The United Nations General Assembly adopted this Wednesday by an overwhelming majority a resolution to demand that Russia withdraw its troops from Ukraine and “deplore” the aggression inflicted on its neighboring countries. With 141 votes in favor, 5 against (Russia, Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea and Syria) and 35 abstentions (China, Bolivia, Cuba, El Salvador, India, […]
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IAEA rules out that Ukraine develops nuclear weapons, as Russia insinuates
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ruled out that Ukraine is developing nuclear weapons, as Russia alleges to justify, among other things, its invasion of the neighboring country. “For us this matter is very clear. We have no information that calls into question Ukraine’s (nuclear) non-proliferation credentials.”, said the director general of the IAEA, Rafael […]
Peruvian student in Moscow asks for help from the State after the sanctions of countries to Russia
The tense situation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine It also affects many young university students who migrated to Europe seeking to improve themselves professionally. One of them is the Peruvian Álvaro Casavilca, a postgraduate student who currently lives in Moscow and who revealed the difficult situation they live in these times. “We are […]
Director of opposition network leaves Russia after media blockade
Updated on 03/02/2022 12:08 pm The director of the Russian opposition television channel “Dozhd”, Tíjon Dzyadkó, reported that he is leaving Russia along with some employees of the channel after being blocked for coverage of the Russian campaign in Ukraine. “I have made the decision to leave Russia. It has also been taken by a […]
Nord Stream 2 says it has not filed for insolvency
Updated on 03/02/2022 10:05 am Switzerland-based pipeline operator Nord Stream 2 AG said it has not filed for insolvency. “We do not confirm media reports that Nord Stream 2 has filed for bankruptcy”, the company noted. “The company has informed local authorities that it has had to terminate contracts with employees following the imposition of […]
European Union does not rule out leaving tax rules suspended in 2023 by Ukraine
The European Commission (EC) will evaluate in the spring whether it goes ahead with its plan to reactivate the European fiscal discipline rules in 2023, since it expects that the Russian invasion of Ukraine will slow down its economic recovery after the pandemic, although it does not foresee that make it “derail”. The Community Executive […]
Fed’s monetary policy on track despite ‘uncertain’ impact of Ukraine war, says Powell
Updated on 03/02/2022 09:23 am The Federal Reserve (Fed) will go ahead with its plans to raise interest rates this month to try to control high inflation, but the outbreak of war in Ukraine has made the outlook “very uncertain”, said Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. In comments prepared for his testimony before the House Financial […]
Russian troops arrive in Kharkiv and bombard the entire city with missiles
Russian troops landed this Wednesday in Kharkiv (east), the second Ukrainian city, and claimed to have taken Kherson (south) on the seventh day of the invasion launched by Vladimir Putin, whom Joe Biden described as a “dictator” and whose country is the target of strong sanctions by the West. “Russian airborne troops have landed in […]
Russia warns that the only way out of sanctions against it is a Third World War
Updated on 03/02/2022 09:08 am Russian Foreign Minister Serguei Lavrov assured on Wednesday that US President Joe Biden knows that the only alternative to sanctions against Russia is a Third World War and that it would be “a devastating nuclear war”, in statements to Qatari television Al Jazeera. Biden “He has experience and knows that […]
Russian Cyber Offensive Against Ukraine Meets Resistance Among Hackers
Russia has been using cyberattacks for years in its conflict with Ukraine, but the neighboring country’s invasion has now sparked an unprecedented backlash among Ukrainian hackers and sympathizers from abroad. The largest Internet attack against Ukraine occurred in 2017, when the computer systems of the Kiev metro, Ukrainian ports, companies in the energy sector and […]