The European Commission (EC) has suspended cooperation with Russia in the field of research and innovation, as well as in different cross-border programs, in response to the invasion of Ukraine, announced the Community Executive. On the one hand, Brussels has left cooperation with Russian entities in research, science and innovation up in the air and […]
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EU wheat export demand rises as supplies from Ukraine and Russia curb
Updated on 03/04/2022 12:17 pm Wheat export demand from the European Union (EU) increased this week and the situation is expected to continue as fighting disrupts shipments from Ukraine and Russia, traders said. “This week there were big EU export sales from Romania, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Poland and other EU countries”, said a trader. “A […]
Vladimir Putin denies that Russia has bombed Ukrainian cities
Updated on 03/04/2022 12:12 pm The Russian President, Vladimir Putindenied that Russian troops had bombed Kiev or other Ukrainian cities, calling those accusations “gross falsehoods.” “Reports about the alleged bombing of Kiev and other big cities are gross propaganda falsehoods,” Putin said in a telephone conversation with the head of the German government, Olaf Scholz, […]
Cultural reaction against Russia for invasion intensifies, Hollywood leaves it without premieres
The cultural backlash against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine intensified on Tuesday when the Cannes Film Festival said no Russian delegation would be welcome this year and the Venice Film Festival announced free screenings of a film about the 2014 conflict in eastern Ukraine. Donbas in Ukraine. The announcements from Europe’s two major film festivals came […]
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine darkens economic horizon in Latin America
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has blown up the prices of raw materials, a scenario that in Latin America could benefit countries that export grains and hydrocarbons but would harm importers, although both will suffer greater inflationary pressures that will erode its economic growth prospects for this year. Due to the strategic role of Russia […]
Michelin, tire manufacturer, temporarily suspends production due to war in Ukraine
Updated on 03/04/2022 11:00 am The French tire manufacturer Michelin announced that it is forced to temporarily suspend production at several of its plants in Europe due to logistical problems arising from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “To optimize its operations and adapt the management of its flows, the group has decided to stop the […]
Russia: more isolated than ever in the UN after historic vote in the Human Rights Council
Russia was left more isolated than ever in the United Nations Organization (UN) this Friday after a historic vote in favor of an international investigation into Ukraine, in which allies as close to President Vladimir Putin as Venezuela and Cuba abstained. Eritrea is the only country that voted against the resolution that Kiev put on […]
The war in Ukraine is joined by fear of a nuclear incident
To the destruction and violence of the war in Ukraine is now added the fear of a nuclear accident caused by military clashes, such as the one that happened last night at the Zaporizhia plant, in the southeast of the country, an incident that according to the UN atomic agency It was due to a […]
Russian oligarch’s yacht arrives in Malta after suspension of ‘golden passports’
The yacht of a well-known Russian oligarch with the so-called “golden passport”, which Malta granted him for investing in the country, docked this Friday in the port of Birgu, after the Government suspended the granting of this type of document as a sanctioning measure in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, local media reported. […]
Russia used cluster bombs in the Ukrainian city of Kharkov, according to Human Rights Watch
Updated on 03/04/2022 09:57 am The Russian army would have used cluster bombs, which make no distinction between military and civilian targets, in Kharkov (eastern Ukraine), which could constitute a war crime, said the Human Rights Watch (HRW) organization. Russian forces used these weapons”in at least three residential areas in Kharkov, Ukraine’s second largest city, […]