NATO puts warplanes on alert, to increase troop presence on eastern flank
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said he had convened a virtual emergency summit.
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Protest in Bern against Russia invasion Ukraine
People demonstration against the Russian agression against the Ukraine in Bern.
Spain recommends Spaniards to leave Ukraine temporarily
Mallorcan community worried for friends and families in Ukraine.
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Hoptivka border crossing in Kharkiv region
A Ukrainian frontier guard stands at the Hoptivka (Goptovka) crossing on the Ukrainian-Russian border in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine February 23, 2022. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
NATO and EU cannot allow violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity, Spanish Minister says
"Russia must know the firmness of EU and NATO is absolute and total,"
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"Neither NATO nor the EU have a hidden agenda or hidden interests or anything that cannot be explained,"
Comment: Ukraine - who will blink first?
The democracies of Europe must be feeling very nervous at the moment, not knowing what the Russians have in mind at any given time.
Russia returns some troops to bases in areas near Ukraine - report
Russia has amassed over 100,000 troops near Ukraine's border.
Spain will send four fighter jets and 130 troops to Bulgaria
The first Spanish Eurofighter jets are expected to land in Bulgaria by the end of the week.
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Ukrainian armed forces in the Donetsk region
Ukrainian armed forces in the Donetsk region.
UK warns Russia will face severe sanctions if it instals Ukraine 'puppet regime'
UK believes the intention is for a Ukraine leader opposed to integration with the West.
Spain's foreign minister says Europeans are 'united' on Ukraine crisis
Russia has massed tens of thousands of troops on its borders with Ukraine.
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- British tourists will be “tracked” while on holiday in Mallorca
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"
Comment
Comment: Ukraine fall-out
“The western world should have been speaking with a single voice...”
Jason Moore25/02/2022 10:31