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LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — A series of blasts has torn through the Ukrainian city of Enerhodar nearby the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Ukraine’s state nuclear agency reported about Saturday’s attacks on its official Telegram channel.

A leading economist has declared that economic globalisation is now ‘over’ as a result of the Ukraine war.

British regulators announced the nations two fracking sites will not have to be covered in concrete for the next year to conduct research.

Despite facing a chronic energy crisis, Germany has continued its Green crusade of shutting down hydrocarbon-fueled power plants.

Ukraine’s leading English-language state media outlet has traduced Germany’s political class, including Angela Merkel and the sitting Chancellor and President, as bearing “collective responsibility” for having “effectively encouraged” Russian aggression.

Pro-migrant activists have expressed frustration as Poland continues to welcome refugees from Ukraine but turns away illegal immigrants.

Ireland’s open borders are being used by refugees to sneak into the UK, the country’s Local Government Association believes.

EU Interior Ministers have agreed to a ten-point plan to help settle the millions of Ukrainian refugees who have fled the Russian invasion.

Germany’s addiction to Russian gas has come to backfire on the European state, with one minister saying that the country is now suffering ‘in the most brutal way’ thanks to the policymaking of previous administrations.

There are difficult months ahead for Eurozone nations, with the head of Europe’s ECB warning that the ongoing Ukraine Crisis poses ‘significant’ dangers to the currency union.

Economy Minister Robert Habeck has declared an early warning level over Russian gas supplies that has seen speculation of coming rationing.

Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party is maintaining a significant lead over its leftist rivals, as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán remains significantly popular with active voters.

The Russian Defense Ministry accused President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday of using a Ukrainian synagogue “as gathering and transfer points for weapons and Nazis to participate in hostilities.”

Ukrainians said they “have faith” their homeland will “beat the evil” and that they can return to their country to rebuild after the war.

The U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday more than 4 million refugees have now fled Ukraine since Russia launched its war.

Ukraine’s ‘Democratic’ government has demanded that all countries across the world ‘criminalize’ the use of Russia’s ‘Z’ symbol.

Germany saw the price of imported energy more than double in February of last year, primarily as a result of the rising cost of Russian gas.

The Spanish government has announced it will be aiming to reduce petrol prices by 20 cents per litre in an effort to combat rising energy prices affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a

Fifty percent of likely voters believe Joe Biden is making a colossal mistake by using the Ukraine war to “bleed Russia dry [and] topple [Vladimir] Putin,” according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports released Monday.

Russia has said that it is looking to Asia as a potential market for oil as Germany commits itself to wean itself off of Moscow’s supply.

BEIJING (AP) – China’s ambassador to the U.S. says that of all parties concerned in the Ukraine, only China has Russia’s ear.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – Dutch brewing giant Heineken says it is pulling out of Russia amid Moscow’s ongoing war against Ukraine.

U.S. President Joe Biden has earned a rebuke from the once-admiring British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for his “dangerous” remarks on Russian regime change.

Germany’s pro-forced vaccination health minister has expressed concerns regarding the number of unjabbed Ukrainian refugees entering the country.

LONDON (AP) – Russian forces have made no significant progress in the past 24 hours amid continuing supply problems and aggressive resistance from Ukrainian fighters, UK defence officials say.

Biden said of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin during a speech on Saturday that “this man cannot remain in power.” The White House and other U.S. officials rushed to clarify that Biden wasn’t actually calling for Putin to be toppled.

BEIRUT (AP) – Layal Aswad was already exhausted by Lebanon’s devastating two-year economic collapse. Now, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sends food and energy prices soaring even further, she finds herself struggling to put food on the table for her family of four.

A number of federal states in Germany have said that the symbolic use of the letter ‘Z’ can now be considered a criminal offence.

Only 12 percent of 1,000 Americans polled have “a great deal of confidence,” in President Joe Biden’s ability to manage the crisis caused by the escalating war between Ukraine and Russia, says an NBC poll.

A video of an Irish journalist questioning a number of men claiming to be ’60’ year old refugees from Ukraine has gone viral online, with the footage prompting questions in regards to the ongoing refugee crisis.

Politicians, activists, and celebrities in London protested against the Ukraine war and celebrated diversity and multiculturalism.

France’s President Emmanuel Macron has criticised America’s President Joe Biden for calling Vladimir Putin “a butcher” and saying he “cannot remain in power”, warning that the chances of a ceasefire and peace through diplomatic means are undermined by such escalating rhetoric.

Ukrainian refugees in Poland are reportedly hesitant to get on buses to Sweden, fearing their children may be taken from them by Swedish social services and expressing concerns over shootings.

The Ministry of Defence demanded earlier this week that YouTube remove footage of a Russian prankster prank calling their Defence Secretary.

President Joe Biden is trying to protect Ukraine from further Russian escalation by publicly expanding policy justifications for a U.S. nuclear attack, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. 

Italy may be forced to ration gas supplies due to the country’s reliance on supplies from Russia, which could lead to businesses and households not being allowed to use air conditioning this summer. The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has