Updated on 03/11/2022 08:00 am The Russian President, Vladimir Putinsaid on Friday that he saw some “positive steps” in the negotiations with Ukraine, in a meeting with his Belarusian ally Alexander Lukashenko. “I am going to inform you (…) of how the negotiations are developing, which now take place almost every day. There are some […]
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Bloomberg editorial: How to counter Putin’s attack on the media
What is happening in Ukraine is a special military operation, not a war. Its goal is to free the country from a government dominated by neo-Nazis whose defenders use children as human shields. Vladimir Putin is a hero taking on Western powers obsessed with destroying Russia. This is the story that most Russians have received […]
Putin says Russia will emerge stronger, warns sanctions will reverberate in the West
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that sanctions imposed on Russia would reverberate in Western countries, including in the form of higher food and energy prices, adding that Moscow would emerge stronger from its decision to invade Ukraine. He claimed that there was no alternative to what Russia calls its “special military operation” in Ukraine […]
Biden leans on consumers to pressure Russian economy
The Biden Administration is leaning on American consumers to help pay the price for its economic pressure campaign against Russian President Vladimir Putin. Tuesday’s White House announcement to ban US imports of Russian fossil fuels marked the latest move against Russia. It also reveals that the war in Ukraine will affect Americans at gas stations […]
Bloomberg Editorial: Hitting Putin With Energy Sanctions Isn’t Easy
President Joe Biden’s announcement that the United States will ban imports of Russian fossil fuels significantly intensifies the response to Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked war against Ukraine. The measure is justified. The United States and its allies should do everything they can to increase economic pressure, and the biggest weakness in their sanctions policy so far […]
Davos Economic Forum cuts ties with Russia
This Wednesday, the organizers of the World Economic Forumwhich takes place annually in Davos (Switzerland), announced the suspension of relations with Russia. In this sense, they will not maintain any link with persons or entities subject to sanctions after the Russian warlike invasion of Ukraine. “Following its condemnation of Russia’s current attack on Ukraine, the […]
The Economist: Vladimir Putin is an imperialist, but China doesn’t care
For the ardent revolutionaries running China in 1968, the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia was a monstrous crime, but not a surprise. Watching from Beijing, Chairman Mao Zedong and his aides saw the vindication of a long-standing suspicion: that the once-proud Soviet Union was now ruled by “socialist imperialists”, along with the capitalists in charge of […]
Putin signs emergency decree to ban exports
Updated on 03/08/2022 03:24 pm Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Tuesday of “special measures” to guarantee Russia’s economy and in which he authorizes the Government to prohibit exports of products and raw materials. The objective of the decree is published to “ensure the security of the Russian Federation and the uninterrupted operation […]
US intelligence describes Putin as ‘frustrated’, isolated and ‘angry’
Updated on 03/08/2022 03:05 pm US intelligence described Russian President Vladimir Putin as increasingly isolated, “frustrated” and “angry” over the situation in Ukraine during a congressional hearing. “I think Putin is angry and frustrated right now. He is likely to redouble his efforts and try to crush the Ukrainian army regardless of civilian casualties,” CIA […]
The search for the western assets of the Russian oligarchs
The Western response to the invasion of Ukraine targets the finances of oligarchs close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the implementation of these measures is difficult and has little success, as reflected in the seizure of yachts in France and Italy. In the spotlight Since the beginning of the Russian offensive in Ukraine on […]