Wars are no longer fought only on the battlefield. The Russian military offensive launched on February 24 against Ukraine is preceded by a “cyber war” that has been active for months, even years, with attacks on companies, banks, electrical infrastructure or government websites. Although establishing 100 percent authorship in cyberspace is a difficult task, some […]
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Spanish fashion company Mango closes its own stores and for activity in Russia
Updated on 03/03/2022 01:35 pm The Spanish fashion multinational Mango has decided to close its own stores in Russia, temporarily interrupt its operations in that country and stop the shipment of new merchandise due to the invasion of Ukraine. In a statement, the company reported this Thursday that it has 120 stores in Russia, 65 […]
War in Ukraine: Wheat prices continue to skyrocket after passing their highest level since 2008
On the eve, the wheat price It exceeded its highest level since 2008 in the US markets, as a result of the geopolitical tension that was triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In detail, wheat futures contracts closed on Tuesday at US$9.84 per bushel (about 27 kilos), and on Wednesday, reached peaks of US$10.59 […]
Russia warns that the only way out of sanctions against it is a Third World War
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Updated on 03/02/2022 09:08 am Russian Foreign Minister Serguei Lavrov assured on Wednesday that US President Joe Biden knows that the only alternative to sanctions against Russia is a Third World War and that it would be “a devastating nuclear war”, in statements to Qatari television Al Jazeera. Biden “He has experience and knows that […]
At least 4 dead and 9 wounded in Russian attack on central Kharkov
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At least four people were killed and nine others wounded in Wednesday’s Russian missile attack on the center of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city in the east of the country, the State Emergency Service reported. “Emergency rescue operations are underway on administrative buildings after morning enemy missile attack on Kharkiv”said the source on his official Telegram […]
What could be the legal responsibilities of the invasion of Ukraine?
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) indicated that he had opened an investigation into the situation in Ukraine, evoking “war crimes” and “crimes against humanity”, after Kiev accused Russia before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of plan a genocide. Here are five questions about the legal situation after the invasion. Did Russia […]
The US asks its citizens in Russia and Belarus to leave immediately
Updated on 02/28/2022 12:51 pm The United States asked its citizens in Russia and Belarus to immediately leave those countries due to the Russian attack in Ukraine, shortly after also announcing changes in the operations of its embassies in those two nations. In a statement, the State Department also recommended not to travel to Belarus […]
EU finalizes sanctions against the circle of oligarchs closest to the Kremlin
The European Union (EU) is in the final stages of preparing, together with other international partners, a new series of sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, which will target a series of oligarchs who have financially supported the Russian regime and they are close to their president, Vladimir Putin, who was already punished […]
Russia in the sights of the UN Human Rights Council for invading Ukraine
Ukraine, which gained broad support on Monday for holding an urgent debate at the UN Human Rights Council on Russia’s invasion of its territory, stepped up pressure against Moscow by submitting a draft resolution for an international investigation. However, the head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, canceled his visit to Geneva due to “anti-Russian sanctions” […]
Russian invasion of Ukraine becomes “increasingly brutal”, says EU diplomat chief
Updated on 02/28/2022 12:10 pm The military invasion launched on Thursday by Russia in Ukraine is becoming increasingly “more brutal”, warned the head of diplomacy of the European Union (EU), Josep Borrell, who denounced the high number of civilian victims. “The Russian military campaign becomes more brutal every day and the Ukrainian forces respond with […]