Tag: war
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Canada hits Russia with heavy sanctions on the oil and chemical sectors
Russia’s energy sector, the most important for the country’s economy, is the target of the latest round of sanctions announced by Ottawa in response to the invasion of Ukraine and to force the withdrawal of Russian troops, the Canadian government said this week. (It might interest you: President of Poland compares Vladimir Putin to Hitler)…
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China “will not hesitate to go to war” over Taiwan if necessary
Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe.. / Reuters Chinese and US defense ministers address the strategic situation in the South China Sea The Chinese authorities assured this Friday that “they will not hesitate to start a war” for Taiwan if it is necessary to safeguard their national security and the territorial integrity of the Asian giant.…
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President of Poland compares Vladimir Putin to Hitler
In an interview published by the Bild newspaper, Polish President Andrezej Duda harshly criticized the talks between his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and German Prime Minister Olaf Scholz with Vladimir Putin. (Read: What are the sanctions that Ukraine imposed on Putin?) In the context of the conflict in Ukraine, the Polish president assured that these…
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Press review – “The business of repression” in Latin America, a continental investigation
We open Press Review with the covers of the USA highlighting the evidence from the Congressional panel investigating the assault on Capitol Hill. We continue with the investigation “The business of repression”, an extensive report on the acquisition, use and consequences of non-lethal weapons to repress protest in Latin America. We talk about the Nicaraguan…
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Boris Johnson against death sentence for British in Donetsk
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was this Friday “horrified” at the death sentences imposed on the British Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner for having fought in Ukraine against Russia and has asked members of his Government to do everything possible to obtain his release. “The prime minister was appalled at the sentences given to these…
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What are the sanctions that Ukraine imposed on Putin?
The President of Ukraine, Volodímir Zelensky imposed sanctions on the head of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin, and 34 other Russian ministers and senior officials on Thursday.due to the Russian military intervention in his country. (Read: Russia-Ukraine war today: foreign military sentenced to death penalty) Among those sanctioned are also the Russian Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin,…
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Russia-Ukraine war today: foreign military sentenced to death
Two Britons and a Moroccan captured in eastern Ukraine by pro-Russian separatists were sentenced to death on Thursday. in the self-proclaimed Donetsk Republic as “mercenaries” fighting in the service of kyiv, Russian media announced. (Read: Russia appoints prime minister in self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic) “The Supreme Court of the Donetsk People’s Republic sentenced Britons Aiden…
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El Debate – Germany rearms, Russian invasion of Ukraine causes a historic shift in its defense policy
First modification: 06/09/2022 – 01:17 The current international situation has led Germany to make a modification of its Constitution; the change was approved by the Bundestag, the German parliament. This managed to facilitate an extraordinary item of 100,000 million euros for military spending through the creation of a fund. The sum will be invested over…
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‘In Ukraine we were blind kittens’: Russian soldiers who refuse to return
Some Russian troops are refusing to fight in Ukraine again because of their experiences on the front lines at the start of the invasion, according to Russian human rights lawyers and activists. The BBC spoke to one of those soldiers. “I don’t want to go back (to Ukraine) to kill and be killed,” says Sergey*,…
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Russia focuses on the internet as a new target in its invasion of Ukraine
As soldiers in Ukraine continue to fight off Russian advances in the country’s east, another battle is raging far from the front lines. It is a war for control of the internet in Ukraine. (Read: Ukraine and Russia exchange bodies of fallen soldiers for the second time) In areas of Ukraine under Russian occupation, internet…