As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hits its 64th day, a former NATO commander urged the West to prepare for the “worst-case” scenario: war with Russia.
Story continuesUkraine's Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova visits a mass grave in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on April 13, 2022, amid Russia's military invasion launched on Ukraine. Ukraine’s prosecutor general’s office
. A total of 8,653 crimes have been registered with the office and 620 suspects have been accused of the aggression, the office revealed on Thursday. The office also reports that 217 children have been killed and 393 others have been injured during the war.In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks from Kyiv, Ukraine on April 26, 2022.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had launched a new series of “energy blackmail” against Europe after Moscowto Poland and Bulgaria. In his nightly address to the nation on Wednesday, Zelensky said the Kremlin considers not only energy but trade as a weapon to use against European countries.
“[Russia] is just waiting for the moment when one or another trade area can be used to blackmail Europeans politically, or to strengthen Russia’s military machine, which sees a united Europe as a target,” Zelensky said. “Hence, the sooner everyone in Europe admits that it is inadmissible to depend on Russia in trade, the sooner it will be possible to guarantee stability in European markets.”
Europe relies on Moscow for more than a third of its gas needs and Russian state energy company Gazprom holds a monopoly on the pipeline supplies.What happened last week in Ukraine? Check out this explainer from Yahoo Immersive to find out.
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