Volodimir Zelensky and Emmanuel Macron They spoke by phone this Sunday about different aspects of the war in Ukraine and agreed on further cooperation to strengthen the security of grain exports, the Elysee reported in a statement. The presidents of Ukraine and France addressed this issue in a phase of the conflict in which Russia […]
Tag: Ukraine
The war jeopardizes the education of Ukrainian children, according to Unicef
The two years of pandemic followed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine threaten the education and school trajectory of Ukrainian children, warned on Tuesday the Fund for United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef). The UN agency stresses that both the children who stayed in Ukraine and those who fled the country after the Russian invasion in […]
The prudent return to Russia of those who left to avoid being sent to the front
After the announcement of the military mobilization to fight in Ukraineon September 21, 2022, Ivan Nesterov fled from Russia to avoid being forcibly recruited. But six months later he fell into depression and came back. “I left a few days after the announcement of the mobilization, with a mixture of emotions, especially panic”tells AFP the […]
Unilever would allow its 3,000 employees in Russia to be conscripted for the war
British multinational hygiene and food products Unilever has confirmed that it would allow its 3,000 employees in Russia were recruited for the war in Ukrainein compliance with Russian law. Unilever admits this position in its response, released this Sunday, to a letter from the non-governmental organization B4Ukrainewhich campaigns for companies to leave Russian territory in […]
Russia attacks Ukrainian grain for the fourth day and practices the seizure of ships
Russia struck for the fourth day in a row at Ukrainian food export facilities and carried out the seizure of ships in the Black Sea on Friday, in an escalation of what Western leaders see as an attempt to shake off sanctions by threatening a world food crisis. The direct attacks on Ukrainian grain, a […]
Ukraine warns ships sailing through the Black Sea that they could be attacked
Ukraine warned on Thursday to ships sailing through the Black Sea towards Russian-controlled ports that could be attacked, after Moscow carried out bombing raids on the Ukrainian ports of Mykolaiv and Odessa in a new “hell night” Following similar threats from Moscow, Ukraine warned on Thursday that all ships sailing the Black Sea towards Russia […]
Russia puts world food security in check after suspension of Black Sea agreement
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba accused Russia to put at risk food safety by suspending the Black Sea agreement and assured that his country is looking for solutions to be able to continue exporting grain to international markets. “In the coming hours and days there will be very intensive consultations at all levels to find […]
Russia puts world food security at risk by refusing to renew agreement
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, it blocked Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, but an agreement with Turkey and the United Nations (UN) in July allowed grain shipments to continue to flow. A year later, the Russians have set certain conditions to renew this deal. Authorities from Ukraine, which is one of the largest exporters […]
Grain price rises due to “escalation risk” in Ukraine
No ship dares to anchor in Ukrainian Black Sea ports to load grain after Russia failed to guarantee a safe corridor and bombed export facilities, causing a sharp increase in agricultural prices on European markets. Two days after Russia refused to redirect the agreement on agricultural exports from Ukrainewhich allowed the output of about 33 […]
IMF pessimistic about Russia’s withdrawal from agreement on Ukrainian cereals
He International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday that Russia’s exit from the agreement that allowed Ukrainian exports through the Black Sea worsens prospects for global food security and threatens to exacerbate food inflation, especially in low-income countries. An IMF spokesman said the global lender would continue to closely monitor ongoing events in the region […]