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EU General Court confirms restrictive measures against Russian company NSD

According to the EU General Court, NSD failed to demonstrate that the EU Council erred in finding that that undertaking was a systemically important financial institution in Russia’s financial system. The Court also points out that NSD provides financial services of significant value both to the Russian Government and the Russian Central Bank, enabling Russia in its financial resources with the aim of pursuing its actions to destabilise Ukraine.

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11/09/2024

Russia: France strongly denounces the dissolution of the Sakharov Centre and the arrest of members of the NGO Golos

France strongly denounces the decision by the Russian judicial system to dissolve Moscow’s Sakharov Centre. A respected institution in Russian civil society, guardian of Nobel Peace Prize winner Andrei Sakharov’s legacy, the Centre fostered a space for free, committed expression through conferences and exhibitions. Since being designated a “foreign agent” in 2014, the Centre had come under pressure on many occasions from the Russian authorities.

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18/08/2023

UN Security Council speakers discuss Western countries supplying arms to Ukraine

Amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, speakers in the Security Council today examined the justification and consequences of arms supplies from the West to Kyiv, with many arguing that these weapons support that country’s self-defence against the Russian Federation’s invasion and others expressing concern that such military assistance makes a peaceful settlement a distant hope.

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18/08/2023

UN Security Council: UK statement on Vladimir Putin and international law 

UK wants peace. Ukraine wants peace, indeed the whole world wants peace. But President Putin has shown he is not serious about any peace that respects international law. While Ukraine and international partners from all over the globe discussed last week the importance of a just and sustainable peace, underpinned by the UN charter, Russia continued to drop bombs on Ukrainian ports and grain silos, targeting the world’s food supply.

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18/08/2023

UK: £90m boost to Ukraine’s air defence capability 

It comes as delivery begins of a new package of drones to Ukraine, funded by the UK-administered International Fund for Ukraine. Three contracts to deliver air defence equipment to Ukraine worth more than £90m have been signed by the Ministry of Defence on behalf of the International Fund for Ukraine (IFU).

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18/08/2023

Russia’s war: France utterly condemns Russian attacks against grain silos in Ukraine 

These strikes, which damaged grain silos, deliberately targeted infrastructure that is vital to global food security. Russia is once again violating international law with these latest attacks. Russia continues to impede grain exports, endanger shipping in the Black Sea, and engage in its despicable blackmail of global food security. The Black Sea Grain Initiative suspended by Russia on July 17 had made it possible to ship more than 33 million

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18/08/2023

Ukraine: Switzerland implements 11th package of sanctions

On 16 August, the Federal Council decided to enact further sanctions against Russia. This aligns Switzerland with the EU, which adopted these latest measures as part of its eleventh package of sanctions. The new measures take effect at 6pm on Wednesday, 16 August. More than one hundred additional individuals and entities were already added to the sanctions list on 28 June.

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17/08/2023

EU Commission: €135m initially planned for programmes with Russia and Belarus will be transferred to Ukraine and Moldova

Concretely, this funding may support a range of activities, including Solidarity Lanes and the development of cross-border transport links, health services, education and research projects, social inclusion schemes, as well as reinforcing the institutional capacity of Ukrainian and Moldovan public authorities. Involvement in Interreg programmes also brings administrative capacity benefits and experience to both countries in the management and implementation of EU funds.

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16/08/2023

Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the command post of the 10th Army Corps operating in the Melitopol sector

During a working trip to Zaporizhzhia region, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the command post of the 10th Army Corps, which is involved in the defense of our country in the Melitopol sector. Volodymyr Zelenskyy heard a report from Corps Commander Serhiy Perets on the course and peculiarities of hostilities, as well as the military’s needs for weapons and ammunition.

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16/08/2023

Sweden: 13th support package to Ukraine focusing on ammunition and spare parts

The Government has adopted a new support package to Ukraine. The assistance includes ammunition and spare parts for several of the equipment systems that Sweden has donated to Ukraine, including Combat Vehicle 90 and Battle Tank 122 (Leopard 2). Sweden is also sending transport vehicles, contingency goods and mine clearance equipment. At the same time, the Government is obtaining authorisation to sell the RB 99 (AMRAAM) air-to-air missiles to the

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15/08/2023

Donetsk region: Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits main command post of the Soledar group 

During a working trip to Donetsk region, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the main command post of the Soledar operational and tactical group and presented state awards. The Head of State listened to the report of Brigadier General Artem Bohomolov on the operational situation and interaction of brigades in the area of responsibility of the Soledar operational and tactical group.

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14/08/2023

Russia: Government meeting on external pressure

In the face of mounting external pressure, it is especially important to stimulate the development of our own projects in a variety of areas, including, specifically, solutions to ensure the security of sensitive information (for individuals as well as businesses) and the uninterrupted functionality of the country’s critical infrastructure.

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12/08/2023

Zelenskyy: We are doing everything to ensure that Ukraine remains a guarantor of food security 

We are constantly working with our partners at all levels. Today, Head of the Office Yermak, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kuleba, and the Office’s specialized deputies, Andriy Sybiha and Ihor Zhovkva, worked with the ambassadors of partner countries on the Peace Formula, on getting countries to join. And I spoke with the President of Zambia. Bilateral relations, the Peace Formula. Another country in the Global South supports our initiatives. This

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12/08/2023

UK: British Commandos train hundreds of Ukrainian Marines

Ukrainian marines were trained by Royal Marines and Army Commandos to conduct small boat amphibious operations, including beach raids. Nearly 1,000 Ukrainian marines are returning home after being trained by Royal Marines and Army Commandos, during a six-month UK programme supported by international partners.

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11/08/2023

Ukraine: France condemns the latest round of Russian strikes 

France utterly condemns yesterday’s Russian airstrikes against the southern Ukrainian region of Zaporizhzhia. These latest strikes killed at least two civilians and injured a dozen others. These attacks once again targeted a residential neighborhood and civilian infrastructure, illustrating Russia’s contempt for all principles of international humanitarian law, which it flagrantly continues to violate.

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11/08/2023
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