Tag: Russia

• Friday, March 4th 2022 - 10:20 UTC

  “Real threat of nuclear danger” after Russian attack: Putin's forces control Europe's largest nuclear power plant

  

  A Russian bombardment hit the Energodar nuclear power plant in the Zaporizhzhia region, Europe's largest in southeastern Ukraine, last night. The attack unleashed a fire that threatens to cause a disaster ten times larger than Chernobyl in 1986, the city's mayor, Dmitry Orlov, reported via his Telegram account. “The reckless actions of President Putin could now directly threaten the safety of all of Europe,” United Kingdom's prime minister, Boris Johnson, warned in a statement.

• Friday, March 4th 2022 - 09:52 UTC

  Brazil's President, British PM in favor of ceasefire in Ukraine

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Thursday held a telephone conversation during which both heads of government agreed on the need for a ceasefire in Ukraine, it was reported.

• Friday, March 4th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Non-Ukranian fighters to face criminal charges, Russian Army warns

  

  As the Ukrainian President has called for fighters from all over the world to join his country's version of the International Brigades, Russia's Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov Thursday announced those “mercenaries” would not be entitled to prisoner-of-war (POW) status, if caught.

• Thursday, March 3rd 2022 - 02:48 UTC

  Mexican President against invasions, censorship, and black lists

  

  As a country that has been invaded in the past, by the United States in 1914, “we cannot accept” any more invasions, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) said Wednesday.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 09:36 UTC

  US and allies agree to release 60 million barrels of their oil reserves

  

  The United States and allies will be releasing 60 million barrels from their reserves, in an effort to contain the effect on supply and prices of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Thirty million will come from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve and the other half from allies in Europe and Asia.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 09:21 UTC

  ICC launches probe into alleged Putin war crimes

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin may end up in jail for having ordered his troops to invade Ukraine, British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab said Tuesday, after the International Criminal Court (ICC) has launched a query into the ongoing events.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 09:03 UTC

  Major oil companies, Shell, BP, Equinor exiting interests in Russia

  

  Shell joined BP in announcing it will leave all its Russian operations, including a major liquefied natural gas plant, following on Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Earlier BP also abandoned its share in Russian oil giant Rosneft, a move that could cost the British company over US$25 billion.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 07:07 UTC

  Nord Stream 2 pipeline builder files for insolvency and leaves staff redundant

  

  The Swiss company that built the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, supposed to double the Russian gas supply to Germany, has filed for insolvency and left redundant all its staff, according to Swiss radio SRF. The US$ 11bn pipeline, which runs between Russia and Germany, was completed last September and waiting for final approval from German authorities, but was put on hold following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

• Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 23:58 UTC

  Venezuelan leader strongly supports Putin

  

  Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro Tuesday called Russian President Vladimir Putin on the telephone to express his “strong support” and wish him well regarding the military deployment in Ukraine, according to Kremlin sources.

• Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  NASA and Russians continue to operate jointly the Space Station

  

  The US space agency, NASA, said on Monday that the agency continues to operate the International Space Station with all its partners, including Russia. However, there is close contact with the State Department.