The Russian President, Vladimir Putintraveled on Saturday to crimea to commemorate the ninth anniversary of the annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula bathed by the Black Sea, a day after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against the Russian president, whom he accuses of war crimes. Russian state news agency RIA Novosti said Putin […]
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Turkey announces extension of Ukraine grain deal
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Saturday the extension of the agreement that allows the export of grains from Ukrainenegotiated after the Russian invasion to alleviate the global food crisis. The current pact, signed in July 2022 by Ukraine and Russia with the mediation of Ankara and the UN, allows ships loaded with Ukrainian […]
Biden says Putin committed war crimes and charges are ‘justified’
The president of USA, Joe Bidensaid on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putinhas committed war crimes and that the decision of the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant against him is justified. The ICC on Friday called for Putin’s arrest on suspicion of the illegal deportation of children and illegal transfer of people […]
In Russia they minimize arrest warrant against Putin
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday compared the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against the president to toilet paper. Vladimir Putin. “The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin. There is no need to explain where that paper should be used, ”she wrote on Twitter in English, […]
Putin arrested for war crimes in Ukraine
The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on Friday that it has issued an arrest warrant against the Russian president. Vladimir Putin for war crimes, due to his alleged involvement in the kidnapping of children in Ukraine. In a statement, the court stated that putin “is allegedly responsible for the war crime of illegal deportation of […]
White House says talk between Xi and Zelensky would be ‘a good thing’
The White House said on Thursday that a conversation between the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyand the Chinese leader Xi Jinping it would be “a good thing,” and urged Beijing not to take a “one-sided” view of the conflict. “We think it would be really good if the two of them talked,” National Security Council spokesman […]
Record profit for Inditex, owner of Zara, despite war and inflation
The Spanish fashion giant Inditexowner of the brand zaraobtained the highest profit in its history in 2022, despite the impact on its activities of the war in Ukraine and strong inflation. The world leader in mass fashion, run for a year by martha ortegadaughter of billionaire Amancio Ortega, founder of the company, achieved 4.130 million […]
EU soybean imports fall to 7.71 million tons as of March 12
imports of soy of the European Union in the 2022/23 campaign that began in July they fell to 7.71 million tons through March 12, compared to 9.63 million in the same week of the previous season, data published by the European Commission showed on Tuesday. EU rapeseed imports so far in 2022/23 rose to 5.76 […]
Is the fear of inflation over? For and against rigid inflation
Two years after inflation began its rapid rise, investors, economists and policymakers remain divided on the path forward. Yes, headline inflation in major developed economies has receded from multi-decade highs, the inflationary impulses of COVID-19, such as the skyrocketing prices of used cars and semiconductors, are fading, and the gas crisis in Europe has subsided. […]
Russia questions renewal of grain deal as deadline approaches
Russia declared on Thursday that a landmark agreement to ensure the safe export of grain from Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea it was only “half applying”raising questions about whether he will allow an extension of the arrangement that expires next week. The Black Sea Grain Initiative, negotiated by the United Nations and Turkey last […]