NATO Secretary General Admits Support For Ukraine Brings Hard Times For Europe

The West must continue to provide Ukraine with military and financial aid even though this support incurs high costs for Europeans, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told German newspaper Welt.

Norway police arrest suspected Russian spy, should be expelled from Norway

Norwegian public broadcaster NRK has reported that national police arrested a suspected Russian spy in the Arctic town of Tromsoe on Monday, citing the country’s PST security service.

Plane from Mexico carrying five Germans goes missing off Costa Rica

A small plane from Mexico with five German nationals on board disappeared off Costa Rica on Friday, Public Security Minister Jorge Torres announced.

Iran's foreign ministry advised its citizens on Friday to refrain from traveling to Ukraine

Iran's foreign ministry advised its citizens on Friday to refrain from traveling to Ukraine and asked Iranians there to leave the country, semi-official news agencies reported.

Putin to residents of new regions: "Welcome home!"

 

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US embassy in Moscow urges Americans to depart Russia to avoid being conscripted - China.org.cn

The U.S. embassy in Moscow has urged American nationals residing in Russia to depart the country immediately, citing what it claimed to be possibility that Russia could conscript dual nationals for military service.

Finland to further restrict tourist visas to Russian citizens: FM - China.org.cn

As of September, Finland will accept only about 100 applications for tourist visas from Russian citizens per week, Finnish national broadcaster Yle reported on Tuesday.

EU residents immediately felt the effect of anti-Russian sanctions on themselves, says Zakharova – SANA

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has affirmed that the sanctions imposed by the US and Western countries on Russia have immediately affected them.

Russia doesn’t want escalation regarding Spitsbergen, hopes for common sense in Oslo — MFA - TASS

Russia can’t ignore the moves by Norway to block the delivery of cargoes to Spitsbergen but is hoping Oslo will display common sense and will prevent an escalation, Russian Foreign Ministry’s Ambassador-at-Large Nikolay Korchunov told TASS on Friday.

Israeli FM to visit Turkey amid Israeli fears of Iranian attacks - China.org.cn

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid plans to visit Turkey on Thursday, his office announced Sunday, amid months of thawing ties and Israeli fears that its tourists could become a target for Iranian attacks.

US says it is aware of reported third American captured in Ukraine

The State Department said Thursday that it is aware of reports suggesting a third American has been captured by Russia while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces.

State Department in contact with Ukraine over US citizens reportedly captured | Al Arabiya English

The State Department said Wednesday is in contact with Ukrainian authorities to find out the fate of two former US servicemen reportedly captured while fighting against Russian forces in Ukraine.

The Germans criticized Zelensky for harsh ultimatums to Scholz

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 Readers of the German newspaper ZDF reacted angrily to the criticism that fell on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Israel urges its citizens in Istanbul to leave, heightening travel warning | Al Arabiya English

Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Monday urged citizens in Turkey to leave “as soon as possible” over threats that Iranian operatives are actively planning attacks on Israelis in Istanbul.

Ukraine uncovers 50 Russian "agents" in Lysychansk: Governor

Ukraine has uncovered sabotage activities among 50 people in Lysychansk who were leaking Ukraine’s operational information to Russian forces to help Moscow with its offensive, the governor of Luhansk has said.

Greek Tanker Crews Safe, In Good Health, Iranian Foreign Ministry Says

The crew members of two Greek vessels detained by the Iranian military are safe, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said.

Ukrainian army shells convoy of refugees from LPR near Kharkov, two people killed - TASS

Ukraine’s armed forces shelled a convoy of refugees from the Lugansk People’s Republic in the Kharkov Region, the republic’s office of the Prosecutor General reported on Thursday.

EU Says Assets Of Russian, Belarusian Individuals, Entities Worth $32Bln Frozen So Far - Sputnik

EU Commission's Freeze and Seize Task Force said on Friday that it had frozen assets worth 29.5 billion euro ($32 billion) belonging to Russian and Belarusian individuals and companies and had blocked transactions worth 196 billion Euros so far.

Canada Advises Citizens to Leave Russia Amid ‘Restrictions on Financial Transactions’ - Sputnik International

The Canadian government is advising its citizens to refrain from visiting Russia and to leave the country as soon as possible amid the impacts of the Russian military operation in Ukraine.

Shoigu Tells UN Chief Ukrainian Neo-Nazis Use Civilians As Human Shields - UrduPoint

Ukrainian nationalist and neo-Nazi battle units are using civilians as human shields in an act of brutal banditry, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Friday during a phone conversation with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.