Tag: Russia-Ukraine invasion
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US commits an additional €677 million in military aid for Ukraine
The US and European allies met at the US Ramstein airbase in Germany to discuss stepping up military aid for Ukraine. Contributions of state-of-the-art artillery and other systems, mainly from the US, have helped turn the tide of the war. And today’s meeting saw the US contributing an additional $675 million (€677 million) in heavy…
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War has inflicted €36bn damage on Ukraine's environment: Minister
Not only has the war in Ukraine cost lives, but Russia’s invasion has also significantly damaged the environment, according to the Ukrainian Minister of Environmental Protection. In an interview with Euronews, Ruslan Strilets said Ukraine’s natural world had been devastated since the start of the war in February, inflicting an estimated cost of more than €36…
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International organisations and more than 50 countries pledge €1 billion to Ukraine
More than 50 countries and international organisations at a conference in Paris have pledged €1 billion in aid for Ukraine to keep the country powered, and fed. They heard from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on what his country needs to survive the freezing temperatures and Russian attacks on its energy infrastructures. “When the energy stability of…