Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Germany to deliver air defence system to Ukraine: Scholz

Germany

Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that Germany will deliver to Ukraine an air defence system capable of protecting a “large city” from Russian air raids, rejecting accusations that his government had been slow to arm Kyiv. Scholz told parliament that Berlin would send more weapons to Ukraine. “The government has decided that we will send … Read more

Kyiv renames iconic Soviet monument

Kyiv

The mayor of Kyiv renamed an iconic Soviet-era arch symbolizing ties with Moscow “Arch of the Freedom of the Ukrainian People” on Saturday. The symbolic move comes after the city demolished a statue of two workers under the arch last month, one Russian and the other Ukrainian. “The city council today decided to ‘de-communise’ the … Read more

Russia’s Bolshoi scraps performances by critical directors

Russia

Russia’s Bolshoi Theatre has introduced its far cancelling the performances directed with the aid of Kirill Serebrennikov and Timofey Kulyabin who have spoken out against Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine. Late Sunday, Russia’s pinnacle theatre introduced that in preference to 3 performances of “Nureev”, a ballet directed by way of Serebrennikov, audiences this week will … Read more