BudapestHungarian President Orban has once again contradicted Ukrainian President Zelensky's call for a united EU front against Russia. Orban also emphatically rejected arms deliveries to Ukraine via Hungarian territory.
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More than half of the French are pro-Russian
ParisEfforts by the French mainstream media to turn the electorate against Russia have not been successful: 52 percent of French people are pro-Russian.
Budapest tarred by Kiev
KievNot only Germany, but also Hungary is being confronted with severe criticism from Kiev in the Ukraine conflict. Irina Vereshchuk, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, said her country was not far from describing official Hungarian rhetoric as "openly pro-Russian".
Polish general calls for occupation of Kaliningrad
WarsawGeneral Waldemar Skrzypczak, former head of the Polish ground forces, has raised eyebrows by calling for Poland to occupy the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad.
Moscow to punish mask wearers as EU unleashes ‘peace’
MoscowMoscow has taken a firm approach: Mayor Sobyanin has not only lifted the mask requirement by decree, but has even made it a punishable offense to continue wearing masks in public.
Corsican separatist dies three weeks after attacked in prison
AjaccioOne of Yvan Colonna's lawyers, Sylvain Cormier, said it was "astonishing" that while her client "was one of the most watched detainees in France by virtue of his status (...) which prevented him from being brought closer to his relatives in Corsica, the prison administration proved incapable of ensuring his basic protection".
MEP warns: ‘European Union increasingly shunning accountability’
BrusselsThe institutions of the European Union have usurped the power of citizens. No one has ever given them the authority or right to do so and they are accountable to no one. That is the position of MEP Tom Vandendriessche (Vlaams Belang) stated recently in the European Parliament.
Supermarket chain in Malta limits purchases of staple foods
VallettaThe Lidl supermarket in Malta has limited basic purchases of flour, oats and vegetable oil. Customers are being told that supplies have been "caught up in Russia".
Ukraine uses facial recognition to identify Russians
KievUkraine's defense ministry has been using the facial recognition software of the company Clearview since Saturday to identify Russian soldiers.
Alsatians mulling independence from France
StrasbourgGerman as well as French mainstream media has ignored the issue completely. France may be facing a major change regarding German-speaking Alsatians. In a large-scale referendum held in recent weeks, the overwhelming majority of Alsatians voted in favor of leaving the current French administrative region Grand Est and for an independent region of Alsace.