International

Wednesday, February 23rd 2022 - 10:04 UTC
Trump says Putin's strategy was that of a “genius”

Former US President Donald Trump Tuesday said Vladimir Putin's strategy in the Ukrainian case has been a “savvy” way around things, the doings of a “genius.” Trump expressed in a radio interview he thought what Putin had done was “smart.”
Wednesday, February 23rd 2022 - 09:58 UTC
Fitch warns about sanctions to Russia's oil and gas sector: barrel could exceed US$100

If Western sanctions lead to Russia’s oil exports being completely cut off, the world can expect the international energy market to collapse, a senior figure at the US rating agency Fitch said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, February 23rd 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Spanish sailors in Falklands honor their fellow crew members from Villa de Pitanxo lost off Newfoundland

Crew members from the Spanish fleet which operates with Falkland Islands licenses met on Monday in the capital Stanley for a poignant ceremony to honor their fellow mariners who went down with the fishing vessel Villa de Pitanxo, off Newfoundland.
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.”