The Russian government has approved the sale of Inditex’s business in this country to the Daher group, reported the Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce, Víktor Yevtújov. According to Yevtukhov, quoted by the RBC portal, the new owner will open stores in Russia under the MAAG, DUB, ECRU and VILET brands. The opening of the […]
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The US and Russia went from the Cold War to the hot war, according to Vice Chancellor Riabkov
United States and Russiapassed by” by the Cold War and are now going through a stage of a hybrid “hot war”, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Riabkov said today. “I think we are past this period” of the Cold War, he told the Russian radio station Sputnik, noting that “now we are in a phase […]
Billion-dollar destruction in Ukraine already exceeds $143.5 billion
One year after the Russian invasion, the estimated losses in Ukrainian infrastructure amount to about 133,000 million euros (US$ 143,500 million), the most affected areas are those of Kharkiv and Donetsk and 40% of the damage is registered in homes. “The housing stock has so far suffered damages of about 50,000 million euros. In total […]
At his first election rally, Trump compares investigations against him with “Stalinist Russia”
donald trump took advantage of his first election rally in Waco on Saturday, Texasto lash out at the prosecutors investigating him, using conspiratorial language to ignite his base ahead of next year’s Republican primaries. Trump told supporters gathered at the Waco airport that the investigations against him are “Something straight out of the horror show […]
Firms from Russia, China and the US tested direct lithium extraction in Bolivia
A Russian, another American and two Chinese companies successfully tested their direct lithium extraction (EDL) technologies in the Bolivian salt flats, the Bolivian government reported this Friday. The Russian firm Uranium One Group, the American Lilac Solutions and the Chinese Citic Guoan and Tbea Group were able to verify that their EDL technologies can be […]
Ministry of Finance of Ukraine welcomes the technical agreement with the IMF
The Finance Minister of UkraineSerhiy Marchenko, welcomed today the technical agreement reached with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to access a fund of 15,600 million dollars over four years. The program will “significant support for the Ukrainian economy and financial system and will help mobilize additional financial resources from international partners, necessary for success in […]
The environment and biodiversity suffer the ravages of the Russian invasion
Ukraine estimates the damage caused to their environment by the Russian invasion at nearly €50 billion, but the figure may not reflect the full magnitude or time it will take to heal the wounds left on their lands, waters and biodiversity, as well as in other countries. The invaded country hopes that Russia will take […]
US to China: If you want to be “constructive” pressure Russia to withdraw
The United States Government considered this Tuesday that if China wants to have a role “constructive” in the conflict in Ukraine should put pressure on Russia to withdraw its troops from Ukrainian territory. In this way, one of the spokesmen for the White House National Security Council, John Kirby, reacted at a press conference to […]
Putin threatens to “hit back” if UK delivers depleted uranium shells to Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened on Tuesday to “respond” if London supplies Ukraine with munitions loaded with depleted uranium, after statements to that effect by a British official. “Today we have learned that the United Kingdom (…) announced not only the delivery of tanks to Ukraine, but also howitzers with depleted uranium (…). If this […]
Chinese president says relations with Russia are a ‘priority’
President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China I was going to givepriority” to relations with Russiatwo “neighboring great powers”hours before meeting in Moscow with his partner Vladimir Putin to address the conflict Ukraine. On the second day of his state visit to Russia, Xi viewed his trip as a response to a “historical logic”given that […]