The Russian vice-chancellor’s statements about the adhesion of Finland and Sweden to NATO, calling the decision a “error that would have far-reaching consequences”, and the dispute of forces in the PSDB between João Doria’s allies and the party’s national executive over the candidacy for the presidency are among the highlights of this Monday (16).
Russia: Finland and Sweden Join NATO a “mistake with far-reaching consequences”
Russian Vice Chancellor Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday that Finland and Sweden should have no illusions that Moscow will simply tolerate their membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), calling the decision a a mistake that would have far-reaching consequences.
The change in posture of two historically neutral powers would be one of the biggest transformations of Europe’s security architecture in decades, reflecting a sea change in perceptions in the Nordic region since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24.
“It is clear that the situation is changing radically in light of what is happening,” Ryabkov said, according to the Interfax news agency. “The fact that the security of Sweden and Finland will not be strengthened as a result of this decision is very clear to us.”
After Doria calls agreement a “coup”, PSDB must continue negotiations with MDB
Even under pressure from João Doria, the national executive of the PSDB should not end negotiations with the MDB for the formation of a single candidacy for the Palácio do Planalto.
This weekend, the national president of the PSDB, Bruno Araújo, scheduled a summit meeting of the acronym for next Tuesday (17). The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the request made by the former governor of São Paulo for his candidacy to be maintained.
In a letter sent to Araújo, this Saturday (14), Doria called the contracting of a survey to define the single candidacy of the third way to the Planalto Palace an “attempted coup”.
Allies of João Doria decided to judicialize the dispute and must appeal to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) to try to guarantee the result of the party’s primaries, held in November last year.
Biden will meet with families of Buffalo shooting victims on Tuesday
US President Joe Biden will travel to Buffalo, New York, this Tuesday (17) to meet with the families of the 10 victims of the racially motivated mass shooting that took place at a city supermarket last Saturday (14). ), informed the White House this Sunday (15).
Biden told reporters earlier on Sunday that he had “not yet” spoken to the victims’ families and was “trying to work out the schedule” for taking a trip to the area. He also spoke by phone with Democratic New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Sunday.
The alleged shooter made very disturbing statements describing his motive and state of mind following his arrest, according to an official familiar with the investigation.
The official told the CNN that the statements made after the arrest were clear and full of hatred against the black community. The alleged shooter made it known that he was targeting the black community during the statements, according to the official.
Ukrainian counterattack in Kharkiv reaches Russian border
A Ukrainian military unit fighting north of Kharkiv says it arrived at the Russian border, with the message: “Mr President, we did it!”
Video sent by the unit and released by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry shows a small group carrying a blue and yellow stake to the border line with Russia.
The Ukrainian military said on Monday that around Kharkiv “the enemy is concentrating its main efforts on maintaining its positions and preventing the advance of our troops” towards the border.
See how was the total lunar eclipse in Brazil and in the world
The first and only total lunar eclipse of 2022 took place between Sunday night (15) and early Monday morning (16). Residents from Brazil and from various parts of the world gathered to follow and record the phenomenon.
The eclipse was visible throughout the Brazilian territory and was expected to last until 3 am this Monday.
According to the director of Astronomy at the Planetary Foundation of the City of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Guedes, this phenomenon occurs when the moon enters the Earth’s shadow area, being visible to the naked eye. According to him, the lunar eclipse occurs in periods when the sun, Earth and moon are aligned, necessarily in that order.
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