The mayor of Lviv said on Tuesday that the city, located in western Ukraine, was struggling to provide food and shelter to some 200,000 displaced Ukrainians who had fled there from war-torn areas, CNN reported. “About 200,000 Ukrainians have already arrived in Lviv. Women, children, the elderly have been forced to flee their homes. We […]
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Ukraine: What deal could end the Russian invasion here and now
By Mark Cancian As the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its second week, it is time to propose to Putin an agreement that will end hostilities. The US and NATO have tacitly set a maximalist position: to withdraw Russian troops from Ukraine and to restore the pre-invasion status quo. It’s morally right – but we […]
How the war in Ukraine affects the car industry
The war in Ukraine has disrupted car assembly plants and pushed companies to suspend shipments to Russia and caused major problems in the automotive supply chain, according to Automotive News Europe. Hyundai is not sure when Russian production will resume. It has not decided when it will start operating at its plant in St. Petersburg, […]
Zelensky accuses Russian forces of obstructing evacuation of civilians
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday blamed the Russian military for failing to evacuate civilians through so-called humanitarian corridors set up following talks between Kiev and Moscow. “We agreed on the humanitarian corridors. Did they work? Did the Russian tanks, the Grands, the mines work, did they work?” Telegram. He also accused Russian forces of […]
Ukraine: Ceasefire in five cities – Second nuclear plant bombed
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Monday it had been informed by Ukrainian authorities that artillery shells had damaged a nuclear research facility in Ukraine’s second largest besieged city, Kharkiv, but without “radiological consequences”. According to the international body, part of the Vienna-based United Nations system, Ukrainian authorities said the attack took place on […]
Biden, Macron, Johnson and Soltz say they will ‘raise the price’ for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
US President Joe Biden and the leaders of France, Germany and Britain reaffirmed today in a video conference that they are determined to continue to raise the price that Russia will pay “for the unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine.” “, the White House announced. Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Soltz and […]
Ukraine: UN calls for 100,000 children to be evacuated from war zones
Nearly 100,000 children in Ukraine, half of whom are disabled, live in institutions or boarding schools, and it is crucial that all steps are taken to relocate them to other countries to escape the Russian invasion, according to the UN. UNHCR and the head of Unicef ​​have joined forces to warn that an evacuation without […]
Ukraine: At $ 10 billion in infrastructure damage so far, says minister
Ukraine has suffered about $ 10 billion in infrastructure damage since the Russian invasion began, Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on Monday. That estimate is up to Sunday, he said in a televised comment he made, according to Reuters. “Most of the (damaged) infrastructure will be repaired in one year and the most difficult – […]
Britain prepares new sanctions on Russia and another 175 million pounds on Ukraine
Britain will be able to impose sanctions on hundreds of people on March 15 if the emergency legislation is passed as planned, Foreign Secretary Liz Tras said on Monday. “If parliament approves the legislation by Monday, March 14, we will be able to impose sanctions on hundreds of people by next Tuesday, March 15,” he […]
BBC: EU avoids talking about energy sanctions
The crisis in Ukraine has already pushed the EU into mini-“revolutions”, given the usual slowness of action. According to the BBC, Brussels has got rid of old taboos, such as sending weapons to a war-torn country and applauding Germany’s rearmament after World War II. Now, the taboo taboo, known as energy security, seems to be […]
