![]() Our publication has won numerous awards over the last 25 years including Best Free Newspaper of the Year (Premios AEEPP), Company of the Year (Costa del Sol Business Awards) and Collaboration with Foreigners honours (Mijas Town Hall). The paper prints over 150 news stories a week with many hundreds more on the web – no one else even comes close. ![]() With around half a million print readers a week and over 1.5 million web views per month, EWN has the biggest readership of any English language newspaper in Spain. Whether it’s local news in Spain, UK news or international stories, we are proud to be the voice for the expat communities who now call Spain home. And it’s FREE!Ĭovering the Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca, Almeria, Axarquia, Mallorca and beyond, EWN supports and inspires the individuals, neighbourhoods, and communities we serve, by delivering news with a social conscience. Known as the PEOPLE’S PAPER, Euro Weekly News is the leading English language newspaper in Spain. ![]() Thank you for taking the time to read this article, do remember to come back and check The Euro Weekly News website for all your up-to-date local and international news stories and remember, you can also follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Such a prospect is frightening for the average Russian as it is for Europeans, leaving many to fear what Putin might do and whether he will look to impose martial law to achieve a goal they do not share with him. The indiscriminate bombing by Russian forces suggest that Putin will do whatever he needs to do to achieve his aim, and that according to a French aid who listened in on the call could mean use of the nuclear option. It is clear from what he has said publicly and in private to French President Emmanuel Macron that he has no intentions to withdraw from the Ukraine until he fully occupies and controls the country. Martial law would give Putin the freedom do whatever he needs to cling on to power and to continue with the war effort. The increasing opposition from “big business” and the public to the war driving the fear of martial law as Putin moves to control the situation. Many Russians fear a return to the Russia of old and are making good of the opportunity to leave. The value of the rouble has collapsed and the economy is under treat striking more fear into the hearts of those who despise what their government is doing. Ticket prices are increasing rapidly making it more difficult with the banks having imposed limitations on withdrawals as they fear a run following the banking sanctions imposed by the West. The situation at the border crossing is the same on the trains with each one leaving fully booked. However that view is changing with latest opinion polls, a growing majority believing that it’s time for their country to join NATO and access the protection that membership of the alliance would bring. It is so, so sad.”Īccording to the woman most Russians don’t want this war, but they risk going to jail if they try to stand up to Putin.įinland tends towards neutrality and the Finnish people are welcoming, showing enormous empathy for their plight as the do the Ukrainians. When asked if she would be going back, she replied: “Not while our dreadful government is there. One such woman told theBBC: “People in Ukraine are our people – our family. Many young Russians already hold visas and are making good use of those to depart the country, many citing despair at the situation in Ukraine and voicing their strong opposition to the invasion. That fear and the persistent rumours has resulted in a steady flow of Russians leaving the country.Īccording to a report by the BBC there is a steady flow of traffic at the border with Norway, the lack of flights meaning the only way people can leave is by car or train. ![]() The war in Ukraine has not gone as well as expected for Putin with increasing opposition locally, a situation that many Russians fear will result in martial law being imposed.
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