Tag Archives: Russia

What the truck?

Tonight.

Anyone?

Earlier….

Last night.

Bank account-freezing Canadian prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledges his country’s support against totalitarianism…in the Ukraine.

Fight!

Trudeau announces sanctions on Russia as Moscow ramps up pressure on Ukraine (CBC)

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Meanwhile…

Meanwhile…

…sanctions.

This morning.

Dublin Castle, Dublin 2.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney calling for EU sanctions against Russia.

Meanwhile…

 

Fight!

Earlier: We Are Family

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Minsk protocol?

Last night/This morning.

Via DW:

Vladimir Putin signed a decree ordering Russian troops into eastern Ukraine in a televised speech to the nation. Putin said Russian troops were being sent in to “maintain peace” in eastern Ukraine.

Earlier Monday, he recognized the self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic” (DPR) and the “Luhansk People’s Republic” (LPR) in eastern Ukraine as “independent.”

Meanwhile…

The West is preparing a round of fresh sanctions against Russia. At the UN Security Council, the US said it is “nonsense” that Russian forces Putin is sending into Ukraine are “peacekeepers.”

Ukraine latest: Russia faces sanctions after Putin orders in troops (DW)

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A service member of the Ukrainian armed forces takes part in tactical military exercises at a training ground in the Rivne region, Ukraine yesterday

This morning.

Meanwhile…

Hmm.

Ukraine, Russia-backed rebels trade accusations of shelling across front (Reuters)

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Last night/this morning.

No wait, come back.

What about the war?

FIGHT!

Movement of Russian forces alone does not confirm withdrawal, NATO says (Reuters)

Gulp.

Meanwhile….

Yesterday.

French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin sitting at a great distance during a meeting in Moscow, Russia yesterday.

Meanwhile…

Ah here.

Macron refused Russian COVID test in Putin trip over DNA theft fears – sources (Reuters)

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Russian Ambassador to Ireland Yury Anatoliyevich Filatoc; Joe Duffy

This afternoon.

Meanwhile..

Ah here.

Earlier: Do The Russians Love Their Fish Too

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This morning.

The Russian Embassy, Orwell (!) Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6.

Two of our best.

Earlier…

This morning.

O’Connell Street, Dublin 1.

They’re going in!

Patrick Murphy (left), CEO Irish South and West Fish Producers Organisation (ISWFPO), and Brendan Byrne, CEO of the Irish Fish Processors and Exporters Association (IFPEA), in the lobby of the Gresham Hotel before leaving for their meeting with Russian Ambassador to Ireland, Yuriy Fillet-ov Filatov in the Russian Embassy to discuss the welfare of marine life during a proposed military drill off our south coast.

Godspeed, gentlemen, and, when offered, refuse both the vodka and the ‘fish egg’ delicacy. You’ll thank me later.

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From top: Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, Lieutenant General Seán Clancy (left) and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney; Russian Ambassador to Ireland Yury Anatoliyevich Filatov

This morning.

Via RTÉ News:

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has spoken of his surprise that the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, Lieutenant General Seán Clancy, met the Russian ambassador to Ireland last Friday.

Mr Coveney made the comments at last night’s meeting of the Fine Gael parliamentary party.

In late November 2021, Mr Filatov requested a courtesy call with Lieutenant General Clancy and the meeting was arranged for late January 2022.

The meeting was held on 21 January in the Chief of Staff’s Office, McKee Barracks, Dublin.

Meanwhile…

John Brady, Sinn Fein’s Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Defence, has accused Mr Coveney of “undermining” the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, Lieutenant General Seán Clancy with his comments about meeting with the Russian Ambassador to Ireland.

Mr Coveney “took it upon himself in a public way” to make these comments and that it was “poor judgement” to do this, Mr Brady said.

Last night: Détente

Warning issued over Russian Navy exercises in February (RTE)

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