Tag: Russia

• Wednesday, April 27th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  No progress after Guterres meeting with Putin in Moscow

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday told United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that no solution could be achieved in the crisis with Ukraine without solving the territorial issue of Crimea and Donbas.

• Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:51 UTC

  Putin's health in doubt following circulation of video footage

  

  Video footage of Russian President Vladimir Putin looking shaky, unsteady, and distracted, which went viral over the last few days has resurfaced rumors worldwide about the health of the 69-year-old leader.

• Friday, April 22nd 2022 - 09:19 UTC

  Economic sanctions “destroy bridges” and stimulate “economic wars”, minister Guedes

  

  President Jair Bolsonaro Economy minister, Paulo Guedes said that Brazil clearly condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine but is point blank against imposing economic sanctions on Moscow, a close BRICS partner.

• Thursday, April 21st 2022 - 09:20 UTC

  Russians and Belarusians banned from Wimbledon tennis event

  

  Organizers of the traditional Wimbledon tennis tournament have announced players of Russian and Belarusian citizenship will be banned from entering in view of current events in Ukraine.

• Wednesday, April 20th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Brazil continues to receive Russian fertilizers although in erratic shipments

  

  Some 600,000 tons of fertilizer, 50% of which potash and of Russian origin were on their way to Brazil during the first week of April. Despite almost two months of war, the flow of Russian fertilizer to Brazil continues, according to consultancy StoneX.

• Thursday, April 14th 2022 - 21:34 UTC

  Russia urges Argentina, UK to resume sovereignty talks over Falkland Islands

  

  Russia's Foreign Ministry has released a statement from Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova urging for the resumption of negotiations between Argentina and the United Kingdom regarding sovereignty over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands.

• 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 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

  

  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

  

  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.