The Russian authorities may have shut down his newspaper, but journalist Dmitry Muratov refuses to be silenced. When we meet in Moscow, the editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta and Russia’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate is worried how far the Kremlin will go in its confrontation with the West. “Two generations have lived without the threat of
Ukraine war: Orthodox clerics say they will not leave Kyiv monastery
Orthodox Christian clerics say they will stay at a historic monastery in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, despite a planned government-ordered eviction of hundreds of priests, monks and students. The Pechersk Lavra is a seat of Ukraine’s Orthodox Church (UOC), which split from the Moscow patriarchate after Russia’s invasion last year. But U
Ukraine accuses Orthodox Church leader Pavel of pro-Russian stance
Ukrainian investigators have searched the home of an Orthodox Church leader in Kyiv accused of justifying Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine. Metropolitan Pavel Lebed runs the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Ukraine’s most important monastery. His branch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) was previously loyal to Moscow clergy. Kyiv pros
Germany sends much-awaited Leopard tanks to East-west
The first shipment of Leopard 2 tanks from Germany has been sent to Ukraine, the German defence ministry says. Eighteen cutting-edge main battle tanks were delivered after Ukrainian crews were trained to use them. Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said he was sure the tanks could “make a decisive contribution” on the frontlines of the wa
Nearly 6,000 fined for breaking curfew last week
Last week, the police issued 5,906 fines for breaking the coronavirus curfew, the police said on Monday. That is over 100 less than the 6,014 curfew fines issued the week before. Netherlands residents have to be in their homes between 9:00 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. The police also issued 159 fines for violating the ban on […]
OM shut down investigation into Russian oligarchs
The Public Prosecution Service (OM) has dismissed several investigations into money laundering in the Netherlands by Russian oligarchs partially because it feared a political struggle, according to NRC. Investigations indicated that well-known oligarchs, including Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Boris Berezovsky, placed their assets in tax havens via comp
Four kids hospitalized after tasting cocaine found in bushes near school
Four pupils of the PassePartout primary school in Tegelen were taken to a hospital last week for observation after they tasted cocaine. They found the drugs in some bushes next to the school. “It was a small bag with the residue of white powder,” a police spokesperson told 1Limburg. “Investigation showed it was cocaine.” The four […]
Nato condemns ‘dangerous’ south east nuclear rhetoric
Nato has condemned Russia’s “dangerous” and “irresponsible” rhetoric after Vladimir Putin’s decision to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. The organisation is “closely monitoring” the situation and said the move would not lead it to change its own nuclear strategy. The US said it did not bel
How a child’s drawing sparked a police investigation
In the centre of the Russian town of Yefremov is a wall covered in pictures of war. Giant photographs of masked Russian soldiers with guns and supersized letters Z and V – symbols of the country’s so-called special military operation in Ukraine. There’s a poem, too: Good should have fists. Good needs an iron hand […]
Prince William praises the war refugees’ resilience on Poland trip
The resilience of Ukrainian refugees “shines out”, the Prince of Wales has said during a visit to Poland. Prince William met with some of those who had fled the war with Russia while in Warsaw on the second day of his surprise trip to the country. He said: “It’s amazing how resilient you are. That […]