Ukraine’s nuclear service announced on Friday that increased levels of radioactivity were being recorded from the site of the inactive Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Experts of the Ukrainian service did not provide exact data on the levels of radioactivity, but stressed that the increase is due to the movement of heavy military equipment in the […]
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28% jump in the Russian stock market, the ruble stabilizes
The ruble is stabilizing in today’s trading, and is breaking the historical low found yesterday when Russia invaded Ukraine, while stock indices are rising sharply after the biggest daily drop yesterday. The ruble strengthened 2.3% against the dollar to 83.30 after reaching a record low of 89.60 yesterday, while against the euro it rose 2.2% […]
Britain: Russia wants to occupy all of Ukraine, but failed from day one
LAST UPDATE: 09:49 Russia intends to occupy all of Ukraine, but the Russian military failed to achieve this goal on the first day of its invasion, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said on Friday. Russia launched its land, air and sea invasion on Thursday after President Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine in the early […]
How Ukraine is changing the plans of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Of Tasos Dasopoulos Higher inflation, but better course in bonds were the first results that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has started to record after the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine along with the nervousness in the markets The financial staff has already started writing, gains and losses from the ongoing crisis. […]
Brent consistently above $ 100, gold stabilizing
Futures on Wall Street are down again after yesterday’s rise, while oil prices continue to rise, with Brent at $ 101 a barrel. WTI in New York rose 2% to $ 94.64 a barrel, while brent rose 2.15% to $ 101 a barrel. The rise comes amid concerns that economic sanctions against Russia could cause […]
US futures are falling again, firmly above $ 100 a brent
Futures on Wall Street are down again after yesterday’s rise, while oil prices continue to rise, with Brent at $ 101 a barrel. WTI in New York rose 2% to $ 94.64 a barrel, while brent rose 2.15% to $ 101 a barrel. The rise comes amid concerns that economic sanctions against Russia could cause […]
Kiev is under siege – Dramatic hours for the Ukrainian defense
LAST UPDATE: 16:06 The fever of the battle for the main front in the war in Ukraine has been transferred to Kiev. According to the information so far, in addition to the battles that have been taking place on the outskirts of the city since yesterday, the forces of Russian President Vladimir Putin have managed […]
Russian billionaires have lost almost $ 90 billion amid an invasion of Ukraine
By Iain Martin Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday invited some of the country’s businessmen to a meeting in the Kremlin. The meeting was attended by at least 13 billionaires: Vagit Alekperov, Pyotr Aven, Andrei Bokarev, Andrei Guriev, Mikhail Gutseriev, Suleiman Kerimov, Andrey Melnichenko, Leonid Mikhelson, Alexey Mordashov, Vadim Moshkovich, Vladimir Potanin, Dmitry Ye Pumpyansky, TASS […]
Why Chernobyl is important to Russia
Russian and Ukrainian forces fought on Thursday over control of Chernobyl, the still radioactive site of the world’s worst nuclear accident and a factor in the collapse of the Soviet Union, according to Reuters. “Our defenders are giving their lives to prevent a repeat of the 1986 tragedy,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Twitter […]
Moldova in a state of emergency for 60 days, in the wake of the Russian invasion
The Moldovan parliament decided on Thursday to declare a state of emergency for 60 days, after the Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Parliament approved, as expected, the request of the government, which in turn had adopted a proposal from the Supreme Security Council. By declaring the country a state of emergency, a special regime is […]
