Tag: Ukraine

• Wednesday, July 27th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Lacalle Pou and Zelensky hold a telephone conversation: here's what they talked about

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on the telephone and conveyed to him the South American country's stance condemning Russia's invasion.

• Monday, July 25th 2022 - 09:38 UTC

  Russia launches attack on Ukrainian port of Odessa despite truce

  

  Just one day after signing a truce with Ukraine to allow for the export of grains through three Black Sea ports, Russia launched an attack on Odessa to destroy a ship and a shed containing U.S. missiles, the Kremlin argued.

• Friday, July 22nd 2022 - 22:58 UTC

  Price of wheat slumps following Black Sea truce

  

  The price of wheat in global markets went back to pre-war figures Friday, after Ukraine and Russia agreed on a truce to allow for the departure of exports from Black Sea ports under Kyiv's control.

• Thursday, July 21st 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  Ukraine's President told no appearance at Mercosur Summit possible

  

  Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenski was told to change his plans after seeking to make a virtual appearance during Thursday's Mercosur Summit in Asunción.

• Friday, July 15th 2022 - 03:03 UTC

  Bolsonaro hints solution to Ukraine war resembles that of 1982 in the South Atlantic

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday said he had “the solution” to the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine and vowed to discuss it with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.

• Friday, July 8th 2022 - 08:41 UTC

  Brazilian model and elite sniper fighting for Ukraine among the dead

  

  Former Brazilian model, nurse, and sniper Thalita do Valle, who had joined the Ukrainian forces to fight against Russia alongside her brother, was among the dead after a bombardment in Kharkiv, it was confirmed by family members Thursday.

• Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 10:41 UTC

  Ukraine asks Paraguay for Mercosur's help

  

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski Wednesday asked his Paraguayan colleague Mario Abdo Benítez to bring the other Mercosur leaders to support his war-torn country through its plight following Russia's invasion.

• Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Russia announces first ship loaded with grain has left the Black Sea Ukrainian port of Berdyansk

  

  A first cargo ship loaded with grain has left the Russian-occupied Ukrainian port of Berdyansk, a local official announced on Thursday, after Russia said the port had been de-mined and was ready to resume grain shipments.

• Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 03:37 UTC

  Ukrainian leader thanks Argentine President for his country's help

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday held a 35-minute telephone conversation with his Ukrainian colleague Volodymyr Zelenski to who he conveyed his condemnation of the Russian invasion and expressed Argentina's willingness to support “all negotiations that may be undertaken for the cessation of hostilities.”

• Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 09:33 UTC

  Brazil, a net wheat importer, has broken export records in 2021/22

  

  Brazil, among the largest wheat importers in the world, --mainly from Mercosur associates--, is breaking consecutive export records in 2022. In less than six months, until June 20, Brazil exported more than twice as much wheat as in 2021, that is 2.5 million tons vis-a-vis 1.12 million tons in the whole year.