Updated on 03/07/2022 09:26 am American Express (AMEX) announced that it is suspending its operations in Russia, joining the measure taken by the Visa and Mastercard financial transaction platforms. “In light of Russia’s continued and unwarranted attack on the people of Ukraine, American Express is suspending all operations in Russia.”, assured the company in a […]
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Ukraine rejects humanitarian corridors proposed by Russia and prepares for new attacks
Ukraine rejected on Monday the humanitarian corridors to Russia and Belarus proposed by Moscow and is preparing for new offensives in several areas of the country, including Kiev, after a night of violent bombing. The Russian offensive, launched on February 24, has driven more than 1.5 million people out of Ukraine and many more have […]
Ukraine: Mayor of a city near Kiev dies in Russian attacks
Updated on 03/07/2022 06:50 am The Russian army killed the mayor of Gostomel, a city northwest of the Ukrainian capital where a strategic airport is located, the municipality of this town reported on Monday. “The mayor of the city of Gostomel, Yuri Illich Prylypko, died while distributing bread and medicine to the sick,” the municipality […]
American Express suspends its operations in Russia and Belarus
More sanctions for Russia. The US credit card firm American Express announced this Sunday that it will suspend its operations in Russia and its ally Belarus. The decision comes as a response to the “unjustified” invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin’s regime. “In light of the unjustified attack underway on Russia against the people of […]
US: ‘Very Credible’ Reports Russia Committed War Crimes in Ukraine
Updated on 03/06/2022 02:19 pm The head of US diplomacy, Antony Blinken, judged on Sunday as “very credible” the reports that account for “war crimes” committed by Russia during its invasion of Ukraine, in an interview with CNN. “We have seen very credible reports of deliberate targeting of civilians, which would constitute a crime of […]
Putin tells Macron that he will achieve his goals “by negotiation or by war”
Vladimir Putin said he’ll get “his goals” in Ukraine “for negotiation or for war”, in a telephone conversation on Sunday with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macronaffirmed the French presidency. The Russian leader also stressed that “it was not his intention” to attack Ukrainian nuclear power plants, according to a source in the French presidency. During […]
Macron asks Putin to protect Ukraine’s nuclear plants
Updated on 03/06/2022 11:55 am The French presidency reported that the telephone call between the Russian president Vladimir Putin and the French president Emmanuel Macron focused on the safety of nuclear plants in Ukraine. The call was at Macron’s request and lasted nearly two hours, the Elysee Palace reported. A French official said Macron insisted […]
Putin asks Ukraine to stop fighting, amid new ceasefire calls
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday his campaign in Ukraine is proceeding as planned and will not end until Kiev stops fighting, as efforts to evacuate the heavily bombed city of Mariupol failed for the second day in a row. Putin made the comments in a telephone conversation with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, who […]
War in Ukraine could last for years, UK anticipates
Updated on 03/06/2022 07:14 am The deputy prime minister of the United Kingdom, Dominic Raab, warned this Sunday that the war in Ukraine could drag on for years, and considered that the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, underestimated the difficulties of an invasion. ”We must be clear that our mission, together with our allies, is to […]
Russian forces prepare to bombard Ukrainian port of Odessa, Zelensky warns
Updated on 03/06/2022 07:13 am Russian troops are preparing to bombard Odessa, a strategic city and main port of Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Sunday. “They are preparing to bomb Odessa. Odessa!”Zelensky exclaimed in a video message. “It will be a military crime. It will be a historic crime.”he declared, at a time […]