Ukraine

British energy giant Shell said yesterday that its decision to pull out of Russia in response to the country's invasion of Ukraine has already cost the international energy giant as much as $5 billion.

Vucic underlined that Putin was very nice and fair, but he also pointed out that he could not be completely open as the President of the Republic.

A second peaceful march in support of Ukraine took place in Sofia. The event was titled "We are not neutral!" and its main request is for Bulgaria to send military defense assistance to Ukraine.

EU countries that have taken refuge from the Russian invasion of Ukraine will immediately receive 3.4 billion euros, MEPs in Strasbourg have decided.

At its session, the European Parliament gave the green light to redirect EU funds for regional development and asylum to member states sheltering Ukrainian refugees. MEPs have now adopted additional emergency measures to support them.

The alley, located between Dragan Tsankov Boulevard and the fence of the Russian Embassy in Sofia, will be named "Heroes of Ukraine". This was voted by the municipal councilors in Sofia Council. The alley is located along 96 meters between Nezabravka Street and Nikola Mirchev Street.

The decision was taken with 36 "For", 16 "Against" and none abstained.

In a resolution passed by 513 votes to 22, with 19 abstentions, MEPs called for additional sanctions, including an "immediate full embargo on imports of oil, coal, nuclear fuel and gas originating in Russia".

A Mixed Bag

Incumbent Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic celebrates as he presents the early results of the general elections in Belgrade, Serbia, 03 April 2022. EPA-EFE/ANDREJ CUKIC

A two-thirds majority in the UN General Assembly is needed to suspend a country. Russia is currently in the second year of its three-year mandate in the UNHRC, which consists of 47 members.

"Given the uncertainty of the current situation, there is no assurance that the war will not get worse," Kluge said in a statement sent to journalists from Lviv in Ukraine, Reuters reports.
He said that the WHO is considering all possible scenarios and devising an answer for various situations that could affect the people of Ukraine.

He said that Minsk is working on the release of Belarusian citizens in Ukraine, reports Sputnik International.
"Belarus has conducted a special operation to free its truckers captured and detained in Ukraine," he said.