International

• Wednesday, February 23rd 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  “Europeans welcome to the new world and much dearer natural gas,” former Russian president Medvedev

  

  Europeans will soon have to pay €2,000 ($2,200) per thousand cubic meters of natural gas, former Russian president and current deputy chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev tweeted on Tuesday. The warning comes after Germany ordered a halt to Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline certification.

• Wednesday, February 23rd 2022 - 09:34 UTC

  Joint Expeditionary Force led by UK, calls on Russia to de-escalate and engage in transparent dialogue

  

  On Tuesday the ten Defense Ministers of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) met at Belvoir Castle in England with UK Minister Ben Wallace as host, together with Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden made a statement on the Ukraine situation.

• Wednesday, February 23rd 2022 - 08:01 UTC

  Foreign Secretary Liz Truss announced the initial tranche of sanctions on Russia

  

  Following the Prime Minister-s announcement to the House of Commons, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Tuesday 22 February designated the initial tranche of sanctions on Russia. The sanctions package targets oligarchs and banks associated with the Kremlin.

• Tuesday, February 22nd 2022 - 21:50 UTC

  Iran to further help Venezuela regarding oil and other issues

  

  Venezuela's Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia and his Iranian Petroleum colleague Javad Owji Tuesday signed an agreement to deepen mutual cooperation in the area of hydrocarbons.

• Tuesday, February 22nd 2022 - 21:14 UTC

  Russian Council ratifies treaties with rogue Ukrainian provinces

  

  The Council of the Russian Federation voted unanimously Tuesday to ratify President Vladimir Putin's decree recognizing the independence of the rogue Ukrainian provinces of Donetsk and Lugansk as well as the agreements on friendship, cooperation, and mutual assistance signed with the new self-proclaimed people's republics.

• Tuesday, February 22nd 2022 - 20:13 UTC

  West launches sanctions against Russia, but door still open to diplomacy

  

  Western powers have started imposing sanctions on Russia for its unilateral decision to move into the rogue Ukrainian provinces of Donetsk and Lugansk in the Donbass region, which have now proclaimed themselves as independent republics (DPR and LPR) with friendship agreements with Moscow which include dual citizenship, mutual defense, and a unified currency.

• Tuesday, February 22nd 2022 - 10:50 UTC

  Uruguay has what world investors need, President Lacalle tells Dubai fair

  

  Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou told attendees at the Expo Dubai 2022 international fair that the private sector made a country thrive and urged investors to pour into the South American country to become “owners, partners or shareholders of the food generation.”

• Tuesday, February 22nd 2022 - 10:05 UTC

  Ukraine situation: “China hopes for dialogue and consultation to safeguard the security of Europe”

  

  “China hopes all parties will pursue dialogue and consultation to find a solution that is truly conducive to safeguarding the security of Europe”, replied Beijing's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin when asked about China's position regarding the situation concerning Ukraine following on Russian president's Vladimir Putin to recognize Donetsk and Luhansk regions as independent from Ukraine.

• Tuesday, February 22nd 2022 - 10:04 UTC

  Sanctions impact on Belarus potash fertilizer and global food production

  

  Some of the first consequences of the Ukraine conflict? Belarus, a close ally of Russia's Vladimir Putin, has announced that the Belarus Potash Corporation, BPC, will no longer abide by some contracts following sanctions imposed by the United States and other countries.

• Tuesday, February 22nd 2022 - 09:58 UTC

  Brazil and South Korea share it's a good moment to advance with the Mercosur agreement

  

  Brazil's leading think tank, Getulio Vargas Foundation, believes that in the current global trade situation with bottlenecks, shortages of inputs and transport challenges there is a great opportunity to reach an integral trade agreement between Mercosur and South Korea.