Biology teacher Olga Shchegoleva did not last more than six months at a prestigious St. Petersburg school, from which she had to leave under pressure for being the author of a blog about sex education, a further sign of increased intolerance in Russia. On the blog, Olga Shchegoleva discusses topics such as sexual health, contraception, […]
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What is the Nord Stream 2 pipeline
the american president Joe Biden has threatened to block the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in case Russia invades Ukraine. The subsea pipeline sends Russian natural gas directly to Europe through Germany and is complete but not yet operational. It has become a major target as governments in the West try to dissuade Russia from attacking […]
Tension in Ukraine: Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will speak by phone this Saturday
Updated on 02/11/2022 10:12 pm The president of United States, Joe Bidenand its Russian counterpart, Vladimir PutinThey will talk tomorrow Saturday about Ukraine, confirmed to Efe this Friday a high-ranking official of the US Administration. That source explained that Moscow had proposed a telephone conversation for Monday, but Washington preferred to advance it to Saturday, […]
US Warns Russia Could Invade Ukraine Within Days
an invasion russian to Ukraine It could “happen at any time”, even before the end of the Beijing Olympics scheduled for February 20, the national security adviser of the White HouseJake Sullivan. “We continue to see signs of Russian escalation, including the arrival of new forces on the border with Ukraine,” he declared. However, Washington […]
Russian forces continue to arrive at the border with Ukraine, says the Pentagon
U.S affirmed that Russia continues to reinforce its military presence on the border with Ukraineat a time when France claims to have received guarantees from the Kremlin that there will be no more “escalation” of the crisis. “We have continued to see, even in the last 24 hours, additional capabilities coming from other parts of […]
“Real possibilities” for a de-escalation in Ukraine crisis, they say involved
The hope of avoiding a war in Ukraine It increased on Wednesday after the diplomatic efforts of these days, which have created “real possibilities” to de-escalate the crisis between Kiev and Moscow, according to the Ukrainian authorities, and have given “positive signs”, according to the Kremlin. “Today there are real possibilities for a diplomatic settlement,” […]
Diplomacy can still prevent a war in Ukraine
From all appearances, the confrontation over Ukraine is still dangerous. Even if Russia continues to deny planning an attack, its president, Vladimir Putin, has concentrated troops, hardware, weapons stockpiles, and medical units on its border with Ukraine, and continues to increase their numbers. The United States is sending 2,700 troops to reinforce the eastern flank […]
US senators present plan to curb Russian influence and in Latin America
Updated on 02/07/2022 06:35 pm Two Hispanic senators introduced a bill in the US Senate on Monday to increase security cooperation with Latin America and counter the “destabilizing” influence of China Y Russia in the region. The proposal by Republican Senator Marco Rubio and Democrat Bob Menéndez asks the Secretaries of State and Defense of […]
The US defends the right to impose unilateral sanctions if there are blockades at the UN
U.S justified his recourse to sanctions dictated unilaterally in the face of what he called “the blockade on occasions of the Security Council of the UN”, after criticism from Russia Y China, who consider that with measures like these the role of the Council is distorted. The Council debated today, at the proposal of the […]
US and EU accuse Russia of using energy as a geopolitical “weapon”
U.S and the European Union (EU) they criticized Russia for using the energy supply to Europe as a geopolitical “weapon” for which they promised to intensify cooperation amid tensions with Moscow over the concentration of troops on the border with Ukraine. This was indicated by the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and the EU High […]