Shorouk Express Early July, Fabian Sommavilla, a reporter from Der Standard, and András Németh, a journalist from HVG, had a conversation with Moldovan President Maia Sandu in Chisinau on behalf of the PULSE media network. A strong advocate for her country’s accession to the European Union, Sandu, 53, was re-elected on 3 November 2024 and…
Shorouk Express On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Nearly 20,000 Ukrainian children have been forcibly transferred to Russia since Vladimir Putin’s invasion in 2022, and subjected to military training, sexual violence and detention in camps,…
Shorouk Express A spokesperson for the Commission told POLITICO the delegation would be led by David O’Sullivan, the EU’s sanctions envoy. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the EU’s 19th package of sanctions against Russia — designed “to bring President Putin to the negotiation table” — would be unveiled in early September. Ukraine and its allies have…
Shorouk Express “Your soldiers fought courageously and heroically,” Putin told Kim. “We will never forget the sacrifices made by your armed forces and the families of your servicemen.” The Kim-Putin meeting was held on the sidelines of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s massive Victory Day parade in Beijing on Wednesday, which is being seen as a show of…
Shorouk Express new video loaded: How Russia Is Distracting Citizens From the War By Ivan Nechepurenko, Katrin Bennhold, Christina Thornell, Melanie Bencosme and Stephanie Swart•August 30, 2025 Moscow is hosting a big summer festival as Russia continues its war in Ukraine. Katrin Bennhold, a senior international reporter for The New York Times, talks with Ivan…
Shorouk Express Death toll rises to four in massive Russian attack on Kyiv The death toll in a mass Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv has risen to four, local officials said. Among the dead were two children, interior minister Ihor Klymenko said, citing preliminary information. The numbers are expected to rise. Rescue teams…
Shorouk Express On Sunday, Allen spoke during an online session alongside some of Russia’s top movie directors, cinematographers and actors, many of whom, including director Fyodor Bondarchuk, who interviewed Allen, have publicly supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Allen — who has won four Oscars — talked about AI and described a visit to the…
Shorouk Express A Russian military drone crashed in eastern Poland early Wednesday, jolting NATO’s eastern flank just as Western leaders struggle to advance fragile peace efforts with Moscow over Ukraine. The unmanned aircraft slammed into a cornfield near the village of Osiny, about 100 kilometers southeast of Warsaw. Local footage published by LukowTV showed a…
Shorouk Express new video loaded: Inside Trump’s Effort on Russia and Ukraine By Maggie Haberman, Christina Shaman and John Pappas•August 20, 2025 President Trump has repeatedly bent other leaders to his will, simply by refusing to budge. But there is one person who refuses to budge even more than President Trump, and that is Vladimir…
Shorouk Express According to Zelenskyy, Russia has failed to conquer the Donetsk region of Eastern Ukraine, which Moscow has pushed to control since 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin “has been unable to take it for 12 years, and the constitution of Ukraine makes it impossible … to give up territory or trade land,” Zelenskyy said….
