The Russian invasion. The outside world's response
US Secretary of Defense in Kyiv - pledge of continued support
American Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is making an unannounced visit to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday, international media reports. The Pentagon states that one of the reasons for the visit is to once again show that the US supports "Ukraine's fight for freedom".
According to the Kyiv Independent, Austin's talks with Ukrainian representatives will be about how to continue developing the strategic cooperation between the countries. The Ukrainian army's conditions for its defensive war against Russia must also be discussed.
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Russia buys Sandvik's products despite sanctions
Despite the ban, Swedish industrial technology flows into Russia via companies in Turkey and China to round off the sanctions. This is reported by Expressen.
The newspaper has gone through public tenders since the invasion of Ukraine and writes that 48 companies linked to war production in Russia had tenders to buy Sandvik's products.
10,000 imports of Sandvik equipment have been carried out, according to Russian customs declarations.
"We are of course very concerned about this information," writes Sandvik's spokesperson Johannes Hellström in a comment to the newspaper.
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Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have fled to "safe" Kyiv
About 600,000 people who previously lived in other parts of Ukraine now live in the Kyiv region, reports Politico.
In
addition to the fact that the fronts have been moved far east compared
to at the beginning of the Russian invasion, this is because the air
defense there is strong, writes Politico.
Previously,
Ukraine was forced to rely on Soviet-era defense systems, but Russia's
ability to strike the city has diminished markedly as the West has sent
much-needed, more modern systems.
The
real estate market collapsed in February 2022, but prices have since
increased to similar levels as in previous years, says a broker.
- Today, people think that it is calmer in Kyiv.
But, notes Politico, the capital is not entirely safe. As recently as this weekend, Russia was responsible for a major drone attack on Kyiv, but most were shot down.
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have fled to "safe" Kyiv
About 600,000 people who previously lived in other parts of Ukraine now live in the Kyiv region, reports Politico.
In
addition to the fact that the fronts have been moved far east compared
to at the beginning of the Russian invasion, this is because the air
defense there is strong, writes Politico.
Previously,
Ukraine was forced to rely on Soviet-era defense systems, but Russia's
ability to strike the city has diminished markedly as the West has sent
much-needed, more modern systems.
The
real estate market collapsed in February 2022, but prices have since
increased to similar levels as in previous years, says a broker.
- Today, people think that it is calmer in Kyiv.
But, notes Politico, the capital is not entirely safe. As recently as this weekend, Russia was responsible for a major drone attack on Kyiv, but most were shot down.
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