WASHINGTON: Russia is showing its true attitude to peace through its “terror” against Ukraine, Kyiv’s envoy to Washington said Thursday after President Donald Trump hailed progress in talks with his counterpart Vladimir Putin.
“Russia once again chose missiles over dialogue, turning this attack into a direct blow to ongoing peace efforts led by President Trump,” Ambassador Olga Stefanishyna said in a statement after major overnight strikes by Moscow led to power cuts across Ukraine.
“These assaults show that Moscow’s strategy is one of terror and exhaustion,” she said.
Trump’s call with Putin — whom he agreed to see again, this time in Hungary — came a day before White House talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky who has been pressing for long-range Tomahawk missiles.
“The only effective response is pressure — through tougher sanctions, reinforced air defense and the supply of long-range capabilities,” Stefanishyna said.
The unity and determination of Ukraine’s partners will determine how soon the country’s war with Russia will end, she added.
Russia rejecting Trump peace efforts by striking Ukraine: Kyiv envoy
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Russia rejecting Trump peace efforts by striking Ukraine: Kyiv envoy
- “Russia once again chose missiles over dialogue, turning this attack into a direct blow to ongoing peace efforts led by President Trump,” Stefanishyna said
- “These assaults show that Moscow’s strategy is one of terror and exhaustion“
Sweden wants to strip organized crime leaders of citizenship
- A bill submitted to parliament on Friday includes a proposal that would allow revoking passports of double citizenship holders convicted of “crimes”
STOCKHOLM: The Swedish government on Friday proposed changes to the constitution that would allow revoking the citizenship of some criminal gang leaders, as part of its work to combat widespread organized crime.
In January, a cross-party parliamentary committee proposed constitutional changes to allow stripping the passports of people with dual nationality convicted of espionage or treason, but stopped short of suggestions targeting organized crime.
“The government has chosen to go further than the committee’s proposal precisely to make it possible to also revoke citizenship from, for example, gang leaders who are guilty of very, very serious harm to society,” Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer told a press conference.
He said a bill submitted to parliament on Friday includes a proposal that would allow revoking passports of double citizenship holders convicted of “crimes that gravely affect vital national interests” such as serious gang crime.
Sweden has been plagued by organized crime-related violence for well over a decade.
The government and its backers, the far-right and anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, won the 2022 election on a promise to reduce immigration and gang crime, which they say are linked. New general elections are due in 2026.
To change the Swedish constitution, the proposals need to pass a vote in parliament with a simple majority, followed by a general election and then a second Riksdag vote.
Strommer said he aims for the proposed changes to the constitution to enter into force at the start of 2027.
