By Lionel Laurent The yellow and blue of the Ukrainian flag, which was banned during the Soviet era, has become a powerful global symbol after the Russian invasion. It has flown in iconic locations from New York to Sarajevo, has been shared on social media and waved during anti-war protests around the world. It has […]
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USA: Joe Biden calls Vladimir Putin a ‘Russian dictator’
Updated on 03/01/2022 10:53 pm The president of United States, Joe Bidenqualified the president Vladimir Putin of “Russian dictator” during the State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday, a week after Moscow invaded Ukraine. “A Russian dictator, who invades a foreign country, has costs throughout the world”Biden said. But “In the battle between […]
Biden announces closure of US airspace to Russian airlines
Updated on 03/01/2022 10:01 pm US President Joe Biden revealed on Tuesday his decision to close US airspace to Russian airlines, as the European Union (EU) and Canada have also done. Biden’s announcement drew a standing ovation from lawmakers who attended his first State of the Union address before both houses of the US Congress. […]
Russian advance on Kiev stalls and there are signs of low morale among Russian troops, US official says
Updated on 03/01/2022 05:28 pm Russia’s military advance on Kiev has stalled as its forces face logistical challenges, including food shortages for some units, and some units appear to be in low morale, a senior US defense official said. . Russia on Tuesday warned residents of the capital Kiev to flee their homes and rained […]
Company in charge of German-Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 files for bankruptcy
Updated on 03/01/2022 05:13 pm The German-Russian company Nord Stream 2 declared insolvency after Germany suspended certification of the gas pipeline in retaliation for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The company filed for bankruptcy and laid off its 106 employees, said the chief financial officer of the Swiss canton of Zug, where it is based. […]
Russia revolts: it bombs several cities and reinforces troops in Kiev
Russia, pressured by Western sanctions, bombed several cities on the sixth day of the war against Ukraine and reinforced its troops near the capital, where a kilometric column of vehicles awaits the order to attack and where it carried out a surgical attack on the television. The order to expand the offensive given by the […]
UN denounces the use of heavy weapons by Russia against Ukrainian cities
Updated on 03/01/2022 04:50 pm The United Nations Organization (UN) denounced the increase in attacks against civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine and expressed concern about the use of heavy weapons against cities in the country. “The secretary general (António Guterres) is very concerned about the use of heavy weapons against urban centers in […]
The United States releases 30 million barrels of crude oil due to the crisis in Ukraine
Updated on 03/01/2022 04:23 pm The president of the United States, Joe Biden, authorized this Tuesday the release of 30 million barrels of crude oil from its strategic reserves to respond to the escalation of prices derived from the war in Ukraine initiated by Russia. The members of the International Energy Agency (IEA) agreed on […]
The United States calls for the departure of a Russian UN employee whom it accuses of being a “spy”
Updated on 03/01/2022 02:05 pm The United States requested the departure of a Russian official who works at the United Nations whom he accuses of espionage, a source from the US embassy to the organization told AFP, which adds to the expulsion of 12 officials from the Russian mission to the UN. “On February 28, […]
Russian attack on Kiev TV tower, transmission interrupted | VIDEO
Updated on 03/01/2022 02:00 pm A Russian attack targeted Tuesday the television tower in Kyivcausing the interruption of the transmission of TV channels, announced the ministry of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs. The attack, on the sixth day of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops, “touched” tower equipment, the ministry said. “The channels […]