Sasha Vakulina

Ukraine

Moscow allegedly preparing to deport some 100,000 Ukrainians to Russia

Moscow allegedly plans to deport Ukrainian citizens en masse to Russia according to Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk

15 January 2023

Ukraine

Russian capture of Soledar could pave the way for Bakhmut invasion

The Ukrainian town of Soledar, home to salt mines is close to falling, despite intense fighting. Should the town fall, this would mark Russia's first gain in the Donbas region in months and would allow the Wagner mercenary group to turn their attention to Bakhmut.

11 January 2023

Ukraine

Russian ceasefire designed to harm Ukraine's reputation, analysts say

Russia's announced unilateral Christmas ceasefire is likely to be an information operation intended to damage Ukraine’s reputation, says the Institute for the Study of War.

6 January 2023

Ukraine

Russia's campaign against Ukraine 'not generating' desired effect

Our correspondent Sasha Vakulina details the latest updates from Makiivka, following a Ukraine missile strike which killed Russian troops in a building they were occupying.

3 January 2023

Ukraine

War in Ukraine: Kherson vulnerable as weather stalls frontline combat

Our correspondent Sasha Vakulina gives the latest update about the war in Ukraine, as fighting along frontlines stalls because of the weather.

28 November 2022

Ukraine

War in Ukraine: Russia launches renewed wave of missile strikes

On Thursday morning, the Kremlin carried out another mass strike on Ukraine, just two days after one of Russia's largest bombardments during the war.

17 November 2022

Ukraine

After Kherson defeat, Russia launches new offensive in Donetsk

After leaving Kherson, Russian troops are launching a new offensive in eastern Ukraine, according to the Institute for the Study of War.

14 November 2022

Ukraine

Where does Kherson withdrawal leave Russia's wider war in Ukraine?

The Institute for the Study of War says Ukraine now holds the initiative and is "in the process of securing a major victory in the region and in Kherson city".

11 November 2022

Ukraine

Watch: Russia may run out of missiles to hit Ukraine’s infrastructure

Scheduled power outages continued across Ukraine on Wednesday, according to the country’s electricity grid operator Ukrenergo.

9 November 2022

World

Can Europe stay united? That is the key question, says IMF's chief

"Just to give you a sense of how significant the hit on Europe is, our pre-pandemic projections and our current projections differ by half a trillion euros", says the IMF's managing director Kristalina Georgieva.

28 October 2022

Economy

Half of eurozone countries heading for recession, IMF chief predicts

"The loss to the European people is quite, quite dramatic," Kristalina Georgieva told Euronews.

27 October 2022

World

Business Review of the year

There's been a climate of uncertainty that’s hurt the retail sector in particular. Businesses across the world will be hoping for a more stable operating environment in the year to come

23 December 2021

World

Making a success of the EU recovery plan: leaders debate the Central European perspective

A rescue package five times larger than the Marshall Plan aims to give relief and resilience to EU economies. Will it be enough?

17 June 2021

World

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to make the WTO "an organisation that achieves results"

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and the first African to serve as the WTO Director-General, gives her insight into multilateralism, global order and how sectors have been impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

12 May 2021

World News

COVID-19 means closing global gender gap 'will take an extra 36 years'

It found that the pandemic has had a more negative impact on women than men. Not only have women lost their jobs at higher rates, but they are also being hired at a slower pace.

31 March 2021

World News

Tourism sector struggles to recover from a devastating year

This year the Covid 19 pandemic has turned the travel and tourism industry upside down. In the European Union, the sector makes up 10% of GDP and creates jobs for 26 million people.

23 December 2020

Business

How can recycling help the European Union achieve its green targets?

The European Business Summit discusses strategies for reaching the EU's objectives — and whether COVID-19 has actually increased consumer awareness

17 November 2020

World News

2020: A critical year for climate and biodiversity

"It is industry, it is agriculture, it is overfishing, it is infrastructure, it is overexploitation, invasive species. Each of these are the areas that we need to talk about and get commitments," says Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme.

4 March 2020

World

EU steps in with fund to ease the cost of going green

The EU Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira, explains how Brussels is helping coal-dependent countries to move away from fossil fuels.

16 January 2020

Business

EU release growth forecast - and it's a mixed bag

On the one hand the European economy is in its seventh consecutive year of growth and every EU country is set to grow. But on the other hand in some cases, like in Italy, this growth is 0.1%.

7 November 2019