Tag: Ukraine conflict

• 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.

• Monday, March 7th 2022 - 09:29 UTC

  Chile excludes Russian companies from Latin America's largest Air and Space show

  

  The Chilean Ministry of Defense announced it will withdraw the invitation to all Russian companies which were scheduled to participate in the 2022 edition of the International Air and Space Show, the largest in Latin America.

• Monday, March 7th 2022 - 09:20 UTC

  HMS Protector in solidarity and supplies visit to Ukraine base in Antarctica

  

  Royal Navy sailors showed their support for and solidarity with the people of Ukraine when they called on one of the nation’s most remote outposts. The Navy’s sole icebreaker HMS Protector dropped in on 21 scientists who maintain the polar research station of Vernadsky in Antarctica to check on their welfare.

• Saturday, March 5th 2022 - 10:03 UTC

  A million dollars reward for the arrest of Vladimir Putin, offers a Russian banker

  

  A Russian businessman living in the United States has offered a reward of a million dollars for the arrest of president Vladimir Putin, with the purpose of having him sentenced as a “war criminal.”

• Saturday, March 5th 2022 - 09:59 UTC

  Financial sanctions on Russia expected to hit harder on its ally Venezuela

  

  Measures and sanctions targeting Russia's economy and banking system because of its military invasion of Ukraine, are having a great impact in world trade but the situation is anticipated will be particularly worse for some Latin American countries close to Moscow and the Vladimir Putin regime.

• Friday, March 4th 2022 - 12:02 UTC

  Ukrainian invasion triggers dramatic change in German post war policy

  

  By Ed Turner, Reader in Politics, Co-Director, Aston Center for Europe, Aston University - If you’d asked experts just a fortnight ago what the key features of Germany’s approach to foreign and defense policy were, there would have been several strands. Alignment with the west, and of course membership of the EU and Nato would have been a feature.