Updated on 02/19/2022 11:30 am The french government advised this Saturday to its citizens in Ukraine to leave the country given the tension that exists due to the concentration of troops Russian on the border and the resurgence of ceasefire violations in the east of the country. The Foreign Ministry recommended those in Kharkov and […]
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Zelensky calls for UN Security Council meeting
President ukrainian, Volodymyr Zelenskyrequested this Saturday a meeting of the Security Council of the UN in view of the military escalation around Ukraine and added that a roadmap is needed for a “possible integration of Ukraine into the alliance” of the NATO. “In the coming weeks it is necessary to seek new security guarantees for […]
Germany asks its citizens to leave Ukraine “urgently”
Updated on 02/19/2022 10:59 am The german foreign ministry reiterated this Saturday his call for German citizens to abandon Ukraine and ordered them to do so “urgently”, since a military confrontation “is possible at any time”. “Tensions between Russia and Ukraine have continued to rise due to the presence and movements of Russian troops near […]
Russia will face economic sanctions if it invades Ukraine, warns Kamala Harris
Updated on 02/19/2022 09:21 am The vice president of United States, kamala harriswarned on Saturday Russia that it will face “unprecedented” economic sanctions if it invades Ukraine and predicted that such an attack would bring European allies closer to Washington. Harris spoke at the Munich Security Conference a day after US President Joe Biden warned […]
Vladimir Putin Oversees Military Exercises Amid Ukraine Attack Fears
Russian President Vladimir Putin launched large-scale military exercises on Saturday, hours after the United States warned it was certain of an imminent invasion of Ukraine, where clashes between Kiev and pro-Russian separatists in the east are on the rise. Despite this increasingly tense situation at the front, which this Saturday cost the life of a […]
From beet soup with cabbage to Chernobyl, five Ukraine must-know issues
Ukraine, now surrounded by some 100,000 Russian soldiers, has known revolutions, annexation and war since the fall of the USSR. But it is also the country of beetroot soup with cabbage (borchtch) and Chernobyl. These are the five things you should know about this country of some 40 million inhabitants bordering the European Union (EU). […]
Bombings and evacuations in eastern Ukraine raise fears of Russian invasion
The clashes multiplied this Friday in the east of Ukrainewhere the separatists ordered the evacuation of civilians towards Russiaraising fears that the president Vladimir Putin is finalizing preparations to invade the country. US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, denounced the launch ofa stage” from “provocations” to justify an attack on Ukraine. A State Department spokesman […]
Russia and China tone down the G20 text on geopolitical tensions
Russia and China have watered down a statement drafted by the heads of the Group of 20 (G20) major world economies to remove a reference to “current” geopolitical tensions clouding the economic outlook, according to sources at the talks. The talks were held both online and in person in Jakarta, and the final communiqué will […]
US estimates Russia has up to 190,000 troops near Ukraine
The US ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Michael Carpenter, assured in Vienna (Austria) that his government estimates that Russia has deployed between 169,000 and 190,000 soldiers around Ukraine, compared to the 100,000 of January 30. This deployment, described by the US representative as “the most significant military mobilization in […]
Vladimir Putin to lead Russian exercises with ballistic and cruise missiles
The Russian President, Vladimir Putinwill conduct exercises with ballistic and cruise missiles this Saturday amid escalating tensions between Moscow and the West, which fears a Russian invasion after the concentration of some 150,000 troops near the borders with Ukraine. “On February 19, 2022, under the leadership of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, Vladimir […]