Politics

Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Ukraine: Bolsonaro offers humanitarian help but Brazil shall remain neutral

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro Monday vowed to grant humanitarian visas to Ukrainian refugees but insisted on his country’s neutral stance regarding Russia’s invasion.
Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:49 UTC
“China does not agree with unilateral sanctions that lack the basis of international law”, foreign ministry spokesperson

China's foreign ministry spokesperson during the daily media conference called for an end to the Cold War mentality and emphasized that Beijing does not agree to resolve issues with sanctions that lack the basis of international law.
Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Argentine Foreign Minister insists UK needs to explain what happened to 1982 nukes

Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Monday insisted the United Kingdom had sent nuclear weapons to the Falkland Islands in 1982 and claimed British authorities should come clean about the issue.
Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:45 UTC
Chilean president-elect again condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine

Chilean President-elect Gabriel Boric has again strongly condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and called on public opinion to watch and listen closely to the nine minutes message of Ukrainian president Volodimir Zelenski to the Russian people.
Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:44 UTC
Falklands Government confirms compassionate charter flight to Chile 19 March

The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) can confirm that it intends to charter a flight to Chile from the Falkland Islands on Saturday 19 March 2022, returning Saturday 9 April 2022. The flight will only stop in both Punta Arenas and Santiago on the outbound and return journeys.
Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:34 UTC
Chile submits report on the extended continental shelf west of the Antarctic Peninsula

The Chilean foreign minister Carolina Valdivia on Monday submitted to the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf the report on the extended continental shelf to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula. This is closely linked to Chile's role in scientific research and conservation issues.
Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:15 UTC
What will happen in the world wheat market if the Russia/Ukraine conflict is not over by June

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has also caused major disruptions in the agricultural commodities' markets with soaring prices for wheat, corn, soybeans... and much speculation.
Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:01 UTC
Turkey prepared to limit Russian warships transit between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean

Turkey has said that the situation in Ukraine has become a “war”, a declaration that authorized Ankara to activate the Montreux Convention which limits Russian war vessels from entering the Black Sea, through the strategic straits of the Bosporus and Dardanelle which link with the Mediterranean.
Monday, February 28th 2022 - 20:55 UTC
CFK decries double standards within UN Security Council regarding Ukraine and Falklands/Malvinas

Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) Sunday said Western powers had double standards when addressing the Ukraine crisis. The former head of state (2007-2015) recalled that in 2014 -under her presidency-, Argentina supported Kyiv against Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula by force.
Monday, February 28th 2022 - 20:24 UTC
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner still complaining about Falklands' 2013 referendum

Argentina's main leader and vice-president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner recalled on Sunday in Twitter that her government strongly supported Ukraine back in 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea, but also complained about the double standard of the “great powers” in their stance regarding the Falkland/Malvinas Islands issue.