Tag: Ukraine conflict

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 17:21 UTC

  BREAKING: US citizens urged to leave Ukraine as conditions deteriorate

  

  United States authorities issued a security alert urging all of its citizens to evacuate Ukraine and warned Russia was about to launch strikes against civilian and government targets in the coming days.

• Saturday, August 20th 2022 - 08:01 UTC

  On Humanitarian Day, UK will fund £36 million to help people in Ukraine, East Africa and Syria

  

  The UK has announced £36 million (approx. US$ 42 million) in UK humanitarian funding to help people in Ukraine, East Africa, and Syria.

• Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 09:49 UTC

  Ukrainian leader wants Latin America to join sanctions against Russia

  

  During a virtual forum held at the Catholic University of Chile, Ukraine's President Volodymir Zelensky claimed Russia did not want his country to develop stronger ties with Latin America, which he urged to join global sanctions against his enemy.

• Tuesday, August 16th 2022 - 08:27 UTC

  Lula wants BRICS to broker ceasefire in Ukraine

  

  Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who leads all polls to return to the Planalto Palace after the October elections, met with Russia's Ambassador to Brasilia Alexei Labetski and suggested the BRICS group the two countries share with India, China and South Africa should broker a cease-fire in Ukraine.

• Monday, August 8th 2022 - 09:51 UTC

  The impact of cyber attacks in Ukrainian war, but “China a greater menace than Russia”

  

  While Russia's invasion of Ukraine rages on, conventional hardware grabbing the headlines has come in addition to cyber attacks hitting forces where it hurts. Ciaran Martin, the former CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre, says Russia started its illegal campaign by successfully targeting Ukrainian satellite communications.

• Saturday, August 6th 2022 - 11:38 UTC

  Germany resurrecting nuclear, oil and coal powered plants to replace Russian gas

  

  With the Ukrainian war still raging and making arrangements ahead of next winter, Germany despite its original pledges and with a coalition that includes the Green party, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has admitted for the first time that the country could put off the retirement of its nuclear power grid.

• Saturday, August 6th 2022 - 11:08 UTC

  Insurance for vessels leaving Ukrainian ports loaded with grains skyrockets

  

  London’s insurance industry is gearing up to cover Ukrainian grain and fertilizer shipments via a safe corridor, which could require up to US$50 million per insured cargo, industry sources said this week.

• Friday, July 29th 2022 - 19:02 UTC

  Brazilian steel exports to the EU soar 830% in five months because of the Ukraine war

  

  Brazilian steel industry sales have ballooned since the start of the war in Ukraine sparked by the Russian invasion of its territory, which began in February. According to Steel Institute data, shipments of the metal raw material to the European Union increased by more than 830% in the first five months of this year, y-to-y, coinciding with the period of warfare in Eastern Europe.

• Wednesday, July 27th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  “Brazil needs fertilizers to help feed the world, we can't condemn Russia” admits Bolsonaro

  

  Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro reiterated his opposition to economic sanctions against Russia and described the Brazilian government's position in the Ukrainian conflict as one of “equilibrium” since Brazil needs a steady supply of Russian fertilizers for its powerful agribusiness sector.

• Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 08:05 UTC

  Foreign Secretary Liz Truss: “not a word of Russia's Putin can be trusted”

  

  British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the hit on the Black Sea port of Odessa was “completely unwarranted”, adding that “not a word” Russian President Vladimir Putin says can be trusted.