Published on 01/03/2022 13:33 (Credit: Jessica Taylor/British Parliament/AFP) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said Russian President Vladimir Putin is “very wrong” if he thinks an invasion of Ukraine will lead to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) withdrawing its borders in Eastern Europe. “Putin will have more NATO, not less,” the prime minister said during a press conference with Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. According to Johnson, Putin “underestimated” the resilience of Ukrainian forces and the unity of the West in response to the invasion. However, both Johnson and Stoltenberg emphasized that…
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The Hyundai plant in Saint Petersburg, Russia, the second largest after Moscow, has stopped production of cars as of today due to the lack of supplies of materials for car assembly. According to Russia’s state agency RIA Novosti, the company plans to resume production at the unit on March 9.Comment will be announced the next day Dozens of countries announce economic sanctions against Russia and the Record state coins fell by 30% yesterday. The impact of sanctions has also led to The Russian Central Bank doubles the base rate: from 9.5% to 20%. According to a statement issued by the…
Chernobyl was one of the first sites occupied by Russia after the invasion of Ukraine. (Photo: Sergey Sobinsky/AFP) The International Atomic Energy Agency has reported that the Russian military is close to the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant, the country’s largest unit. According to the UN-related entity, the six reactors at the Zaporizhia plant are currently safe. The Ukrainian authorities are regularly updating the situation. The International Atomic Energy Agency, whose director general, Rafael Grossi, once again warned against “any action that might threaten the safety” of nuclear facilities in that country, said Russian forces “worked near the plant, but they…
Due to Western sanctions motivated by the invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday (28) issued several measures to contain fall of the rubleThe Kremlin announced, including a ban on residents transferring currency abroad. According to a decree published on the Kremlin’s website, Russian residents will be prohibited from converting foreign currency from Tuesday (the first). In addition, the country’s exporters will have to convert 80% of the income earned in foreign currencies into rubles since January 1, 2022. The announcement of these measures coincides with the government’s attempt to…
The delegations of Ukraine and Russia are currently in Belarus for the first negotiations between the two countries, as advised by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The Ukrainian presidency said in a statement that the conversation should focus on reaching an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian forces. The meeting takes place in the city of Gomel, in Belarus, near the border with Ukraine. This is the first time that representatives of the two countries have met since the invasion began on February 24. The The Ukrainian presidency announced, on Sunday (27), its agreement to dialogue…
In addition to the loss of life, the Russian military action in Ukraine caused a huge tragedy for aviation. As a result of the second air attack of the Russian forces on the airfield Hostomel (Gostomel) near Kiev, the largest aircraft in the world, the Antonov Mriya An-225, was destroyed. The confirmation came by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba on one of the social networks. Antonov said the An-225 was still intact two days earlier, on February 25, 2022, after the first Russian attack. Only one AN-25 model was built. The plane was nicknamed…
Today, YouTube announced that it will prevent the possibility of some Russian channels, such as RT, monetizing their content on the platform, due to “exceptional circumstances” in Ukraine, which was invaded by Russia.YouTube also said it had limited access to RT (formerly Russia Today) and other Russian channels in Ukraine, a country that Russian forces invaded this week. YouTube revenue is generated by activating ads on videos. “Due to exceptional circumstances in Ukraine, we are taking a series of measures,” a company spokesperson announced. “Our teams have started suspending the monetization ability of certain channels on YouTube, including RT channels…
Russia has resumed its attacks on the capital, Kiev, Ukraine, striking an oil depot (Photo: clones / social networks) A Russian missile hit an oil station in Vasylkiv, the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, on Saturday evening (26/2), in a new series of attacks on its neighbor Eastern Europe. Another explosion was also recorded.According to the Ukrainian government, the attack did not affect the containers or cause any radioactive leakage. Journalist Christo Grosev declared that “tonight will be hell,” and reported that three convoys of nearly 500 tanks were approaching Kiev from different directions. Kiev now. Constant bombardment. And three convoys of…
ASSUNCTION – A joint declaration signed by three of the four founding members of the trade bloc MERCOSUR Which condemned the Russian attacks on Ukraine, was removed from the Internet on Friday, 25, due to the lack of consensus between countries. a Paraguay’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the first to publish the statement, said that the text was a draft statement that is still under negotiation. Sources told the news agency that the memo was published with the consent of Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay, but it was removed pending Brazil’s position. Reuters. Another source consulted by Reuters He added that…
Kiev is about to be captured by the Russian army (Photo: Daniel LEAL/AFP))Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the invading Russian army was preparing to launch a final offensive to seize the capital, Kiev, during the early hours of Saturday.Read: Why did Russia invade Ukraine?”We cannot lose the capital. I speak to our defenders, men and women on all fronts: Tonight, the enemy will use all his strength to breach our defenses in the most brutal, cruel and inhumane way. They will try to attack.” Zelensky announced in a video posted on the Ukrainian presidential website.Read: Brazilians will be transported from…