The Western response to the invasion of Ukraine targets the finances of oligarchs close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the implementation of these measures is difficult and has little success, as reflected in the seizure of yachts in France and Italy. In the spotlight Since the beginning of the Russian offensive in Ukraine on […]
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Putin’s “denazification” pushes Ukraine’s minorities into exile
One of the reasons given by the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, for invading Ukraine was the need to liberate the country from the yoke of a supposedly ultra-nationalist and fascist government. But the Russian military offensive against Ukraine is truncating millions of lives also among ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities who in theory should benefit […]
Shell announces that it will not buy more oil from Russia and that it will close all its gas stations
The Anglo-Dutch company Shell will stop buying gas and oil from Russia and will close its gas stations in that country, it announced on Tuesday in a statement in which it also presented its “apologies” for having acquired Russian hydrocarbons after the invasion of Ukraine. “Shell announces its intention to withdraw from its involvement in […]
The number of refugees from Ukraine already exceeds two million, according to UNHCR
The number of people who have fled Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24 exceeded two million on Tuesday, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The organization’s website states that 2,011,312 people left the country and that Poland received more than half (1,204,403). “Today, the outflow of refugees […]
Food is crucial to national security
By Amanda Little While Putin’s war in Ukraine shakes the energy market and pushes up fertilizer prices, a bigger problem now is rising wheat prices. Russia is leading the world into a deepening food security crisis, worsening shortages already caused by the pandemic and climate change. More than 70% of Ukraine is agricultural land that […]
Keys of the Ukrainian guerrilla: wear, resistance, harassment
After 12 days of fighting, one of the only certainties of the conflict in Ukraine lies in the effectiveness of the Ukrainian guerrilla, which considerably slows down the Russian advance. Preparation Starting in 2016, NATO and Kiev began a training program for special forces, which currently number 2,000 troops. These forces — nimble, fast, and […]
Ukraine and Russia, key countries in strategic raw materials
Russia and Ukraine play a key role in the world’s supply of raw Materials strategic for industrial and food use. Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, the prices of many of these raw materials have stopped at levels never seen before. gas and oil Russia is one of the world’s largest oil and gas […]
Kremlin demands a neutral Ukraine and a Russian Crimea
Updated on 03/07/2022 08:41 pm The Kremlin declared that Russia will stop its military offensive in Ukraine if Kiev accepts his conditions, which include the recognition of Crimea as Russian territory and the independence of Donbas, the pro-Russian regions of Donetsk and Lugansk. The Russian military operation in Ukraine can end “at any time” if […]
There is still “a lot of room” to put pressure on Russia, experts say
The magnitude of the sanctions adopted against Russia by Western countries after the invasion of Ukraine it is “unprecedented”, but there is still “a lot of room” to increase them, experts told the British parliament. “We are in uncharted territory. The use of sanctions against a country so integrated with the West is unprecedented,” said […]
The US believes that China can show that it respects the UN Charter
Deputy Secretary of State for United StatesWendy Sherman stated that China now has the opportunity to show that it supports the principles of the Charter of the UN with regard to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. In Madrid, where he carries out various diplomatic activities, Sherman referred to the hypothesis that China carries […]