The Russian and Ukrainian delegations agreed on Monday a “second round” of negotiations, both parties announced, after finishing a first meeting and returning to their respective capitals to examine the situation. “The parties established a series of priorities and issues that require some decisions”said Mikhailo Podoliak, one of the Ukrainian negotiators, while his Russian counterpart, […]
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The US asks its citizens in Russia and Belarus to leave immediately
Updated on 02/28/2022 12:51 pm The United States asked its citizens in Russia and Belarus to immediately leave those countries due to the Russian attack in Ukraine, shortly after also announcing changes in the operations of its embassies in those two nations. In a statement, the State Department also recommended not to travel to Belarus […]
Kiev under siege and stock markets collapse this Monday: the war transcends the economic plane
With information from AFP The main world stock markets fell again this Monday, after the new sanctions imposed on Russia for its attack on Ukraine, amid fears that energy prices will skyrocket and reinforce current inflation. In the first hours for Europe, the places were in the red: Frankfurt lost 2.39%, Paris 3.05%, Milan 2.59%, […]
The US warns that global security is at risk after Russia’s attack on Ukraine
Updated on 02/28/2022 12:24 pm European and global security are at risk after the Russian attack on Ukraine, warned the United States Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, Bonnie Jenkins, who assured that Russia’s decision to start a war “will resonate in the near future and affect us all”. In her speech […]
Russia in the sights of the UN Human Rights Council for invading Ukraine
Ukraine, which gained broad support on Monday for holding an urgent debate at the UN Human Rights Council on Russia’s invasion of its territory, stepped up pressure against Moscow by submitting a draft resolution for an international investigation. However, the head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, canceled his visit to Geneva due to “anti-Russian sanctions” […]
Russian invasion of Ukraine becomes “increasingly brutal”, says EU diplomat chief
Updated on 02/28/2022 12:10 pm The military invasion launched on Thursday by Russia in Ukraine is becoming increasingly “more brutal”, warned the head of diplomacy of the European Union (EU), Josep Borrell, who denounced the high number of civilian victims. “The Russian military campaign becomes more brutal every day and the Ukrainian forces respond with […]
UN General Assembly rules on Russian invasion of Ukraine
“Enough already! The fighting must stop”, launched the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, after the opening this Monday of the extraordinary emergency session of the General Assembly that will decide whether or not to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, after the failure of the Council of security. This exceptional meeting of the 193 members of […]
Foreign Minister condemned the Russian offensive against Ukraine and demanded an immediate ceasefire
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, César Landa Arroyo, participated this Monday in the United Nations Conference on Disarmament, held in Geneva (Switzerland) to condemn Russia’s massive military offensive against Ukraine. There Landa pointed out that Peru rejects the use of force, demanding an immediate ceasefire. “As legal chancellor I cannot be indifferent to the use […]
Putin demands recognition of Crimea and demilitarization of Ukraine to end war
Updated on 02/28/2022 11:39 am Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday demanded from his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, the recognition of Crimea as Russian territory and the demilitarization of Ukraine as conditions to end the war in that country. Putin asked “the recognition of Russian sovereignty over Crimea and the demilitarization and ‘denazification’ of the […]
Brazil: Bolsonaro refuses to condemn Russia’s actions for fear of losing fertilizers
Jair BolsonaroPresident of Brazil, refused this Sunday to condemn the invasion of Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin, while departing from the official position of his Government in the United Nations and saying that Brazil would remain neutral, largely for fear of losing their main supply of fertilizer. As reported by Reuters, the far-right leader […]