By Andreas Kluth We must assume that a man like Vladimir Putin is capable of anything, including using nuclear weapons. The Russian president has made it very clear that human life is worth nothing to him unless it is his own. And there are scenarios where he might fiendishly calculate that dropping one or more […]
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Russia’s Military Capability Declines in Ukraine as Deaths Rise, US Official Says
The power of Russian combat in Ukraine has dropped below 90% from pre-invasion levels for the first time since the attacks began, a senior US Defense official said. United Statessuggesting heavy weapon losses and increased casualties. United States estimates that Russia gathered more than 150,000 soldiers around Ukraine before the February 24 invasion, along with […]
Swiss banks again in the crosshairs after Zelensky speech
Updated on 03/22/2022 04:57 am Switzerland’s role as a place for Russian millionaires to keep their money is coming under increased scrutiny after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized the nation in a speech over the weekend. On Monday, private bank Julius Baer Group Ltd. said it has lent money to a small number of people […]
UN chief off camera over Russo-Ukrainian war
In March 2020, the head of the UN, Antonio Guterres, had been forceful and very present at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Two years later, he seems out of the picture and unarmed in the face of the war unleashed after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “He is very upset”confirmed to AFP a senior […]
Several injured after the Russian army disperses a peaceful protest of civilians in Kherson
Updated on 03/21/2022 05:51 pm The Russian army forcibly dispersed a demonstration by civilians living in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Monday, causing several injuries, the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform reported. According to the vice president of Regional Council, Yuri SobolevskyheRussian forces fired into the air and used gas and stun grenades to […]
War in Ukraine: Red Cross denounces that it is still unable to access the fenced Mariupol
Updated on 03/21/2022 12:15 pm The Red Cross still does not have access to the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, surrounded by the Russian army and the main epicenter of the war in recent days, the president of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) said today. , Francesco Rocca, after visiting […]
War in Ukraine leads Argentina to resume protectionist manual
Argentina, a world agricultural power, is again meddling in export markets as the Russian invasion of Ukraine fuels food inflation, providing the perfect excuse to revive protectionist tendencies. The ruling coalition that took power in 2019 is packed with officials who support intervention in crop and beef markets to secure supplies and lower prices for […]
Climate struggle in the Arctic needs Russian help: A. Minter
Thanks to climate change, wildfires in the Arctic are a growing source of destruction and carbon emissions on top of the world. Thanks to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Arctic Council — the world’s foremost diplomatic forum for policymaking in far-north Arctic communities — may not have the capacity to coordinate studies, preparations and responses […]
The Russian army seeks military successes that restore its luster in Ukraine
The Russian army ran into unexpected resistance in Ukraine, dashing its hopes of quickly seizing large swathes of territory and slowing its advance, but it continues to seek victories to restore its luster and enable it to tackle any negotiations in a strong position. Failure of a quick war According to many Western observers, the […]
War in Ukraine puts pressure on US oil sector
Updated on 03/21/2022 04:27 am In the oil fields of northern Montana, industry veteran Mac McDermott saw crude prices soar from $75 a barrel in January to more than $120 when Russia invaded Ukraine, and drop again as fears of coronavirus in China raised the possibility of a global economic slowdown. McDermott said his family’s […]