The Russian leader, quoted by Russian state television, said that attempts to isolate Moscow will fail giving the success of the Soviet space program as proof that Russia can achieve achievements it aspires to even in the most difficult conditions. Putin also said that Russia will never depend on the West after the United States of America...
WTO: War Could Cut International Trade Growth in Half
In October last year, the World Trade Organization (WTO) estimate was for trade growth of around 4.7%. The crisis should reduce international trade to between 2.4 and 3.0% this year. The same scenario should occur in the world economic product, which is expected to be between 3.1...
More than 4.5 million refugees have already left Ukraine because of the war
More than 4.5 million people have fled Ukraine since the beginning of the invasion ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to figures updated this Sunday by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). According to Lusa, this Sunday's update counted 4,503,954 refugees, 62,291 more than...
Russia prepares a more aggressive attack on Ukraine
The Governor of Lugansk, eastern Ukraine, Sergei Gaïdaï, said on Monday that Russian forces are preparing a "large-scale attack" against Ukrainian troops in that region. The official said that Russian weapons are arriving from all sides, including men, fuel (...) so "We consider that they are preparing...
Russia convenes UN Security Council meeting on Bucha
Russia has called for a UN Security Council meeting to discuss what it called "hateful provocations" by Ukraine, which has denounced the killing of civilians by Russian troops in Busha. "In light of the hateful provocations by Ukrainian radicals in Busha, Russia has called for a meeting of the UN Security Council on Monday,...
War: Rebuilding Mariupol will cost more than $10 billion
The damage caused to infrastructure in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, besieged for several weeks by Russian troops, already exceeds 10 billion dollars The initial estimate is advanced by the mayor of the port city, Vadym Boychenko, quoted by Noticias ao Minuto. During a Council meeting, Vadym announced that the municipality, together with the...
What is the talk of the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine that start today?
Russia and Ukraine will today enter a new round of face-to-face negotiations being organized by Turkey in order to reestablish order on Ukrainian territory. The delegations of the two countries will meet in Istanbul, according to the Turkish presidency, which maintains reservations about a favorable outcome for both countries...
Russia may be investigated for war crimes
Ukraine's justice minister announced Monday that at least 42 countries have reportedly appealed to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to be investigated for possible war crimes committed during the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. "All those who committed crimes against humanity and genocide are potentially under investigation by the ICJ,"...
Ukraine urges the world to change street names of Russian embassies
In a post on Twitter, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry urged 34 countries to change the names of the streets where they have Russian embassies and consulates. The campaign calls for renaming the streets to 'Ukraine Street'. "Living far from Ukraine, it is sometimes difficult to know how to support people under attack....
War may lead Ukraine to halt agricultural exports
The war may lead Ukraine to stop exports of agricultural products, admitted, this Saturday, the presidential adviser Oleh Ustenko. In a television interview, quoted by Reuters, Ustenko, who is economic adviser to Volodymyr Zelensky, explained that exports may come to a halt, since the country may not produce enough crops to export...