Volatility and uncertainty have settled in the economies of the United States and the European Union (EU) due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has placed one more obstacle on the road to recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to this attack, Washington, the EU and the rest of the Western partners have […]
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Two Putin nuclear nightmares to haunt us
By Andreas Kluth Russian President Vladimir Putin has made the world a more dangerous, brutal and frightening place in many ways. One is by raising the potential for nuclear Armageddon and two main scenarios emerge: one in the short term and the other in the long term. In the short term, we all hope his […]
Stock markets recover ground and raw materials soar due to the war in Ukraine
Wall Street and European stocks rallied on Wednesday as oil, gas and aluminum prices soared due to the war in Ukraine. The New York stock market rose, encouraged in particular by the tone considered moderate in a speech by the president of the Federal Reserve (Fed), Jerome Powell, and the announcement of new talks between […]
Ukrainians ask Panama to join sanctions blocking deposits and the Canal to Russian ships
Several dozen Ukrainians demonstrated in Panama to repudiate the Russian invasion and asked the Panamanian State to join the international sanctions against Russia, such as closing the passage to its commercial or war ships and its capitals. Carrying Ukrainian flags and banners that read “Putin take your hands off UKRAINE” or “Go Home Putin”, the […]
China asked Russia to postpone the invasion for the Olympics, says the NYT
Updated on 03/02/2022 07:04 pm The Chinese government asked Russia in early February not to start the invasion of Ukraine until after the Winter Olympics held in China, according to The New York Times (NYT), citing US government sources and to a European government source. The newspaper notes that according to a “western intelligence report”, […]
Secretary of the Treasury affirms that 80% of assets of Russian banks are sanctioned by the US.
Updated on 03/02/2022 06:24 pm The US Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen, stated that 80% of the assets of Russian banks are “under the restrictions” of the department she directs, after the sanctions imposed by the invasion of Ukraine. Speaking at the Chicago Innovation Center, he noted that “between Sunday and Monday morning” The […]
Explosion rocks Kiev train station as Russian advance stalls
An explosion rocked a train station in Kiev late Wednesday where thousands of women and children were being evacuated, Ukraine’s state railway company said, as the UN General Assembly demanded that Vladimir Putin end his invasion. An Interior Ministry adviser said the blast was caused by debris from a downed Russian cruise missile and not […]
The US accuses Russia of mobilizing in Ukraine weapons prohibited by the Geneva Convention
Updated on 03/02/2022 05:04 pm The US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, accused Russia of mobilizing cluster bombs and other weapons prohibited by the Geneva Convention in its offensive in Ukraine. Thomas-Greenfield’s remarks come as Russian forces attack several Ukrainian cities while massing troops around the capital, Kiev. “It seems that Russia is preparing […]
EU will act so that cryptocurrencies do not allow to avoid sanctions on Russia
The European Union (EU) is considering adopting measures to prevent cryptocurrencies from being used to circumvent the economic sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine after detecting an increase in transactions with these assets that could indicate that they are being used for this purpose. “We have decided to work on additional measures […]
Russian-speaking regions of Ukraine offer much more resistance than Putin expected
Ukrainian civilians have paid a heavy price in the first week of war, as the Russian invader continues to advance in the east and south of the country, where he tries to build a land corridor between Donbas and the annexed Crimean peninsula. “Nazism is born of silence. That is why we have to shout […]