German chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced a €100 billion defence fund, anchored in the constitution, to boost Berlin’s military spending beyond the Nato minimum and shatter Vladimir Putin’s dream of a “Russian empire” in Europe.more

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said his country was ready for talks with Russia but rejected the offer to hold them in Belarus, calling it an invasion staging ground.more

In Belgorod, Russia, on the border with Ukraine, 5,000 contract soldiers rebelled against participation in armed operations in Ukraine - the Ukrainian portal Obozrevatel reports.more

The nuclear research institute in Japan's Fukushima has expressed concern as it cannot contact a local Ukrainian institution that is helping to monitor radioactive substances in Chernobyl, the Japanese news agency Kyodo said yesterday.more

The war in Ukraine "will continue" and "we must prepare for it," French President Emmanuel Macron warned yesterday. He added that the French government is preparing a "resilience plan" to deal with the economic consequences of the crisis.more

Russia is closing airspace for Poland, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria, the state office Rosawiacja informed today.more

The United States is ready to evacuate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from Kiev, but he has so far refused, the Washington Post reported yesterday. According to the US, the overthrow of Zelensky is the main goal of the Russian invasion.more

Władze testowe w Szwecji, Danii oraz Norwegii domagają się wykluczenia Rosji z konkursu piosenki Eurowizji. Fiński nadawca zagroził, że nie wyśle swojego reprezentanta do Turynu, gdzie w maju ma odbyć się finał, jeśli wystąpi rosyjski artysta. Podobne podobne zgłoszenie wydane również krajowe nadawca z Ukrainy.more

Russia has been suspended in the Council of Europe, said the spokesman for this organization, Panos Kakawiatos. The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe decided to suspend Russia from representation in this body and at the Parliamentary Assembly with immediate effect. This is a consequence of the armed attack on Ukraine.more

In the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, in the early hours of the morning, artillery shell explosions were heard frequently, and eyewitnesses quoted by Reuters reported about a firefight. President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russian troops would try to storm the capital that night and called on the inhabitants to defend the city.more

Up to 5 million people may leave Ukraine as a result of the attack from Russia, according to the UN estimates presented in Geneva. As a result of the hostilities, 25 civilians have already died and 102 have been wounded.more

The Anonymous hacker collective is officially at cyberwar with Russia, Anonymous activists announced on Twitter. After their decision, many Russian sites, including Russia Today, were down.more

In Brussels, EU foreign ministers are debating the possibility of freezing the foreign assets of Russia's President Vladimir Putin and the country's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov.more

Millions of people infected with the coronavirus suffer from the so-called long Covid, warns the New York Times The journal cites studies that show that the disorder may occur in 10-30 percent of those infected, and fatigue and cognitive impairment are common symptoms.more

Two doses of a new Covid-19 vaccine showed a 100 percent efficacy against severe disease and hospitalizations, and could become an effective booster taken after other Covid shots.more

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, signed a decree on universal mobilization yesterday late in the evening, the Ukrainian news agency UNIAN confirmed earlier Reuters reports.more

An increasing number of international companies are suspending operations in Ukraine, including Carlsberg, UPS, FedEx, ArcelorMittal and Coca-Cola, Reuters reported yesterday.more

Putin's propaganda claimed that the Russians were not attacking Ukrainian cities, the civilian population was safe. This "promise" did not even last half a day. In addition to 40 Ukrainian soldiers, 10 civilians were already supposed to have been killed in the first hours of the war, writes "Bild" in a text titled: "Putin authorises shooting at civilians.more

Following the Russian attack on Ukraine, some Kiev residents are trying to flee, while others are stocking up on food, Reuters reports. "I am leaving because war has broken out, Putin has attacked us, we are afraid of bombings," confessed Oksana, driving one of the cars stuck in a traffic jam on an exit road from the capital.more

Later today, the Commission will present a huge package of sanctions against Russia to European leaders for approval. It will target strategic sectors of the Russian economy by blocking their access to technology and markets, EC chief Ursula von der Leyen said this morning.more

Due to the situation in Ukraine and the closure of the country's airspace, Wizz Air is temporarily suspending all flight operations in the country, the carrier announced today.more

Russian troops crossed the borders of Ukraine from the north, east and south - the authorities of the attacked country reported today. Official Ukrainian sources inform about over 40 deaths among soldiers. The army reports about fights in and around Kharkiv. Ukraine broke off diplomatic relations with Russia.more

From 1 March, people arriving in Italy from all non-EU countries will not have to undergo quarantine, the Health Ministry in Rome has decided. A certificate issued on the basis of vaccination, cure or test will suffice on entry.more

Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, declared martial law across the country after Russia attacked the country at night with an armed attack.more

The BA.2 sub-variant of the Omikron coronavirus variant, which has recently spread rapidly, especially in Denmark, does not "cause a more serious form" of Covid-19 than the BA.1 variant, reported the World Health Organization (WHO) epidemic expert Maria Van Kerkhove.more