The European Union (EU) is studying adopting measures to prevent cryptocurrencies from being used to avoid the economic sanctions imposed on Russia for the invasion of Ukraine, as well as to mitigate the impact of the increase in energy prices for community companies. “We have decided to work on additional measures to further strengthen the […]
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EU will act so that cryptocurrencies do not allow to avoid sanctions on Russia
The European Union (EU) is considering adopting measures to prevent cryptocurrencies from being used to circumvent the economic sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine after detecting an increase in transactions with these assets that could indicate that they are being used for this purpose. “We have decided to work on additional measures […]
Russian-speaking regions of Ukraine offer much more resistance than Putin expected
Ukrainian civilians have paid a heavy price in the first week of war, as the Russian invader continues to advance in the east and south of the country, where he tries to build a land corridor between Donbas and the annexed Crimean peninsula. “Nazism is born of silence. That is why we have to shout […]
UN General Assembly overwhelmingly deplores Russian invasion of Ukraine
The United Nations General Assembly adopted this Wednesday by an overwhelming majority a resolution to demand that Russia withdraw its troops from Ukraine and “deplore” the aggression inflicted on its neighboring countries. With 141 votes in favor, 5 against (Russia, Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea and Syria) and 35 abstentions (China, Bolivia, Cuba, El Salvador, India, […]
IAEA rules out that Ukraine develops nuclear weapons, as Russia insinuates
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ruled out that Ukraine is developing nuclear weapons, as Russia alleges to justify, among other things, its invasion of the neighboring country. “For us this matter is very clear. We have no information that calls into question Ukraine’s (nuclear) non-proliferation credentials.”, said the director general of the IAEA, Rafael […]
Peruvian student in Moscow asks for help from the State after the sanctions of countries to Russia
The tense situation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine It also affects many young university students who migrated to Europe seeking to improve themselves professionally. One of them is the Peruvian Álvaro Casavilca, a postgraduate student who currently lives in Moscow and who revealed the difficult situation they live in these times. “We are […]
Director of opposition network leaves Russia after media blockade
Updated on 03/02/2022 12:08 pm The director of the Russian opposition television channel “Dozhd”, Tíjon Dzyadkó, reported that he is leaving Russia along with some employees of the channel after being blocked for coverage of the Russian campaign in Ukraine. “I have made the decision to leave Russia. It has also been taken by a […]
Exxonmobil announces further structural downsizing and exit from Russia
Updated on 03/02/2022 12:02 pm US oil company ExxonMobil announced it will cut its cost structure further than expected to boost future profits, shortly after joining the exodus of companies abandoning their projects in Russia. The company, which returned to profit last year after making deep cuts, said in a note that by the end […]
Sberbank, the main Russian bank, announces exit from the European market due to the impact of sanctions
The Sberbank group, Russia’s main bank, announced that it is abandoning almost the entire European market – with the exception of Switzerland – due to the impact of the harsh sanctions of Western countries against Moscow in retaliation for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “In the current situation, Sberbank decided to withdraw from the European […]
EU expels seven Russian banks from Swift but not Sberbank
The European Union (EU) published the rule that expels seven Russian banks from the Swift financial messaging system, as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but the list does not include Sberbank, the country’s largest entity, nor Gazprombank, because they process a large part of the energy operations with the bloc. Specifically, the list […]