Russia’s war against Ukraine has been going on for more than a week, but its consequences are already reverberating around the world: it has altered international relations, isolated Moscow, united the West and raised the specter of a nuclear confrontation. Russia, a ‘pariah’ state The Moscow offensive marks a turning point for the entire world. […]
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Neither spare parts nor maintenance – a big blow to Russian aviation
There will no longer be spare parts and maintenance services for Russian civil aircraft: the suspension of Boeing and Airbus activities in Russia is a huge blow to their airlines, whose safety will be compromised in the future. European, Canadian and US airspaces closed to Russian planes, European sanctions and severed relations by the two […]
More US companies to cut ties with Russia, says labor secretary
Updated on 03/05/2022 03:20 am Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said he expects many more American companies to follow Microsoft Corp. and cut ties with Russia, with no signs of the war in Ukraine ending. “We have to do everything we can in every place we can to support the Ukrainian people.” Walsh told Jon Ferro […]
Putin signs law that provides jail sentences for spreading “fake news” about the army
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Friday that provides harsh prison sentences and fines for those who publish “false information” about the army, in a new twist of the internal repression in the midst of the invasion of Ukraine. The deputies of the lower house of the Russian Parliament (the Duma) had unanimously […]
Fire at Ukrainian nuclear power plant did not release radiation
Firefighters Ukrainians put out this Friday a fire in the largest nuclear power station from Europe, caused by Russian bombing and which did not release radiation, according to United Nations and local officials. Russia he went ahead with his campaign to shut down the country despite global condemnation. The head of the UN atomic agency, […]
The Bloomberg agency announces that it suspends the work of its journalists in Russia
Updated on 03/04/2022 06:34 pm The agency Bloomberg News announced that it is suspending the work of its journalists in Russia after the adoption of a law punishing the dissemination of “false information about the army” and its invasion of Ukraine. “It is with a heavy heart that we have decided to temporarily suspend our […]
Risks from the Russian invasion resonate in the global economy
Updated on 03/04/2022 05:24 pm Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine and the fierce financial retaliation it provoked have not only caused an economic catastrophe in Russia. The fallout also threatens the global economy, rattling financial markets and making life more dangerous for everyone from Uzbek migrants to European consumers and starving Yemeni families. […]
Switzerland approves new EU sanctions on Russia
The Swiss government expanded sanctions against Russia on Friday in line with the new measures imposed by the European Union (EU), tightening exports and financial services to the country for the largest attack on a European state since World War II. In a sharp departure from its usual neutrality, Switzerland on Monday adopted sanctions that […]
The US considers options to reduce its consumption of Russian energy
United States assured that it is considering options to reduce its consumption of Russian energy, in the face of growing pressure from the US Congress for Washington to stop importing oil from Russia. “We are looking at options we can take right now to reduce US consumption of Russian energy,” White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki […]
EU wants the IMF to cut off all financing with Russia to stop its invasion
A group of officials from the European Union seeks to curb Russia’s influence and its access to financing in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as a sanction for its invasion of Ukraine. In a note by Jan Strupczewski and Francesco Guarascio, disclosed by Reuters, it is presumed that this scenario now being discussed would increase […]