The European Union has just transferred €1.6 billion in interest generated by the Russian Central Bank's frozen assets, its third tranche after July 2024 and April 2025.This sends a strong signal: the aggressor must pay.Today, 95% of this sum goes to the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism (ULCM) and 5% to the European Peace Facility.On March 12, 2025, the Frenc...
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For three years, the Kremlin has been financing its invasion of Ukraine by draining its coffers and relying on its oil, gas, and coal revenues. But this strategy is reaching its limits: Western sanctions cap the price of Russian crude oil at $47.60 per barrel, forcing Moscow to sell its production at knockdown prices to China, India, and Turkey.The result: by 2025, oil and gas revenue...
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On the night of August 9-10, the Ukrainian Defense Forces, supported by their drone units, struck the heart of the Saratov oil refinery in Russia, causing massive explosions and a widespread fire at one of the country's most important oil sites.Capable of processing up to 7 million tons of oil per year, this site is a key link in the fuel supply to the occupying army, the same fuel th...
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As the Trump-Putin summit prepares in Alaska, far from the reality of war, we affirm that no peace solution can be reached without Ukraine.For more than three years, Ukrainians have defended their freedom and their land in the face of brutal invasion. Their sovereignty and borders are enshrined in their Constitution. Giving up even the smallest piece of territory to an occupier will onl...
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We welcome the French court's decision allowing the Ukrainian state-owned bank Oschadbank to seize €87 million in assets belonging to the Russian Federation on French territory.This seizure follows a 2018 international arbitration award ordering Russia to compensate Oschadbank for losses incurred during the illegal annexation of Crimea. After Russia refused to pay, Ukraine initiated...
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In March 2022, the European Union banned RT, Sputnik, and other Kremlin-controlled media outlets, rightly accusing them of spreading disinformation to justify and support Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.And yet... Three years later, according to a report by the ISD (Institute for Strategic Dialogue), these banned media outlets are still widely accessible in the EU. They circumven...
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The French lingerie and homewear brand ETAM is reportedly shutting down its Russian operations.“We regret to inform you that our website in Russia is no longer operational,” reads a message on the homepage of Etam’s Russian online store. According to Russian media reports, the brand’s remaining stores will close by the fall. Doing business in Russia is a moral crime and an economic
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A night of terror.Russia struck the Ukrainian capital in the middle of the night, unleashing a hail of drones and missiles. Its goal: to sow fear, kill, and destroy. Dozens of residential buildings were hit. One apartment building was gutted, reduced to rubble. Civilians were killed in their sleep.At least eight dead, including a six-year-old boy and his mother. Dozens injured. ...
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On the night of July 28-29, 2025, a deliberate Russian bombing targeted the Bilenkivska penal colony in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The toll was heavy: 17 Ukrainian inmates were killed, 42 injured, the cafeteria completely destroyed, and considerable damage to administrative buildings and the quarantine area. At the time of the strike, 274 civilians were being held in the facility.This attack c...
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During the night of Sunday, July 20 to Monday, July 21, Russia launched yet another massive attack against Ukraine: 426 drones and 24 missiles, including ballistic missiles. Kyiv, Kharkiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and several other regions were targeted.The toll: 15 injured, including a 12-year-old boy. Two people killed. In Kyiv, a metro station where civilians were sheltering, a kindergarten, and re...
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