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That is more than a quarter of Ukraine’s entire population. “More than 11 million people in Ukraine - 11 million people - have fled their homes since the aggression began.

He said the aid would include “food, safe drinking water, cash assistance, emergency health care, shelter, as well as support to coordination among humanitarian organizations that are doing so much of this critical work on the ground.” For all of RFE/RL's coverage of the war, click here. RFE/RL's Live Briefinggives you all of the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, how Kyiv is fighting back, Western military aid, worldwide reaction, and the plight of civilians and refugees. Washington and Brussels have sought to integrate the small nations of the Western Balkans into Europe to help blunt Moscow's influence in the region.

This spirit of constructive compromise on which European integration is built should continue to inspire all those involved in this historic process,” it added. “The sovereign decision of the parliament of North Macedonia will be important to move forward. “We welcome a compromise proposal which takes into account the interests and concerns of both North Macedonia and Bulgaria based on mutual respect, trust, and understanding,” the Blinken-Borrell statement said. The two also offered support for a French-initiated compromise proposal aimed at ending EU member Bulgaria’s veto of North Macedonia’s bid to enter the bloc.īulgaria has endorsed the proposal, which could lead to mentioning the Bulgarian minority in the preamble to North Macedonia’s constitution, among other things.Ĭritics in North Macedonia, including the leading opposition party, have attacked the proposal as a national "betrayal" that threatens to "Bulgarianize" their country, which declared its independence from the former Yugoslavia in 1991 and has been an EU candidate for 16 years. “Guided by common values and EU standards and benchmarks, both countries are ready to take the next step toward EU membership,” it added. No Easy Escape For North Macedonia From Bulgaria's EU Veto Mikhail Fridman, Pyotr Aven, Oleg Tinkov, and Aleksei Mordashov - also billionaires who have been targeted by Western sanctions - have already publicly called for a cessation of hostilities. "For those who do not understand - any incident involving those objects will be remembered by our successors in Russia, Ukraine, and Europe for some 200 years to come," Deripaska wrote.ĭeripaska is one of several Russian billionaires to call on the authorities to stop the full-scale military attack against Ukraine launched on February 24.

"Peace is very important! It is insane to prolong negotiations!" he said on March 3 in a post on Telegram.ĭeripaska, who has been sanctioned by the West, warned of a possible nuclear accident at any of Ukraine's nuclear power facilities during the fighting, which would endanger, Russia, Ukraine, and Europe as a whole. Russian billionaire tycoon Oleg Deripaska, known for his close ties with President Vladimir Putin, has called for an end to the war in Ukraine.