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Montevideo, December 18th 2024 - 12:20 UTC

Tag: Russia

  • Wednesday, April 13th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

    Sea mines and stranded crews in Black Sea ports, with 100 merchant ships blocked

    Sea mines and stranded crews in Black Sea ports is another consequence of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Both Turkey and Romania navies have reported neutralizing sea mines, or rather anchor mines, since they do not float on the surface but rather just beneath it with an anchor supporting the floating device.

  • Monday, April 11th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

    War spillover, Ukraine economy will contract 45%, Russia's 11,2% and Central Asia 4,1%

    The war has added to mounting concerns of a sharp global slowdown, surging inflation and debt, and a spike in poverty levels

    The war against Ukraine and sanctions on Russia are hitting economies around the globe, with emerging market and developing countries in the Europe and Central Asia region expected to bear the brunt, says the World Bank’s latest Economic Update for the region.

  • Friday, April 8th 2022 - 22:39 UTC

    Brazil abstains as Russia suspended from UN Human Rights Council

    Vladimir Putin “would probably still try to influence the council through proxies,” a Geneva-based diplomat hinted

    The Government of Brazil abstained as Russia was being suspended from the United Nations Human Rights Council Thursday evening, with only 23 countries voting against the measure, adopted as a consequence of “gross and systematic violations and abuses” during the invasion of Ukraine.

  • Thursday, April 7th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

    British PM gets involved in sports issues affecting global affairs

    Russia's football federation is “to all intents and purposes a body representing the Kremlin,” Johnson argued

    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has voiced his stance regarding several issues linked to sports. He demanded harsher sanctions against Russian athletes after their country invaded Ukraine and also stressed that biological males should not take part in women’s competitions.

  • Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 09:32 UTC

    Paraguay advised to monitor inflation and tackle State spending

    Mauricio Villafuerte's report underlined the country's vulnerability to meteorological factors

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a recommendation to the Government of Paraguay IMF to keep an eye on inflation and move forward with structural reforms in addition to improving State spending.

  • Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 09:10 UTC

    Belarus reopens sales of potash; extent of Western sanctions on Russian fertilizers not clear

    According to RIA, the Belarus government will grant potash export licenses to Belaruskali and Belarus Potash Co (BPC) as of April 6th.

    Belarus announced that it is authorizing licenses for the export of potash beginning this month, according to the official news agency RIA. Russia's close ally is the world’s third-largest producer of potash, widely used in soy production. Belaruskali, a local state-owned company, is among the world’s leading companies in the field.

  • Tuesday, April 5th 2022 - 09:20 UTC

    Mural of Chávez and Putin together unveiled in Caracas

    The mural represents “Russian victory” over Ukraine

    Clear signs of support for Russian President Vladimir Putin are on display in the Venezuelan capital. A mural of him alongside the late Hugo Chávez Frías has been unveiled Monday in appreciation. Another mural of Argentine football legend Diego Armando Maradona is to be seen in Caracas not far off, it was reported.

  • Thursday, March 31st 2022 - 21:16 UTC

    Putin needs someone to stand up to him, Uruguayan President says

    “The key to stopping Russia will depend on the role adopted by the United States, the European Union, and China,” Lacalle explained

    Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Thursday said that Russian leader Vladimir Putin was nostalgic about the USSR and stressed that neither Cuba nor Venezuela was key players in the ongoing armed conflict. Lacalle was also critical of the role the United States was playing, which was not that of a “counterweight”.

  • Thursday, March 31st 2022 - 20:26 UTC

    War in Europe leads to new longest non stop passenger flight

    Cathay Pacific's operation will be the longest in terms of distance but a Singapore Airlines service will remain longer regarding flight time

    As a result of a ban from flying over Russian territory, Cathay Pacific has reconfigured its nonstop service between New York Airport (JFK) and Hong Kong Airport (HKG), which will now become the longest passenger route in terms of distance. It will be operated by Airbus A350-1000 aircraft.

  • Thursday, March 31st 2022 - 08:59 UTC

    More UK sanctions on Russian oligarchs and their businesses

    Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said “there is no doubt that Putin and his elite have been surprised by the strength of our sanctions” (Pic AP)

    The UK on Wednesday made new legislation to prohibit maintenance on aircraft or ships belonging to specific sanctioned Russian oligarchs or their businesses. Through these new powers, laid in parliament through a Statutory Instrument (SI), the UK can now prohibit sanctioned oligarchs from benefiting from the UK’s world-leading aviation and maritime industries and engineers.