Vila Real de Santo António to host peace vigil in support of Ukraine
Vila Real de Santo António is due to host a peace vigil in support of Ukraine on Wednesday (March 2) between 6pm and 8pm at Praça Marquês do Pombal. The
Putin regime has ‘underestimated’ EU ability to unite over Ukraine, says defence minister
The defence minister said on Monday that the Russian president and regime had “underestimated” the EU’s ability to unite in the face of the conflict in Ukraine, citing reports from
Repatriated nationals land in Lisbon from Ukraine via Moldova, Romania
The operation to repatriate the first 38 Portuguese and Portuguese-Ukrainian citizens from Ukraine, who left that Eastern European country due to the Russian invasion, was concluded late on Monday night
Ukrainian leader telephones President Marcelo
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky has been in telephone contact this afternoon with his Portuguese counterpart, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. A note on the President’s official site says “the current situation
“Visas and job opportunities” for Ukrainians coming to Portugal
Portugal’s Prime Minister has given instructions to Portuguese embassies in Ukraine and neighbouring countries to grant immediate visas to Ukrainian citizens. The government is also “active” in “identifying job opportunities”.
CDU ‘refuses to condemn Russia’
Following the unfortunate remarks by leader of Portugal’s communist movement Jerónimo de Sousa two days ago, Portugal’s CDU (communist alliance) is showing itself to be refusing to condemn Russia’s actions
SEF suspends ‘golden visas’ for Russian citizens
This is one of the many headlines coming through this afternoon in the non-stop updates on the situation in Ukraine – but it is not quite as wide-ranging as it
UN lead by António Guterres “on verge of irrelevance”
A damning comment today in tabloid Correio da Manhã contrasts with news that UN secretary general António Guterres – a former Socialist prime minister of Portugal – has won the
War in Ukraine: PM calls for “urgent meeting of Superior Council for National Defence”
PM António Costa’s first tweet of the day came at 5.45am as Ukraine was already under heavy military attack. Condemning “vehemently” Russia’s military action, he said: “I will be meeting
Ukraine’s key election ‘rigged’
Ukraine opposition candidate, Viktor Yushchenko, has accused the authorities of rigging last week’s fiercely fought presidential election. “I do not trust the Central Electoral Commission,” Mr Yushchenko said, and urged