Top NATO diplomats, including U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, gathered Sunday in Berlin as Finland announced it would apply to join the Western alliance. Sweden's governing party plans to announce its position on seeking NATO membership later Sunday.
Ukraine, meanwhile, celebrated a morale-boosting victory in the Eurovision Song Contest. The folk-rap ensemble Kalush Orchestra won the glitzy, televised Eurovision contest with its song "Stefania," which has become a popular anthem among Ukrainians during the war. Votes from home viewers across Europe cemented the victory.
The largely Russian-speaking city with a prewar population of 1.4 million is only 80 kilometres southwest of the Russian city of Belgorod, and was a key military objective earlier in the war, when Moscow hoped to capture and hold major cities. Russia is also striking railways, factories and other infrastructure across Ukraine. A Russian missile hit "military infrastructure facilities" in the Yavoriv district of western Ukraine, near the border with Poland. early Sunday morning.
Airstrikes and artillery barrages make it extremely dangerous for journalists to move around in the east, hindering efforts to get a full picture of the fighting. But it appears to be a back-and-forth slog without major breakthroughs on either side.
more fake shit, 'stymied' huh? are the 3 stooges there? who wrote this, your 3 year old before work?
Time to pile on the Russians
IT’s Russia’s fault. Good for Finland and hopefully Sweden joining NATO. None of this would have happened if they didn’t invaded Uchraine.
FK Russia
It has taken billions in arms and logistical aid to slow them down. I suspect their goals are almost met. Ukraine will be fully landlocked if they keep letting us use them to hurt Russia.