Turkey is claiming the role of mediator between Russia and the West in the wake of the war in Ukraine. But Turkey’s position is difficult: despite historical ties with Ukraine, relations with Russia are close. An overview of the most important elements. Historical relations with Crimea Turkey and Ukraine share a common history. Crimea was […]
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Eighty percent of Americans support the Biden embargo on Russian energy products
A large majority of Americans support the cessation of Russian energy imports, reacting to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, despite rising gasoline prices, according to opinion polls (Reuters / Ipsos). The poll, conducted Monday and Tuesday, shows that Democratic President Joe Biden has broad support from his party and Republican voters for a ban on Russian […]
Britain: Authorities seize aircraft as part of new sanctions against Russia
LAST UPDATE: 12.32 Britain announced today that it had seized a plane linked to a Russian billionaire as part of new aviation sanctions that give authorities the power to detain any Russian aircraft and ban the export of aviation or space-related goods to Russia. Measures to step up action against Russian aircraft make it a […]
Maduro – US Recession: Releases two US citizens
Venezuelan authorities released two Americans on Tuesday in a gesture of goodwill to the US government following the first formal diplomatic talks between Washington and Caracas in more than three years. Referring to this fact, US President Joe Biden stated in a press release published by his services that “two Americans who were unjustly imprisoned […]
CERN suspends cooperation with Russia – At stake and dilemmas and other international scientific programs
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) has announced that it will not engage in new collaborations with Russian scientists at the request of Ukrainian scientists in response to Ukraine’s invasion of Russia. It is the first serious indication that even a field such as Science and Technology, where international scientific cooperation is commonplace, often […]
Fitch: Immediate prospect of full or ‘partial’ bankruptcy of Russia
Credit rating agency Fitch downgraded Russia’s debt again on Tuesday, saying its decision reflected analysts’ view that Moscow’s risk of default was “immediate.” Like the other two so-called “big” rating agencies (S&P Global Ratings and Moody’s), Fitch had already placed Russia’s long-term debt in early March in the category of those who may cease to […]
Ukraine: Russians surround Kyiv – ‘Low expectations’ from Kuleba-Lavrov meeting
LAST UPDATE: 15.20 Russian military forces are stepping up Kiev siege operation, after a night of bombings against targets in and around the city. At the same time, Western intelligence services warn Kyiv that Russia is preparing the final attack on the Ukrainian capital in the next 24 hours. In the south front Ukrainian Foreign […]
In the shadow of the Russian-Ukrainian war this year’s tourist season
By Vicky Kourlimbini This year started with many expectations for the course of the tourist season, as signs of de-escalation of the pandemic had already begun to appear. But those who are well acquainted with the field of tourism have always said that the course of the tourism economy depends each time on many asterisks […]
How will the Biden embargo on Russian oil ‘hurt’ the economy?
On Tuesday Joe Biden has announced a ban on Russian oil imports to the United States, in the latest round of sanctions imposed on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. But as energy prices continue to soar and war rages in Ukraine, experts warn that the US president’s historic embargo could lead to even higher […]
Jerusalem Post: Putin has given his final proposal, Zelensky divided
Russia has presented its “final” proposal to the Ukrainian government to end the crisis and is waiting for a response from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Jerusalem Post reported, a few days after Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with his president. Of Russia, Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The proposal was described as “difficult” but […]
