Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has run out of steam in the face of Ukrainian air and ground resistance, a senior US defense official has said. “Its momentum, particularly as it relates to Kiev, has slowed in the last 24 hours,” the official said. Russian forces, which entered Ukraine through various points early Thursday, have yet […]
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The financial sector, a pillar of the Western strategy to isolate Moscow
Western countries hit where it hurts the most, the financial sector, the target of measures to sanction Russia after its invasion of Ukraine It is about “cutting all ties between Russia and the world financial system”, explained French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire on Friday, before a meeting with his European counterparts in Paris on […]
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: How does it affect food prices?
After heightening the geopolitical tension resulting from the invasion of Russia to UkraineUP Administration professor and researcher Angie Higuchi explains that food insecurity will intensify globally. Higuchi points out that when the productive work of Ukraine and Russia, the main actors in the food marketing business, pauses, inflation – already high in recent months – […]
Countries and organizations prepare to massively welcome Ukrainian refugees
The international community is preparing to soon receive refugees and displaced persons from the war in Ukraine, in a figure that the UN places between one million and five million people. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is already preparing contingency plans “for the departure of a population of one to three million people to Poland, […]
Ukraine collects facts to denounce Russia before the ICC
Updated on 02/25/2022 11:21 am Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba said that his country has started collecting facts about the actions of the Russian armed forces after the invasion of the country to send them to the International Criminal Court (ICC). “Today’s Russian attacks on a kindergarten and an orphanage are war crimes and violations […]
The European aerospace sector, little exposed to EU sanctions against Russia
The European aerospace sector seems for the moment little affected by the sanctions of the European Union (EU) against Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. European aerospace giant Airbus said it was “analyzing the impact of the sanctions announced overnight on Thursday.” “We will comply with all applicable sanctions and laws as soon as they […]
Head of EU diplomacy admits discrepancies on the scope of sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine
Updated on 02/25/2022 11:12 am The head of European diplomacy and vice president of the European Commission (EC), Josep Borrell, assured that if the sanctions applied against Russia have not included its exclusion from the Swift payment system, it is because there was not enough consensus, but he does not rule out that this measure […]
Ukraine: This is how the anti-aircraft sirens sound in Kiev warning of bombings
The sound of anti-aircraft sirens has become a constant in the last 48 hours in various cities of Ukraineafter Russia launched a “special military operation”, as President Vladimir Putin described it, but that in good account is the start of the war and the invasion of Ukrainian territory. SIGHT: Ukraine: 200 soldiers died at the […]
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 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. […]