The international community is preparing to soon receive refugees and displaced persons from the war in Ukraine, in a figure that the UN places between one million and five million people. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is already preparing contingency plans “for the departure of a population of one to three million people to Poland, […]
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Ukraine collects facts to denounce Russia before the ICC
Updated on 02/25/2022 11:21 am Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba said that his country has started collecting facts about the actions of the Russian armed forces after the invasion of the country to send them to the International Criminal Court (ICC). “Today’s Russian attacks on a kindergarten and an orphanage are war crimes and violations […]
The European aerospace sector, little exposed to EU sanctions against Russia
The European aerospace sector seems for the moment little affected by the sanctions of the European Union (EU) against Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. European aerospace giant Airbus said it was “analyzing the impact of the sanctions announced overnight on Thursday.” “We will comply with all applicable sanctions and laws as soon as they […]
Head of EU diplomacy admits discrepancies on the scope of sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine
Updated on 02/25/2022 11:12 am The head of European diplomacy and vice president of the European Commission (EC), Josep Borrell, assured that if the sanctions applied against Russia have not included its exclusion from the Swift payment system, it is because there was not enough consensus, but he does not rule out that this measure […]
The Swift system, the key to leaving Russia economically isolated
The countries of the European Union (EU) keep the possibility of excluding Russia from the Swift payment system, key to economically isolate the country since it determines the bank codes that are necessary to make or receive any international transfer. The Society for World Interbank Financial Telecommunication (Swift), better known by its acronym Swift, is […]
Ukraine: This is how the anti-aircraft sirens sound in Kiev warning of bombings
The sound of anti-aircraft sirens has become a constant in the last 48 hours in various cities of Ukraineafter Russia launched a “special military operation”, as President Vladimir Putin described it, but that in good account is the start of the war and the invasion of Ukrainian territory. SIGHT: Ukraine: 200 soldiers died at the […]
Ukraine: 200 soldiers died at the hands of Russian troops during the seizure of an airfield
On February 24, the Hostomel military airport (known as Antonov), located on the outskirts of the capital of UkraineKiev, was taken by Russian troops. This was reported by the Ukrainian authorities and the American chain CNN, which recorded the military action in said compound. SIGHT: Ukraine: This is how the anti-aircraft sirens sound in Kiev […]
Russia: Moscow stock market rebounds 24% after advance of troops in Ukraine and abandonment of NATO
Oscillations of the economic scenario in Europe and the Middle East in crucial hours. The Moscow Stock Exchange index rose 24% this Friday as the advance of Vladimir Putin’s troops in Ukraine continues, just hours after falling more than 39%. Following the decision of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) not to send troops to […]
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: wheat and corn down on the second day of occupation
After a dangerous escalation that seemed to anticipate a food crisis in much of the world, corn and wheat futures fell slightly in the early hours of this Friday the 25th, with several cities in Ukraine already besieged by Russia. Wheat futures contracts closed last week at around 8.967 dollars per bushel (unit of measurement […]
Shipments of Russian natural gas to Europe increase despite invasion in Ukraine: flow rises 7%
gas exports from Russia in northwestern Europe, in the midst of the winter season, rose 7% on Friday morning despite the country’s invasion of Ukraine, which has severed relations with Western customers, according to calculations by Montel, a Norwegian agency specializing in the sector. energetic. Flows through the Velke Kapusany crossing between Ukraine and Slovakia, […]