Updated on 06/12/2021 07:25 am Russia confirmed this Monday that it has detected in the country two cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 in travelers from South Africa, according to the health regulator Roskomnadzor. The regulator details that the patients with omicron are two citizens who were placed under observation after their arrival in […]
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Russia would face wide range of sanctions if it invades Ukraine
Updated on 12/05/2021 10:46 am The government of USA You have several options to fulfill your promise to financially affect Russia if President Vladimir Putin invades UkraineFrom sanctions targeting the Russian president’s partners to removing Russia from the global financial system. The United States and its European allies have not publicly mentioned any military plans […]
The Cold War powder keg is on the border with Ukraine
As long as the tension between Russia and Ukraine On the rise, the Moldovan enclave of Transnistria is home to more than 20,000 tons of weapons stored by the Soviet Army since the end of the Cold War, a veritable tinderbox a few kilometers from the Ukrainian border. “When Moldova left the USSR in 1991, […]
Putin and Biden to hold virtual summit on Tuesday, Kremlin says
The presidents of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and USA, Joe Biden, will hold a telematics summit next Tuesday, the Kremlin reported today. “It will be in the afternoon,” Dmitri Peskov, presidential spokesman, told local agencies. The virtual conversation will take place after Putin proposed this week to NATO to sign a security pact to prevent Ukraine […]
Russia plans military offensive against Ukraine, US says
Updated 12/03/2021 10:04 pm The intelligence services of USA have determined that Russia is planning a possible military offensive against Ukraine It could start in early 2022 and would include some 175,000 troops, according to a US official. The new finding estimates that half of the Russian personnel are already deployed at various points near […]
US warns of unprecedented economic sanctions against Russia if it attacks Ukraine
The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, warned Russia that the allies will impose economic sanctions that for the moment they have refrained from using in the event that the government of Vladimir Putin decides a new military attack against Ukraine, on whose border accumulate combat troops. “If Russia follows the path of confrontation in […]
Russia demands withdrawal of US diplomats with more than three years in Moscow
Russia today demanded that the United States Embassy in Moscow withdraw from the country within two months of all diplomats who have been working for more than three years, in response to the expulsion of 27 Russian diplomats from the United States. “Employees of the United States Embassy who have been in Moscow for more […]
Putin proposes negotiations to NATO to prevent its expansion to Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to start negotiations to prevent the expansion of the Atlantic alliance towards eastern Europe, near Russia’s borders. “In dialogue with the United States and its allies, we will insist on the achievement of concrete agreements that exclude a greater rapprochement of NATO towards […]
Vladimir Putin claims the West and Ukraine threaten Russia’s security
Updated on 11/30/2021 12:00 pm Russian President Vladimir Putin affirmed that the maneuvers and other military movements of the West with Ukraine threaten the security of Russia, warning of a possible crossing of the “red lines” established by the Kremlin. During a video conference with investors, Putin avoided saying whether he plans to mobilize troops […]
US warns Russia of possible aggression against Ukraine
The United States issued a harsh warning to Russia for a possible military aggression against Ukraine, before the start of a meeting of the foreign ministers of NATO countries to discuss the tension on the Russian-Ukrainian border. “Any escalation by Russia would be very worrying for both the United States and Latvia, and any aggression […]