Textile and leather goods’ makers in Istanbul’s garment district are feeling the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as customers in Moscow and Kyiv have canceled $200 million in orders in the past week, industry officials say.
Nearly three out of four European Union women think the Covid-19 pandemic has spurred an increase in physical and psychological violence against them, according to a Eurobarometer poll published on Friday.
Another 515 Ukrainian war refugees have arrived in Greece in the past 24 hours, the Civil Protection Ministry said Friday.
As Russian troops gain ground in southern Ukraine and lay siege to major cities, Athens is continuing efforts to evacuate Greeks from Ukraine and to ensure the protection of those left behind.
Shipment of materials for the accommodation of refugees (tents, blankets, raincoats etc) were dispatched from Greece to Slovakia and Moldova through the European Civil Protection Mechanism Thursday.
State Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on Friday did not rule out a meeting between the leaders of Greece and Turkey, while criticizing Ankara’s reaction to the Ukraine crisis.
Expert Aykan Erdemir joins our host Thanos Davelis to explore the delicate balancing act that Turkey’s Erdogan is playing between Moscow, Ukraine, and the West and answer the question of where Turkey stands in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Greece will fix a cap on gross profit margins on fuel, food and other consumer goods to help curb profiteering, its development ministry said, as Western sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine boosted world prices of commodities.
With relations between Athens and Moscow severely strained over the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian ambassador to Greece, Andrey Maslov, insisted Thursday that he is in no doubt that Greek-Russian relations will be restored.
Collectively known as the Emerson Quartet, the violinists Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer, violist Lawrence Dutton and cellist Paul Watkins demonstrate the elegance of what is regarded as one of the world’s leading chamber music ensembles.