Council of Europe: report on safety of journalists. 127 journalists detained. Brutal crackdown in Russia
INFORMATION —
Council of Europe: report on safety of journalists, “ongoing war against the media”. Deaths, threats, and arrests on the rise
TALLINN KEYNOTE SPEECH —
Von der Leyen: “Putin has failed. He sent young Russians as cannon fodder.”Europe stands by Ukraine
di Gianni BorsaThe president of the European Commission strongly condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a statement delivered in Tallinn on February…
Ukraine: statement by the 27 leaders of the EU. “Russia’s aggression is a crime against peace. Putin will be held to account”
War in Ukraine: Borrell (EU), “military support and more diplomatic efforts to achieve peace”. “Sanctions” against Russia “have a slow but sure effect”
WAR IN UKRAINE —
Moldova on high alert. Appeal of the Church: “Fuelling internal conflicts can be dangerous”
di M. Chiara Biagioni“The Church upholds the cause of peace and supports whatever can be done to bring peace to Moldova and Ukraine.…
EU: countering disinformation, pro-Kremlin fake news exposed. Medvedev, “Nazi Europe, like Mengele”
GREGORIAN CALENDAR —
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church switches to a new calendar. Msgr. Martynyuk: “It signals our independence from the Soviet world”
di M. Chiara BiagioniStarting on September 1, 2023, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine will switch to the Gregorian calendar for fixed…
EU Parliament: working towards start of Ukraine’s accession negotiations. More military and economic support to Kyiv
Romania: Government report on refugees from Ukraine. 2.45 million assisted, over half a billion euros spent. 44,000 children without education
UKRAINE —
Metropolitan Epiphanius: “We are grateful to Pope Francis. We call for a just peace”
di M. Chiara Biagioni“We are asking for a just peace. But this requires that Ukraine wins this war.” His Beatitude Epiphanius, Metropolitan of…
