The invasion of Russia to Ukraine It began in the early hours of February 24 after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation.” Days before the start of the conflict, it was known that Russia overwhelmed Ukraine in terms of military weapons and the number of soldiers willing to go into combat. SIGHT: […]
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Agreement in the EU to sanction Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov with the freezing of assets
Updated on 02/25/2022 09:56 am The countries of the European Union (EU) reached an agreement on Friday to sanction the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and his chancellor, Sergey Lavrov, for the Russian offensive in Ukraine, diplomatic sources said. According to these sources, the block would adopt a freezing of assets or goods that Putin […]
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: What will happen to the APEC Forum, where Russia is a member?
In the early hours of Wednesday, February 23, the Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukrainea, which began the invasion of Ukrainian territory. The consequences occurred the following day, where world leaders condemned the attack. In Peru, officials disclosed the impacts of this military attack that on its first day left 137 […]
How the conflict between Russia and Ukraine originated
After several weeks of fear and uncertainty, this Thursday, February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threats about the start of a “special military operation” in eastern Ukraine, specifically in Donbass. His decision was based on the threat Kiev poses to his country. After what was expressed by the president, attacks were reported on a dozen […]
Vladimir Putin, Russia’s war-mongering president
Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, has once again shown his warmongering side by ordering a massive military attack on Ukraine on Thursday. Putin has been the head of the Russian State since 2012, although he had held the same position in the period 2000-2008. In all these years, the country has had conflicts in neighboring […]
Russia and Ukraine: these would be the global economic consequences
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia is already a fact, after the announcement of the Russian president Vladimir Putin this Thursday, February 24, which had an immediate impact on the operations of the world stock markets, foreign exchange market and safe-haven assets. Stocks around the world plummeted, while the Oil rallied above $100. Gold gained […]
UK freezes Russian capitals and closes its skies to Aeroflot
This Thursday, the prime minister of the United KingdomBoris Johnson, reported that they closed the airspace to the Russian Aeroflot in retaliation after the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. In that sense, Aeroflot – a member of the international SkyTeam alliance with Air France-KLM – will no longer be able to fly to the UK. Johnson […]
Russia detains 1,528 people over protests against Ukraine attack
Police in Russia detained more than 1,500 people in various cities for taking part in demonstrations against the war in Ukraine, according to the human rights NGO OVD-info. This organization claims that at least 1,528 were detained in 52 Russian cities. Of these, at least 830 are in Moscow and another 378 in Saint Petersburg. […]
Emmanuel Macron demands in a call to Vladimir Putin to cease military operations
Updated on 02/24/2022 05:08 pm The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, demanded this Thursday in a phone call to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to cease “immediately” military operations in Ukraine. Macron He called him after having spoken with the Ukrainian president, Volodímir Zelenski, and transmitted that message in consultation with the latter. According to […]
How many missiles did Russia launch on Ukraine on the first day of its attacks?
Updated on 02/24/2022 04:17 pm United States estimates that this morning more than 100 missiles were launched on Ukraine from Russia and Belarus, and that there were about 75 Russian planes involved. This was pointed out by Pentagon sources to the EFE and AFP news agencies. SIGHT: US Sanctions Belarusian Entities for “Supporting” Russian Invasion […]