Updated on 02/25/2022 01:18 pm The nuclear agency Ukraine reported this Friday of a rise in radiation levels in the exclusion zone of Chernobyl which was taken this Thursday by forces Russian. According to a statement from the agency, published in Facebookautomated radiation monitoring systems in the exclusion zone available online indicate that radiation has […]
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Ukraine crisis defies oil industry wariness of high prices
Rising energy prices have fueled calls for the United States to massively increase oil and gas production, but companies are reluctant. After collapsing at the start of the pandemic, crude prices have gradually rebounded in recent months and, recently fueled by the Ukraine crisis, topped $100 a barrel on Thursday for the first time since […]
The Swift network, what it is and why it is considered a key weapon that would affect Russia
The Society for Worldwide Interbank and Financial Communications (Swift) is the leading messaging system used by banks to make fast and secure cross-border payments. It is used by 11,000 banking entities in more than 200 countries and allows international trade to flow smoothly. Created in 1973, the Swift network transmits more than 40 million messages […]
Russia seeks allies in Latin America in full military offensive in Ukraine
With the exceptions of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, Latin America turned its back on Russia in the invasion of Ukraine, but Moscow can keep an ace up its sleeve and surprise with a provocation “symbolic” in the region to challenge the United States. Lately, even when the drums of war were already being heard in […]
Russia: spokesman accuses Ukraine of refusing to negotiate
Updated on 02/25/2022 12:39 pm Russia accused this Friday Ukraine to avoid sitting at the negotiating table after Moscow accepted Kiev’s proposal and suggested Minsk, the Belarusian capital, as the venue for the talks. According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov, Ukraine proposed Warsaw as an alternative location for dialogue after which “took a pause” and […]
The comparison of the armament of Russia and Ukraine shows the imbalance of forces | INFOGRAPHIC
The invasion of Russia to Ukraine It began in the early hours of February 24 after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation.” Days before the start of the conflict, it was known that Russia overwhelmed Ukraine in terms of military weapons and the number of soldiers willing to go into combat. SIGHT: […]
EU studies blocking Russia from Swift in the next few hours: France’s lonely position
With information from EFE The French Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, announced this Friday that the European Union will study “in the next few hours” the possible blockade of Russia from the Swift international payment and banking data system. The use of Swift “is the financial nuclear weapon”, since it allows Russian financial […]
ECB believes that the war will bring more inflation and more uncertainty
The European Central Bank (ECB) considers “premature” Evaluate the economic impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but anticipates that there will be a rise in inflation, which will be specified in figures on March 10, and also more uncertainty. However, the president of ECBChristine Lagarde, assured, during the meeting of finance ministers of the […]
EU is willing to bear the economic cost of imposing sanctions on Russia
The European Union (EU) is willing to bear the economic cost of imposing sanctions on Russia, which will likely stem above all from rising energy prices, senior bloc finance officials said. EU leaders agreed on Thursday to impose new sanctions on Russia’s financial, energy and transport sectors, introduce export controls and blacklist more Russians over […]
Chinese President Xi speaks with Putin and asks for negotiations with Ukraine
Updated on 02/25/2022 11:57 am Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke Friday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine and was in favor of resolving the conflict through diplomatic channels. China “supports Russia in the resolution (of the conflict) through negotiations with Ukraine”, state television CCTV collected during a summary of the […]