Alternativa nyheter kring Ryssland-Ukraina kriget (samlingstråd)

The Telegraph Josh White
Sun, 28 January 2024 at 3:05 am CET
Ukraine uncovers massive arms fraud worth £32m that robbed it of nearly 100,000 shells
The fraud, which was confirmed by Ukraine’s defence ministry, involves former and current high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Defence and heads of affiliated companies, the SDU said.
Five individuals from the ministry and the arms supplier had been served “notices of suspicion” – the first stage in Ukrainian legal proceedings – and one suspect has been detained while trying to cross the Ukrainian border.
The SDU said a contract for the shells was agreed with Lviv Arsenal in August 2022 – six months into the war with Russia – and payment was made in advance, with some funds transferred abroad.
But the SDU said that no arms were ever provided, with some funds then moved to other foreign accounts.
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-uncovers-massive-arms-fraud-020522219.html

Business Insider Tom Porter
Thu, 25 January 2024 at 2:18 pm CET
Ukraine floats the theory it may have been tricked into shooting down the plane Russia says was full of Ukrainian POWs
Ukrainian military intelligence initially said the plane had been carrying Russian S-300 air defense missiles, reported Ukrainska Pravda.

But the later statement from the intelligence directorate has been seen as a tacit admission that prisoners were on board.
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-floats-theory-may-tricked-131801538.html

Seizing Russia's money would endanger euro Italian central bank
Tapping Russian assets frozen in the EU will bring harm to the single currency, the head of the Bank of Italy warns

The EU should not use the euro as a tool in sanctions wars and political disputes, as it would harm the currency's image and standing, Bank of Italy Governor Fabio Panetta warned on Friday. He as commenting on discussions in Brussels regarding frozen Russian assets.
https://www.irishsun.com/news/274108133/seizing-russias-money-would-endanger-euro-italian-central-bank

Vladyslav Kudryk and The Kyiv Independent news desk January 25, 2024 1:57 PM
US Senate committee backs bill to seize Russian assets to help Ukraine
If it were to pass the Senate and House of Representatives and be signed into law by President Joe Biden, the bill would enable Washington's first-ever seizure of central bank assets from a country with which it is not at war.
https://kyivindependent.com/us-senate-committee-backs-bill-to-seize-russian-assets-to-help-ukraine/

28/01/2024 23:52 EU state would be right to seize Ukrainian region, MP says
Hungary should seize Ukraine’s westernmost Transcarpathia region in case the country ceases to exist as a result of its conflict with Russia
Transcarpathia remained a part of modern Ukraine after the dissolution of the USSR in 1991, retaining a considerable minority of ethnic Hungarians. Budapest has repeatedly criticized Kiev over what it has described as discrimination against this ethnic group, especially in terms of access to school education in their native language.
https://www.azerbaycan24.com/en/eu-state-would-be-right-to-seize-ukrainian-region-mp-says/

Brussels threatens to hit Hungary’s economy if Viktor Orbán vetoes Ukraine aid

The EU will sabotage Hungary’s economy if Budapest blocks fresh aid to Ukraine at a summit this week, under a confidential plan drawn up by Brussels that marks a significant escalation in the battle between the EU and its most pro-Russian member state.*

In a document drawn up by EU officials and seen by the Financial Times, Brussels has outlined a strategy to explicitly target Hungary’s economic weaknesses, imperil its currency and drive a collapse in investor confidence in a bid to hurt “jobs and growth” if Budapest refuses to lift its veto against the aid to Kyiv.
https://www.ft.com/content/9dabcd4b-9c64-4124-9f9c-b0c898c84c8f