Russia He affirmed on Monday that he rejects the extension of a historic agreement to export Ukrainian grains, hours after naval drones attacked a strategic bridge that connects his territory with the annexed Crimean peninsula. “The Black Sea agreement has ended de facto today”, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov told reporters. “As soon as the part […]
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The Russian state takes share control of subsidiaries of Danone and Carlsberg
The state Russian seized control of the local assets of the French agri-food group Danone and the Danish brewer Carlsberg, which had announced their intention to leave the country after the start of the offensive in Ukraine, according to a decree published on Sunday. The decree, signed by President Vladimir Putin, indicates that the State […]
China asks the EU to “clarify” its position on the bilateral relationship
The head of diplomacy ChinaWang Yi asked the European Union “clarify” his position on his relations with Beijing in a meeting with the head of European foreign policy, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on Saturday. “The EU should (…) clarify its position on the strategic partnership between the two sides and encourage China-EU […]
What is NATO and what is it doing to help Ukraine?
with the war of Russia against Ukraine in its 17th month, and with Western countries sending more and more high-tech, long-range weapons and munitions to help the president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to defend your country, it is easy to get confused about the position of the NATO. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, the top civilian official […]
What happens if the agreement on the Black Sea Grain Corridor is not extended?
The agreement that allows Ukraine export grain through Black Sea It expires on July 17, and Moscow says it sees no reason to extend it, so there are fears it may end. Because it is important? Ukraine is a major producer of grains and oilseeds, and the disruption of its exports at the outbreak of […]
Latin American oil and gas production rises 9% since the Ukraine war
The energy crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine is boosting both production and sales oil exports and gas in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbeanwith increases of up to 9% on average since February 2022. This was stated this Thursday by the executive secretary of the Association of Oil, Gas and […]
US announcement to send cluster bombs to Ukraine mobilizes organizations and countries
The announcement of the President of the United States, Joe Bidento supply cluster bombs to Ukraine to defend itself against the aggression of Russiahas mobilized organizations such as Human Rights Watch (HRW) and countries like Germany that oppose it as it is prohibited by international law. Ukraine has claimed it will use them against entrenched […]
Saudi Arabia and Russia to extend oil production cuts until August
Saudi Arabiathe world’s largest oil producer, announced Monday that will extend until August the cut in crude production of 1 million barrels per day that it announced in June. The Asian country is seeking to boost what officials see as “stubbornly weak” oil prices. This announcement was also joined by Russia, whose deputy prime minister, […]
Unilever under criticism for maintaining activities in Russia despite war in Ukraine
The giant of food and cleaning products Unilever faces criticism from Ukraine and a protest against its London headquarters on Monday for continuing its operations in Russiadespite the conflict. The Ukrainian National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption put the company on its list of “international sponsors of war”, according to a statement on Monday. […]
Russian TV accuses Wagner boss of “going crazy” over money
the state television Russia accused this Sunday the head of the Wagner paramilitary company, Yevgeny Prigozhin-who starred in a failed rebellion last month– of having gone mad after receiving millions of public money. “Prigozhin went crazy because of the large amounts of money“, he claimed Dmitri Kisiliovone of the main faces of the Kremlin media […]