Tag: Ukraine

• Thursday, February 24th 2022 - 20:37 UTC

  Ten new realities with the Ukraine foreclosure

  

  By Gwynne Dyer – Now that Russian President Vladimir Putin has invaded Ukraine and foreclosed his and everybody else’s other options, certain aspects of the near future have become clear. So have some aspects of the long run. Here are ten predictions, made with varying degrees of confidence.

• Thursday, February 24th 2022 - 20:04 UTC

  Ukraine cuts ties with Russia after 50 deaths confirmed

  

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Thursday announced the end of the Ukraine-Russia diplomatic relations. He also confirmed 40 soldiers and 10 civilians had been killed during Russia's multi-front “treacherous” onslaught.

• Thursday, February 24th 2022 - 09:51 UTC

  Putin openly launches military operation in Ukraine

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday announced the beginning of a military operation in Ukraine at the request of Donetsk and Lugansk authorities who sought his assistance to repel Kiev’s attempt to recover the two provinces which have declared their independence.

• Thursday, February 24th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Boris Johnson at business roundtable to discuss limiting Russian access to UK financial services

  

  The Prime Minister on Wednesday met with some of the UK’s leading city firms, regulators and trade associations, to discuss the first package of economic sanctions being implemented against Russia, due to their recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk.

• Thursday, February 24th 2022 - 09:32 UTC

  Germany confident is can cope without Russian gas: “relief will be provided if necessary”

  

  Germany is confident it can meet its energy needs even without Russian gas, given the current dispute over the self-declared, Moscow-supported independent provinces in Ukraine. The statement is from Germany's Economy minister Robert Habeck when he was asked on public radio on the situation

• Thursday, February 24th 2022 - 09:25 UTC

  Soybeans above US$ 615 in Chicago but Argentine producers angry

  

  The threat of a full-scale war has increased fears of shortages in the near future, driving prices up. The ton of soybeans rose 2.4% and closed at US$ 615.45, while corn grew 1.3% to close at US$ 269.19 and wheat climbed 3.6% and to reach US$ 321.87, it was reported.

• Thursday, February 24th 2022 - 09:20 UTC

  UK Foreign Secretary: “Nothing is off the table in our response to Putin’s aggression towards Ukraine”

  

  Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss wrote for The Times a column stating the UK stands with Ukraine in defense of its right to decide its future.

• Wednesday, February 23rd 2022 - 20:12 UTC

  Uruguay says Putin's move in Ukraine against UN rules

  

  The Government of Uruguay has condemned the latest event in eastern Ukraine because they “put regional stability at risk” in addition to violating “the principles of the Charter of the United Nations.”

• Wednesday, February 23rd 2022 - 10:04 UTC

  Trump says Putin's strategy was that of a “genius”

  

  Former US President Donald Trump Tuesday said Vladimir Putin's strategy in the Ukrainian case has been a “savvy” way around things, the doings of a “genius.” Trump expressed in a radio interview he thought what Putin had done was “smart.”

• Wednesday, February 23rd 2022 - 09:58 UTC

  Fitch warns about sanctions to Russia's oil and gas sector: barrel could exceed US$100

  

  If Western sanctions lead to Russia’s oil exports being completely cut off, the world can expect the international energy market to collapse, a senior figure at the US rating agency Fitch said on Tuesday.