Daily Archives: 31. Juli 2023


31.07.2023 - 07:36 [ Haaretz ]

Post-judicial Coup Talk of a Unity Government Is Foolish, Netanyahu Isn‘t Even Interested

Attempting to imagine an escape route which also includes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s acquittal of criminal charges, is a result of the painful realization that the hawkish factions on both sides – even though one can‘t compare the governmental sadism led by Justice Minister Yariv Levin and the most rigid and militant anti-overhaul protesters – ignore the will of the majority and charge onward, almost with lust, to the very dangerous disagreement known as a constitutional crisis.

This hope, however, whether you want to surrender to it or to resist it in disgust, is in no way realistic. For now. According to knowledgeable sources, Netanyahu is simply not interested: not in stopping the judicial overhaul nor in a unity government.

31.07.2023 - 07:21 [ New York Times ]

West African Nations Threaten Military Action Unless Niger Coup Is Undone

The new junta, however, insisted it was going nowhere. In a statement before the summit, it warned forcefully against any foreign military intervention.

“We want to once more remind ECOWAS or any other adventurer of our firm determination to defend our homeland,” a junta spokesman said on Saturday night in a televised statement.

31.07.2023 - 05:45 [ Interfax.com.ua ]

Germany hands over new military aid package to Ukraine

Germany has handed over a new aid package to the Ukrainian army, which includes vehicles, drones and ammunition, the German government press service said.

31.07.2023 - 04:41 [ APNews.com ]

Ukraine again reported bringing war deep into Russia with attacks on Moscow and border region

Photos and video showed that a drone had ripped off part of the facade of a modern skyscraper, IQ-Quarter, located 7.2 kms (4.5 miles) from the Kremlin. When the drone hit, sparks, flames and smoke spewed from the building, with debris falling on the sidewalk and street. Windows were blown out, and metal window frames were mangled. A security guard was injured, Russia’s state news agency Tass reported, citing emergency officials. Russia’s Ria-Novosti news agency reported the building’s tenants included several government agencies.

31.07.2023 - 04:21 [ Interfax.com.ua ]

Ukraine‘s victory must be such that enemy attempts to return don‘t go beyond sick fantasies – Zelenskyy

We do not believe that Russia will not want to return with aggression even after we drive out the occupiers from all our land. But the victory of Ukraine can and should be such that any attempts by the enemy to return would not go beyond the sick fantasy of those madmen who bear such plans,“ Zelenskyy said, speaking in Kyiv on Friday on the occasion of the Day of Ukrainian Statehood.

31.07.2023 - 03:57 [ Telegraph.co.uk ]

Ukraine-Russia war: Ukrainian soldiers will reach Crimea ‚soon‘

(29.07.2023)

The head of Ukraine’s intelligence directorate has said that their forces could begin attempts to de-occupy Crimea “soon”.

In comments to Ukrainian news site TSN, Kyrylo Budanov said that forces could enter Russian-occupied Crimea shortly but did not specify a timeframe.