Updated on 03/01/2022 04:23 pm The president of the United States, Joe Biden, authorized this Tuesday the release of 30 million barrels of crude oil from its strategic reserves to respond to the escalation of prices derived from the war in Ukraine initiated by Russia. The members of the International Energy Agency (IEA) agreed on […]
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The United States calls for the departure of a Russian UN employee whom it accuses of being a “spy”
Updated on 03/01/2022 02:05 pm The United States requested the departure of a Russian official who works at the United Nations whom he accuses of espionage, a source from the US embassy to the organization told AFP, which adds to the expulsion of 12 officials from the Russian mission to the UN. “On February 28, […]
Russian attack on Kiev TV tower, transmission interrupted | VIDEO
Updated on 03/01/2022 02:00 pm A Russian attack targeted Tuesday the television tower in Kyivcausing the interruption of the transmission of TV channels, announced the ministry of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs. The attack, on the sixth day of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops, “touched” tower equipment, the ministry said. “The channels […]
Russian missile hits administrative building in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city
Updated on 03/01/2022 09:43 am Russia began to attack Ukraine’s territories with more force and this time decided to destroy, without measuring the consequences, an administrative building in Kharkiv (Kharkiv).)the second largest city in Ukraine after Kiev. During the early hours of this Tuesday, a video shared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine […]
Double boycott of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during UN conferences
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov faced two major boycotts on Tuesday as he spoke at two international forums, reflecting Moscow’s diplomatic isolation following the invasion of Ukraine. The first case occurred when numerous delegations, including those of Ukraine and Western countries, left the room at a time when the speech of Lavrov at the Conference […]
Russians queue for cash after ruble crash
The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to leave great economic consequences for the country led by Vladimir Putin, First thing this Monday the value of the ruble plummetedthe local currency, falling more than 30%, details the BBC World. Given this, the Central Bank of Russia doubled its interest rateraising it from 9.5% to 20%, in […]
Russian Convoy Approaches Kiev as Ukraine Government Denounces ‘Massive Attacks’
Updated on 02/28/2022 08:27 pm Most of the Russian forces were at the end of the day about 30 km north of the capital, held back by Ukrainian resistance, according to the UK Ministry of Defense. However, new satellite images have revealed that a huge Russian tank convoy is headed for Kiev. The images, detailed […]
Russian airlines cancel their flights to Cuba due to sanctions for invasion of Ukraine
The russian airlines Aeroflot and Azur Air have temporarily canceled their flights to Cuba because of the sanctions applied to Russia for invading Ukrainewhich will affect the island’s economy, according to experts. The companies have made that decision after most European countries closed their airspace to them and Russia, in response, did the same with […]
Hundreds of Latin Americans are evacuated from Ukraine
Several hundred citizens of Latin American countries have been evacuated from Ukraine since the armed conflict with Russia began, others await assistance and some have moved away from the war scene on their own, their governments reported. Some of the more than a thousand Latin Americans who lived in Ukraine at the outbreak of the […]
EU Adds Russian Oligarchs and Kremlin Spokesman to Ukraine Invasion Sanctions Blacklist
Updated on 02/28/2022 05:28 pm The European Union (EU) added several oligarchs and the president’s spokesman RussianVladimir Putin, to the black list of personalities sanctioned with a freezing of their assets and the prohibition of their entry as a result of the war against Ukraine. Six oligarchs, several personalities close to the Russian president -including […]