Wednesday, March 12, 2025

NATO member accuses Ukraine of threatening its sovereignty

"Hungary has accused Ukraine of threatening its sovereignty after Kiev launched a drone
strike on the
Druzhba oil pipeline on Tuesday. Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said shipments of Russian crude via the pipeline have been temporarily halted following the attack on a metering station.
In a video posted on Facebook, Szijjarto stressed that the Druzhba pipeline is a critical component of Hungary’s energy infrastructure, pointing out that if it ceases to function, oil deliveries to Hungary and Slovakia would be “physically impossible.” RT

Philippines on high alert as Rodrigo Duterte’s daughter says he was forcibly taken to The Hague

"Rodrigo Duterte’s daughter said the former president of the Philippines was “forcibly taken”
to The Hague after his surprise arrest at the Manila airport, prompting a security clampdown.
Mr. Duterte was taken into custody shortly after he landed from
Hong Kong as police executed an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court.
The former president, 79, protested his detention before he was put on a chartered plane to The Hague,
Netherlands, where the ICC was investigating him for suspected crimes against humanity during his administration’s anti-drugs campaign, which led to thousands of killings.
"Today, our own government has surrendered a Filipino citizen, a former president at that, to foreign powers,” Mr. Duterte’s daughter, incumbent vice president Sara Duterte, said."
MS

Ukraine Agrees to 30-Day Ceasefire, Now Attention Turns to Moscow

"Ukraine has agreed to an immediate 30-day ceasefire negotiated by the United States if
Russia also accepts the plan, officials announced Tuesday.
After
Ukrainian representatives met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, they “expressed readiness to accept the US proposal to enact an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire, which can be extended by mutual agreement of the parties, and which is subject to acceptance and concurrent implementation by the Russian Federation,Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a joint statement with the U.S. Department of State." Breitbart

259 clashes on frontline in Ukraine over past day

"259 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders along the front lines.
The
Russian forces conducted airstrikes in the following settlements: Kozacha Lopan, Hoptivka, Veterinarne in Kharkiv region, Chasiv Yar, Kostiantynivka, Kramatorsk, Toretsk, Zvirove, Hrodivka, Pokrovsk, Leontovychi in Donetsk region, Novopil, Huliaipole, Novodanylivka in Zaporizhzhia region, Korsunka, Virivka, Matrosivka, Burhunka in Kherson region.
In the Kharkiv sector, the enemy conducted eight offensive actions towards Hlyboke and Vovchansk.
In the Kupiansk sector, there were 13
Russian attacks. Ukrainian forces repelled assault actions near Nova Kruhliakivka, Petropavlivka, Kucherivka, Bohuslavka, and Zahryzove.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy attacked 33 times, attempting to advance near the settlements of Cherneshchyna, Hrekivka, Katerynivka, Yampolivka, Novomykhailivka, Nove, and Zelena Dolyna.
In the Siversk sector, the
Ukrainian defenders repelled six assaults near Bilohorivka and Verkhniokamianske.
In the Kramatorsk sector, 14 clashes occurred in the areas of Maiske, Chasiv Yar, and Stupochky.
In the Toretsk sector,
Russian forces conducted 32 attacks near the settlements of Bila Hora, Dyliivka, Dachne, Druzhba, Kurdiumivka, and Toretsk.
In the Pokrovsk sector, the
Ukrainian defenders halted 68 Russian assaults in the areas of the settlements of Novotoretske, Vodiane Druhe, Promin, Lysivka, Novoukrainka, Zelene, Zvirove, Leontovychi, Serhiivka, Udachne, Novooleksandrivka, Nadiivka, Preobrazhenka, Bohdanivka, Oleksiivka, Shevchenko, Kotliarivka, Ulakly, and Andriivka.
In the Novopavlivka sector,
Russians unsuccessfully attempted to break through 18 times near Kostiantynopil, Pryvilne, Skudne, Vilne Pole, and Burlatske.
In the Huliaipole sector, there were 15 clashes in the areas of Zelene Pole, Novosilka, and Novopil.
In the Orikhiv sector,
Russian troops carried out nine offensive actions towards Novodanylivka, Stepove, Piatykhatky, Shcherbaky, Kamianske, and Lobkove.
In the Prydniprovske sector,
Russians launched two unsuccessful attacks.
In the Kursk operational zone, the
Ukrainian defense units repelled 33 Russian attacks. The enemy launched 22 airstrikes using 28 guided bombs and carried out 280 artillery shellings, including nine from multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Volyn and Polissia sectors, no signs of the formation of offensive groupings of the enemy have been detected." Ukrin