Tag: Russia

• Tuesday, December 20th 2022 - 20:01 UTC

  Putin seeks closeness to South America

  

  Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva held a telephone conversation Tuesday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 09:38 UTC

  Ukraine remembers the millions condemned to starvation in 1932/33 by Russia's Joseph Stalin

  

  Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky remembered the victims of the 1932-1933 famine, or Holodomor (death by starvation in Ukrainian) when Soviet leader Joseph Stalin ordered the seizure of all grain and livestock from the newly Ukraine collectivized farms to counter rejection to the Moscow decision.

• Monday, November 28th 2022 - 10:20 UTC

  Russia determined to unblock fertilizer exports frozen in European ports

  

  Russia is determined to unblock Russian fertilizers frozen in European ports, because of sanctions, and expects to resume ammonia exports through a pipeline across Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin made the announcement criticizing the current situation as totally unacceptable but admitted it is happening.

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

  With Argentine wheat crop failing, Brazil appeals to Russian grain, but it has its problems

  

  A severe drought, followed by several episodes of frost, is expected to reduce Argentine wheat harvest by 40% from initial estimates to around 11/12 million tons, which is expected to have an impact on the Mercosur partner Brazil.

• Wednesday, November 16th 2022 - 19:54 UTC

  Missiles crisis: Reports of war spreading to Poland cooled down

  

  The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was placed under alert early Wednesday after two missiles hit Przewodow, a town in eastern Poland near the Ukrainian border, killing two people. The incident also led most activities at the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, to be canceled as world leaders needed to focus on this more urgent matter.

• Tuesday, November 15th 2022 - 19:14 UTC

  FIFA Chief calls for truce during football World Cup

  

  FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who is in Bali attending the G20 Summit, Tuesday called for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine and recalled that the former hosted the 2018 World Cup finals and the latter is vying to co-organize the 2030 event with Spain and Portugal.

• Tuesday, November 15th 2022 - 10:01 UTC

  UK, US, EU discussing continuation of Black Sea Grain Deal with Russia

  

  UK Foreign Secretary, High Representative of the European Union, and US Secretary of State gave a statement on global food security and Russia sanctions. The statement follows on Russia's complaints that it saw no progress on easing its exports of fertilizers and grain – parts of the Black Sea grain deal that Moscow views as fundamental to extending the initiative beyond next week.

• Monday, November 14th 2022 - 09:25 UTC

  Express claims UK “foiled Russian plot to sabotage fuel pipeline in Ascension island”

  

  According to a piece published by the Daily Express and credited to their Defense Editor, Marco Giannangeli, British specialists managed to secure a vital pipeline for the South Atlantic, following an intelligence tip-off that it was being targeted by Russian saboteurs.

• Saturday, November 12th 2022 - 10:49 UTC

  We cannot remain silent about Ukraine, President Fernández tells Paris Forum

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández said Friday during his appearance at the Fifth Paris Peace Forum that “we have the ethical imperative not to remain silent” regarding the war in Ukraine following Russia's military deployment in late February this year.

• Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 10:08 UTC

  “Ukraine's grain corridor” in the Black Sea sponsored by UN and Turkey resumes operations

  

  Russia has finally agreed to resume the agreement allowing safe passage of Ukrainian crop exports, abruptly reversing course after Turkey and the United Nations pushed ahead with the shipments over Moscow’s objections.