Switzerland is going to resume in a “comprehensive” way the economic sanctions adopted by the European Union (EU) against Russia for the invasion of Ukraine, the president of the Helvetic Confederation, Ignazio Cassis, informed on Monday. As reported by the AFP chain, these measures include sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin, which involve the freezing […]
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Ukraine and Russia negotiate and the EU coordinates the shipment of weapons
Official Russian and Ukrainian delegations began negotiations in Pripyat, on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, today on the fifth day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peksov refused to comment in his daily telephone press conference on the expectation of an agreement at the meeting, and urged everyone to let the negotiators work without […]
Oil climbs again due to war in Ukraine: WTI barrel operates at $95.45
The price of Petroleum Texas Intermediate (WTI) opened this Monday with a strong rise of 4.2%, to 95.45 dollars a barrel, in reaction to Western sanctions on Russia. At 14:05 GMT (9:05 Peru time) on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex), WTI futures contracts for delivery in April totaled 3.86 dollars per barrel compared to […]
South Korea would join the blockade of Russian exports and access to SWIFT
South Korea announced this last February 28 that it has prohibited the export of strategic materials from Russia and analyzes joining the Russian international blockade of the SWIFT system due to the invasion of Ukraine. According to Foreign Ministry sources told the Yonhap agency, the South Korean nation plans to leave Russian banks out of […]
MWC: World Mobile Telephony Congress kicks off in Barcelona with explicit support for Ukraine
From ‘tech’ to geopolitics: the world mobile telephony congress (MWC), a key event for the new technology sector, began on Monday in Barcelona with the condemnation of the war in Ukraine by the organizers, who they symbolically removed the Russian pavilion from the event. The fair, which is being held until Thursday in the city […]
Amnesty International denounces the use of cluster bombs in Ukraine
Updated on 02/28/2022 08:26 am Amnesty International denounced on Monday the use of cluster bombs in Ukraine, which caused the death of civilians, including a child, and called for an investigation to be opened for “war crime”. According to the international NGO, a school in Okhtyrka, in the northeast of Ukraine, suffered the impact of […]
The Kremlin says that the economic reality of Russia has changed and supports the central bank
Updated on 02/28/2022 08:14 am The Kremlin said Monday that Russia’s economic reality has changed, but sees no reason to doubt the effectiveness and reliability of the central bank, which has raised interest rates to 20% in a bid to shield the economy from sanctions. unprecedented western The bank has also introduced some capital controls […]
Russia and Ukraine begin negotiations on the Belarusian border
The Russian and Ukrainian delegations today began negotiations in Pripyat, on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, in which Kiev will try to achieve a ceasefire by Russia after five days of war. The beginning of the meeting was broadcast live by the official Belarusian agency BELTA. The Belarusian Foreign Minister, Vladimir Makéi, greeted the delegations, to whom […]
Russian nuclear alert and Western sanctions raise fears for supplies of raw materials
World commodity prices rose on Monday with strong gains in oil, grains, edible oils and metals, after Russia put its nuclear deterrent force on high alert and Western countries imposed new sanctions on Moscow following its invasion. to Ukraine. ANDBrent oil rose around 4% and exceeded US $ 100 per barrel, palladium soared 4% yeChicago […]
European Union reaches political agreement to block Russian Central Bank transactions after Ukraine invasion
Updated on 02/27/2022 05:42 pm The foreign ministers of the countries of the European Union (EU) reached a political agreement on Sunday to block financial transactions with the Russian Central Bank, announced the head of European diplomacy, Joseph Borrell. With that measuremore than half of the reserves of the Russian Central Bank will be paralyzed, […]