Tag: Ukraine

• 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.

• Tuesday, February 22nd 2022 - 21:14 UTC

  Russian Council ratifies treaties with rogue Ukrainian provinces

  

  The Council of the Russian Federation voted unanimously Tuesday to ratify President Vladimir Putin's decree recognizing the independence of the rogue Ukrainian provinces of Donetsk and Lugansk as well as the agreements on friendship, cooperation, and mutual assistance signed with the new self-proclaimed people's republics.

• Tuesday, February 22nd 2022 - 20:13 UTC

  West launches sanctions against Russia, but door still open to diplomacy

  

  Western powers have started imposing sanctions on Russia for its unilateral decision to move into the rogue Ukrainian provinces of Donetsk and Lugansk in the Donbass region, which have now proclaimed themselves as independent republics (DPR and LPR) with friendship agreements with Moscow which include dual citizenship, mutual defense, and a unified currency.

• Tuesday, February 22nd 2022 - 10:05 UTC

  Ukraine situation: “China hopes for dialogue and consultation to safeguard the security of Europe”

  

  “China hopes all parties will pursue dialogue and consultation to find a solution that is truly conducive to safeguarding the security of Europe”, replied Beijing's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin when asked about China's position regarding the situation concerning Ukraine following on Russian president's Vladimir Putin to recognize Donetsk and Luhansk regions as independent from Ukraine.

• Tuesday, February 22nd 2022 - 10:04 UTC

  Sanctions impact on Belarus potash fertilizer and global food production

  

  Some of the first consequences of the Ukraine conflict? Belarus, a close ally of Russia's Vladimir Putin, has announced that the Belarus Potash Corporation, BPC, will no longer abide by some contracts following sanctions imposed by the United States and other countries.

• Tuesday, February 22nd 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Russia recognizes independence of Ukrainian rogue provinces

  

  Russia's invasion of Ukraine has officially started after President Vladimir Putin signed a decree recognizing the independence of the rogue provinces of Donetsk and Lugansk.