the real toll was likely much higher.…

‘Peace donut’ a sweet way to support Ukraine

Philippine Daily Inquirer 03/05/2022

BERLIN — A German bakery is selling a “peace donut” to support Ukraine in a sweet way, with the pastries decorated in Ukrainian national colors to raise money for children forced to flee after Russia’s invasion. As…

Bongbong Marcos now calls on Russia to ‘respect’ Ukraine’s freedom

Neil Arwin Mercado 03/05/2022

MANILA, Philippines — After earlier saying that there is no need for the Philippines to take a stance on the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos is now calling on Russia to…

More connected than we think

Segundo Eclar Romero - @inquirerdotnet 03/04/2022

The Ukrainians are fighting and resisting a little too hard, frustrating Russian President Vladimir Putin who did not expect such spirited defiance. Financial and economic sanctions against Putin, his cabal of crony oligarchs, and Russia itself by…

War shows our character

Anna Cristina Tuazon - @inquirerdotnet 03/03/2022

The horrors of a realized Russian nightmare gripped the world as we witnessed Ukraine bravely defending themselves from a ruthless invader. With Philippine election campaigns in full swing, the events in Europe should remind us of how…

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