The Russian invasion

Ryska invasionen|Omvärldens svar

Mike Wigston, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and British Commander Billy Cooper. Joe Giddens / AP 

The Russian invasion|The response of the outside world 

Military summit: Russia may want revenge on the West  

 

There is reason to be concerned about what will happen once the war in Ukraine is over. This is what Mike Wigston, outgoing head of the UK Air Force, told The Telegraph. 

 

If Russia loses, the Kremlin will likely feel a desire for revenge against the West for siding with Ukraine, warns Wigston. And it's not just about President Vladimir Putin. 

 

- There are countless others who could replace him and who could be just as brutal and vicious towards their own people and neighboring countries, says Wigston.  

 

Several of the EU's foreign ministers ahead of the meeting earlier this week. Virginia Mayo / AP  

 

The Russian invasion The sanctions  

Irritation in the EU as Greece puts sanctions in limbo  

 

Hungary has been largely alone in the EU in opposing sanctions against Russia. But now the country is joined by Greece, writes Politico.  

 

The EU is in the process of drawing up its eleventh package of sanctions since the start of the Russian invasion. This time, the Union is not targeting Russia directly, instead it wants to access countries that help Moscow dodge economic sanctions. 

 

But both Hungary and Greece have counterclaimed to vote through such a package. They want companies from their countries to be removed from Kyiv's list of "war sponsors", which includes several European companies.  

 

The demand resulted in a bad atmosphere during a meeting with EU foreign ministers earlier this week, according to several sources to Politico. The EU's foreign affairs chief, Josep Borrell, has promised that all question marks and all dissatisfaction regarding Ukraine's list will be sorted out.  

 

Mondelez products. Bertil Enevåg Ericson / TT  

The Russian invasion The sanctions 

Ukraine blacklists the owner of Marabou, Daim and O'boy  

 

Ukraine blacklists the food company Mondelez, which owns brands such as Daim, Marabou, O'boy, Oreo and Philadelphia, writes TT.  

 

The Ukrainian authorities believe that the company contributes to Russia's war coffers by continuing to operate in the country.  

 

- There are probably many Swedish consumers who feel that they cannot buy Marabou on Friday night now, says Torbjörn Becker, director of the Eastern Economic Institute at the Stockholm School of Economics.  

 

Mondelez's Swedish press department replies that Marabou is not manufactured in Russia, and adds:  

 

"We do not sell any products in the Nordics that were manufactured in Russia. Mondelez Sweden has no direct exports to Russia.”