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1501. Lavrov says a third World War would be nuclear and destructive

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that if a third World War were to take place, it would involve nuclear weapons and be destructive,...

1502. Lukashenko may have mistakenly revealed plans for the Russian invasion

1503. Petrides: Cyprus banks are safe from exposure to Russia

The economic sanctions imposed against Russia following the invasion of Ukraine are not affecting Cyprus to a large extent as the island’s banking system has no exposure to Russia...

1504. Eleftheria square lit up in solidarity with Ukraine (images)

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine 7 days ago, monuments around the world were lit up in the colors of the Ukrainian flag to show support and solidarity with the Ukrainian people. ...

1505. Abramovich 'gets rid' of real estate and thinks of selling Chelsea

A Labor lawmaker told the British parliament yesterday that Roman Abramovich was rushing to sell his property in the United Kingdom to avoid possible financial sanctions....

1506. The US joins Canada and the EU in banning Russian aircraft from its airspace

President Joe Biden announced during Tuesday night's State of the Union that the US will ban Russian aircraft from US airspace, joining a growing number of countries who are closing their skies to Russia following President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine....

1507. Apple stops selling products in Russia

Apple Inc. announced that it has stopped selling its products in Russia, in response to the invasion of Ukraine....

1508. At least five oligarchs have bank accounts in Cypriot banks

In Cyprus, five oligarchs from the EU list What emerges from the investigations of Cypriot banks for the lists of the European Council which includes 50 persons...

1509. Cypriot MEP sticks out for not supporting Ukraine vote

A Cypriot MEP has drawn criticism from colleagues for not supporting a vote to accept Ukraine’s EU application, with the member from the left saying he condemned the Russian campaign but was against Europe taking part in NATO expansion...

1510. Zalensky makes impassioned speech to EU Parliament, gets standing ovation

President Volodymyr Zelensky today told European leaders Ukrainians are ‘paying the ultimate price to defend freedom’....

1511. YouTube in Cyprus blocks RT over Ukraine

YouTube in Cyprus has blocked access to popular Russian news outlet RT citing 'the ongoing war in Ukraine' after European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said pro-Russia sites were spreading lies...

1512. Western businesses’ flight from Russia continues

Russia’s business rupture with the West grew wider Monday as Shell, General Motors and others announced plans to end or freeze their dealings with the nation after its invasion of Ukraine....

1513. Massive 65 kilometer Russian convoy on its way to Kyiv

Satellite images taken on Monday showed a huge Russian military convoy north of Kyiv, the main target of Russia's armed forces after last week's invasion of Ukraine, stretching 65 kilometers - much larger than previously reported....

1514. Russian Ambassador to Cyprus: 'Russian tourists will go to Turkey, is that what you want?'

Stanislav Osadchiy, Russia’s Ambassador to Cyprus, has said, in an interview with a local media outlet, that the Republic of Cyprus and other European countries who have imposed sanctions on his country over its invasion of Ukraine have ‘shot themselves in the foot.’...

1515. Cyprus to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine, not military equipment

Only humanitarian aid to Ukraine and not military equipment to Cyprus The teleconference of the EU Council of Defense Ministers has been completed...

1516. Six American special ops veterans join the fight in Ukraine

Six American special ops veterans are on the Polish border, ready to enter Ukraine and join the resistance against Putin's army after a call for help from President Zelensky....

1517. EU plans to grant Ukrainian refugees right to stay for up to 3 years

The European Union is preparing to grant Ukrainians who flee the war the right to stay and work in the 27-nation bloc for up to three years, senior EU and French officials said, thanking volunteers at the borders for helping those who arrive....

1518. Karousos: Cyprus working hard to mitigate impact from ban on Russian aircraft

The Ministry of Transport and the Deputy Ministry for Tourism are striving to offset the impact of airport traffic from Russia after Cyprus,...

1519. Averof discusses tragic developments of invasion with Ukrainian Ambassador

Averoff met with the Ambassador of Ukraine The focus of the meeting, he added, was the tragic developments in Ukraine after the Russian invasion....

1520. 'Anonymous' group takes down three Russian news websites after attacking Kremlin-backed channel RT

Anonymous collective have taken down three Russian news agency websites after attacking Kremlin-backed channel RT....

1521. Greece freezes 'golden visas' for Russian citizens

The Ministry of Immigration and Asylum is suspending the issuance and renewal of investment residence permits issued for citizens of the Russian Federation....

1522. How $300 billion in Russian money can shake markets

Credit Suisse's strategic analyst Zoltan Pozsar, who shows that Russia has about $ 300 billion in foreign currency swaps abroad,...

1523. Zelensky calls on EU to fast track EU membership

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today called on the European Union to allow Ukraine to become a direct member of the bloc through a special process, at a time when the country is defending itself against the invasion of Russian forces....

1524. French presidential hopeful dismisses Turkey’s EU prospects

French right-wing presidential candidate Valerie Pecresse said in an interview with Kathimerini that she is against Turkey’s European Union accession and that, if elected, she would also stop the pre-accession financial assistance provided to Ankara....

1525. FIFA bans Russian national anthem and flag from international matches

FIFA is taking tough football measures against Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine....

1526. Ruble in free fall as sanctions against Russian central bank come into force

European Union sanctions against Russia's central bank have come into force after they were published in the EU Official Journal in the early hours of Monday, leading the ruble to fall sharply. ...

1527. Op-ed: The new Cold War has begun

With almost the same arguments of those who had mobilized Bulent Ecevit on July 20, 1974 to invade Cyprus, Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine on the morning of February 24....

1528. In historic shift, Germany ramps up defense spending due to Russia’s Ukraine war

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday announced a major boost to German military spending in the latest of a series of dramatic moves reversing decades of Germany’s post-Cold War foreign policy in just a few days....

1529. Op-ed: 'Poor humanity....'

Whatever I write about culture, I believe, would be out of place and out of step at this time, since the drums of war have sounded in the heart of Europe....

1530. Cyprus closes airspace to Russia, but reserves right to reconsider

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides expressed on Sunday Cyprus’ support to measures discussed with EU counterparts during an informal videoconference regarding, among other things, humanitarian support to Ukraine and targeted restrictive measures against Russia....