Tag: Russia

• Friday, March 11th 2022 - 09:12 UTC

  Meta social media: violence OK if against Russians

  

  Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, the parent company owning social media giants Facebook and Instagram will not object to postings calling for violence if they are addressed at the Russian Federation or members of its government, particularly President Vladimir Putin, whose death may be freely wished for.

• Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 10:42 UTC

  Uruguayan town founded by Russian settlers emotionally hit by war

  

  Residents in the Uruguayan town of San Javier are not like any other South American people. At least not when Russia is involved in what seems to be the largest armed conflict so far in the 21st Century. San Javier was founded by Russian immigrants in the early 1900s. For locals, Russia is still their Mother Land.

• Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 09:46 UTC

  Rasputitsa or General Mud joins the Ukrainian resistance against Russian invasion

  

  Ukrainian farmers call it Rasputitsa, and military experts, ”General Mud', the twice-yearly phenomenon which causes muddy conditions on roads as snow thaws in spring plus wet weather, and the heavy rainfall in autumn.

• Tuesday, March 8th 2022 - 21:35 UTC

  Russia announces ceasefire Wednesday to activate humanitarian corridors

  

  Russia will declare a temporary ceasefire Wednesday to provide for the functioning of humanitarian corridors from Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Mariupol, it was announced Tuesday.

• Tuesday, March 8th 2022 - 20:15 UTC

  BBC to resume broadcasting from Russia despite muzzle law

  

  While most western news outlets have decided to no report from inside Russia, the BBC Tuesday announced it would resume broadcasting in English after thoroughly reviewing the country's new legislation against fake news, which provides for harsh prison sentences for the publication of information deemed false.

• Tuesday, March 8th 2022 - 09:52 UTC

  Envoys keep talking, Russia keeps invading Ukraine

  

  The third round of talks between Russian and Ukrainian envoys ended Monday with nothing much to account for after nearly three hours at Belovezhskaya Pushcha on the Belarus-Poland border.

• Tuesday, March 8th 2022 - 09:46 UTC

  Ukraine/Russian conflict will have a severe impact on the global economy, anticipates IMF

  

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board addressed the economic impact of the war in Ukraine, price shocks of energy and commodity prices, and on possible fast-tracked financial assistance for affected countries since a severe impact on the global economy can be expected.

• Tuesday, March 8th 2022 - 09:10 UTC

  Evo Morales supports Vladimir Putin and calls for mobilization against NATO

  

  Former Bolivian President Evo Morales Monday posted on Twitter he supported Russia's military invasion of Ukraine. He also pointed out that military supremacy in the hands of the United States was a threat to world peace.

• Tuesday, March 8th 2022 - 09:04 UTC

  FIFA clears way for players, coaches in Russia and Ukraine to change jobs

  

  Football's governing body FIFA Monday agreed to suspend foreign players' contracts in Ukraine and Russia until June 30, thus allowing them to continue their careers elsewhere. The same measure applies to coaches and team staff.

• Monday, March 7th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Globally-known credit cards no longer of use for Russians

  

  The world's leading credit cards issued by Russian banks will no longer be accepted outside the country, while those issued abroad will not be valid for transactions, it was announced over the weekend.