Prisoners recruited by Russia Wagner Group to fighting in Ukraine They seem increasingly aware that they have been tricked, and that no one counted on bringing them back alive. One guest Recruited by the group in November, he deserted his team in Ukraine’s Luhansk region and fled to Russia via a bus and ride-sharing app, … Read more
Art Industry News is a daily summary of the most important developments emerging from the art world and the art market. Here’s what you need to know on Tuesday, January 31st. Need to read Designer Paul Smith to stage a Picasso show – The famous British designer was invited by the Musée National Picasso Paris … Read more
CNN – US Treasury on Thursday Designated Wagner Groupa private Russian mercenary organization Heavily involved in the war in Ukraineas a transnational criminal organization, and has imposed a wide range of sanctions on the transnational network that supports it. The US State Department meanwhile announced a number of sanctions intended to “target a range of … Read more
But let’s be honest: most people, even in the middle damage zone, won’t survive. Hardly anyone lives or works in reinforced concrete buildings with almost no windows, nor near a concrete basement. (Even the people in the bank would have to go into the vault to be in the safest place; the people in the … Read more
Berlin– Poland will ask the German government for permission to supply German-made Leopard main battle tanks to Ukraine, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Monday, apparently pushing his country toward fulfilling a long-standing desire of Ukraine’s political and military leaders. As the manufacturing country, Germany must give its consent to export Leopard tanks to … Read more
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz raised optimism on Sunday that the European Union and the United States could reach a trade truce in the coming months to prevent discrimination against European companies over US subsidies. Speaking at a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron following a joint Franco-German cabinet meeting in Paris, Scholz said he … Read more
CNN – A helicopter crash near a kindergarten in the Kyiv region killed at least 14 people, including the Ukrainian Interior Ministry leadership team who were on board, according to officials. Another 25 people, including 11 children, were injured in the aftermath of the accident, which took place in Brovary city Wednesday, the State Emergency … Read more
CNN – The Russian actor Artur Smolyaninov was the star of nobody President Vladimir Putin Favorite Movies – About a Soviet unit making a last stand against Afghan insurgents. He is now classified as a “foreign agent” and faces a criminal investigation. Smolyaninov was the hero of “Devyataya Rota” (9th Company), a Russian feature film … Read more
Russia has unleashed a new salvo of missiles at targets across Ukraine, killing at least 14 people in the east-central city of Dnipro and disrupting energy supplies in the Kyiv and Kharkiv regions, officials said. The attacks on Saturday destroyed a nine-storey apartment building in Dnipro, reducing an entire section of the building to rubble … Read more
Russia says its forces are getting closer to capturing Solidar, a salt-mining town in eastern Ukraine, which would mark an elusive victory for the Kremlin but come at the cost of heavy Russian casualties and widespread destruction of the region they claim. Donetsk Governor Pavlo Kirilenko said in televised remarks that more than 100 Russian … Read more
