Tag: Ukraine conflict

• Thursday, July 20th 2023 - 08:32 UTC

  Wheat prices soar as Russia bombs grain ships and Ukraine export infrastructure

  

  Wheat prices have risen sharply on global markets after Russia said it would treat ships heading for Ukrainian ports as potential military targets, BBC reported. Moscow pulled out of a deal this week that had guaranteed safe passage for grain shipments through the Black Sea.

• Monday, July 10th 2023 - 19:04 UTC

  US/UK relations “solid rock,” president Biden tells PM Sunak

  

  US President Joe Biden has described relations with the UK as “rock solid” during talks in London with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Mr. Biden said he “couldn't be meeting a closer friend and a greater ally”. Mr. Sunak hailed the UK and the US as “two of the firmest allies” in NATO.

• Thursday, June 29th 2023 - 07:23 UTC

  What just happened in Russia?

  

  By Gwynne Dyer - Hundreds of analysts in a dozen countries are working on that mystery right now because Russia is still an important place and Putin’s power has clearly been damaged by this bizarre incident

• Tuesday, April 18th 2023 - 06:33 UTC

  Ukraine war: Russia praises Brazil's pro peace position but is scolded by United States

  

  Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Brasilia on Monday, where he discussed issues such as trade and Russia’s war in Ukraine with members of Lula’s administration.

• Tuesday, April 4th 2023 - 21:38 UTC

  As NATO celebrates 74th anniversary, Royal Navy a crucial ally of the organization

  

  Relations between the Royal Navy and NATO have ‘never been closer’ as the alliance marks 74 years since its creation this month amid continued global instability. British warships spent nearly 10,000 hours – 60 weeks – on NATO operations in 2022 and that pace has continued unabated in the first four months of 2023.

• Tuesday, April 4th 2023 - 09:55 UTC

  Finland joining NATO reshapes geopolitical scenario

  

  After Finland officially becomes the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)'s 31st member Tuesday, the alliance's border with Russia is to grow considerably, thus reshaping the region's geopolitical scenario.

• Sunday, April 2nd 2023 - 11:27 UTC

  Russia takes over the rotating UN Security Council presidency

  

  Russia took over the United Nations Security Council rotating presidency on Saturday promising to act as an honest broker, Moscow's First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said on Telegram. He added that all attempts to provoke Russia are doomed to fail. “Unlike our former Western partners, we play fair in the international arena and we do not promote double standards,” he added.

• Tuesday, March 21st 2023 - 08:12 UTC

  Xi Jinping and Putin strengthen ties in Moscow

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held an informal meeting Monday in Moscow. The Chinese leader is on a state visit.

• Friday, March 17th 2023 - 00:20 UTC

  UN chief Guterres accuses oil and gas companies of making “immoral profits”

  

  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres accused oil and gas companies of making “excessive” profits from the energy crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine, calling it “immoral.” Guterres, releasing a UN report on the consequences of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, urged governments to tax the companies' earnings.

• Saturday, March 4th 2023 - 09:09 UTC

  Lula tells Zelenski once again that Brazil wants to mediate with Russia

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Friday told his Ukrainian colleague Volodymyr Zelenski once again through a video conference that the South American country was willing to broker a peaceful solution with Russia.