Updated on 03/08/2022 02:21 pm Hundreds of Russian passengers have filled trains to Finland’s capital Helsinki from St Petersburg every day since the war in Ukraine began, as mutual airspace closures cut off air connections between Russia and the European Union (EU). ). The two trains that cover that route were almost empty before the […]
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Maritime insurers expand the high risk area due to the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine
Updated on 03/08/2022 12:52 pm London’s marine insurance market has expanded the area of waters around the Black Sea and Sea of Azov it considers high-risk as the Russian invasion of Ukraine intensifies and dangers to merchant shipping increase. The insurance industry’s Joint Warfare Committee (JWC) said in a notice dated March 7 that the […]
US ordered embargo on oil and gas imports from Russia
the president of United States, Joe Bidenordered this Tuesday, March 8, the embargo on US imports of oil and gas due to the war in Ukraine by Russia. “Russian oil will not be accepted at US ports,” Biden said at a press conference from the White House and also replied on his Twitter account. The […]
Russia proposes to nationalize foreign-owned factories that close their doors
Updated on 03/08/2022 12:46 pm A senior official in Russia’s ruling party has proposed nationalizing foreign-owned factories that shut down operations in the country in what the Kremlin is calling a special military operation in Ukraine. Several foreign companies, including Toyota, Nike and home furnishings retailer IKEA, have announced the temporary closure of stores and […]
Pentagon estimates ‘2,000 to 4,000’ Russian soldiers were killed in Ukraine
Updated on 03/08/2022 12:34 pm Among “2,000 and 4,000″Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine since the beginning of the invasion launched by Moscow on February 24, estimated Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier, a senior US Pentagon official. Berrier, director of the US Defense Intelligence Agency, told a congressional committee that this is a rough estimate […]
Oil markets worry about supply shock as some buyers shun Russia
Updated on 03/08/2022 12:13 pm As the West debates possible restrictions on Russian oil and gas, there are signs that some buyers are already avoiding them, fueling market nervousness about a possible big hit to supply. Russia is the world’s leading exporter of crude oil and petroleum products combined, with around seven million barrels per […]
The search for the western assets of the Russian oligarchs
The Western response to the invasion of Ukraine targets the finances of oligarchs close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the implementation of these measures is difficult and has little success, as reflected in the seizure of yachts in France and Italy. In the spotlight Since the beginning of the Russian offensive in Ukraine on […]
Putin’s “denazification” pushes Ukraine’s minorities into exile
One of the reasons given by the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, for invading Ukraine was the need to liberate the country from the yoke of a supposedly ultra-nationalist and fascist government. But the Russian military offensive against Ukraine is truncating millions of lives also among ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities who in theory should benefit […]
USA: The world is getting ready for Biden to ban Russian oil from today
With information from EFE US President Joe Biden will announce this Tuesday the ban on imports of oil, natural gas and coal from Russia, in a new measure of pressure on Moscow for the invasion of Ukraine, according to several US media. The White House has sent an update on the presidential agenda that includes […]
Expert sees little risk to Western Europe if Russia cuts off gas flow
Western European countries would look “relatively unaffected” If Russia were to cut off the gas supply, they have terminals to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from other suppliers, said analyst Aura Sabadus, from the ICIS company, a specialist in energy markets. Sabadus responded to the press at an event organized by the Ukrainian Institute in […]