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The unspoken trauma of sexual crimes against Ukrainian men by the Russian army.

Sexual violence is being used by the Russians as a form of torture in nearly all detention centres, both in Russia and in occupied areas.

Over 68% of the victims are male, according to the United Nations. However, the voices of survivors are so rare that this phenomenon remains largely invisible.

mediafaro.org/article/20250407

Oleksiy Sivak, 41 years old, a former prisoner detained by Russian forces in Kherson in 2022, in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, on 3 March 2025. RAFAEL YAGHOBZADEH FOR LE MONDE
Le Monde · The unspoken trauma of sexual crimes against Ukrainian men by the Russian army.By Faustine Vincent

The EU says sanctions stay until the ‘unconditional’ Russian withdrawal from Ukraine.

“Russia must now demonstrate genuine political will to end its illegal and unprovoked war of aggression.”

The “unconditional withdrawal of all Russian military forces from the entire territory of Ukraine would be one of the main preconditions to amend or lift sanctions,” said European Commission spokesperson Anitta Hipper.

mediafaro.org/article/20250326

The European Union’s and Ukrainian flags flying outside the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 24 February 2023 to mark the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. | Photo by PATRICK HERTZOG / AFP
Kyiv Post · The EU says sanctions stay until the ‘unconditional’ Russian withdrawal from Ukraine.By Kyiv Post
#Ukraine#Russia#EU

The UK and EU are discussing seizing frozen Russian assets.

British and European Union authorities are examining legal and financial avenues to facilitate the confiscation of Russian assets frozen after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

According to Bloomberg, the issue is on the agenda for today's meeting in London between UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy and the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas.

mediafaro.org/article/20250318

Vladimir Putin. | Photographer: Alexander Nemenov/Getty Images
Meduza · The UK and EU are discussing seizing frozen Russian assets.By Meduza
#UK#EU#Russia