Blinken says Russia wants to ″freeze″ Ukraine to bring it to its knees | World | DW

The United States accused Russia on Friday (11/04/2022) of trying to “freeze” Ukrainians by bombing their power plants ahead of winter, given the impossibility of stopping the counteroffensive that forced it to evacuate civilians from the conquered city of Kherson (south). “It appears that President (Vladimir) Putin has decided that if he cannot take Ukraine … Read more

Russian military commanders discuss using nuclear weapons in Ukraine, according to NYT | World | DW

Senior Russian military officials recently discussed Moscow’s use of tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine, raising concerns in Washington and allied capitals, The New York Times reported Wednesday. As the New York newspaper explained, citing senior US officials as sources, Russian President Vladimir Putin was not part of the talks, which took place as Russia’s nuclear … Read more

La Jornada – Risk of conflict between Russia and Turkey over the grain pact

Moscow. A complex and increasingly dangerous situation in itself has emerged since Russia suspended its participation in the “grain pact” in response to what it calls a Ukrainian attack on its naval base in Sevastopol, Crimea, last Saturday, while Turkey and The United Nations (UN) continued to approve the departure of grain cargo ships from … Read more

Three ships with grain leave Ukraine despite the suspension of the agreement World | DW

Three ships loaded with grain sailed this Tuesday (01/11/2022) from Ukrainian ports and are sailing towards the humanitarian corridor in the Black Sea, announced the body that oversees the implementation of the agreement mediated by Turkey and the UN. “The movement of these three ships was agreed upon by the delegations of Ukraine, Turkey and … Read more

Zelenski says there will be a response to the new Russian mass attack World | DW

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, announced this Monday evening (October 31, 2022) that there will be a “battlefield” response to Russia’s new massive attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, which left hundreds of cities without electricity. . “The answer will be on the battlefield. And I want to remind you that the total level of … Read more

Russia will prevent grain ships from crossing the Black Sea without inspection World | DW

Russia assured this Monday (31/10/2022) that the agreement to export Ukrainian grain cannot proceed without its participation and said that it will not allow ships that have not been inspected by its experts to cross the Black Sea. This was stated by its ambassador to the United Nations, Vasilij Nebenzia, at the Security Council meeting … Read more

Putin warns of additional retaliation for the attack on Sevastopol World | DW

Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged that this Monday’s (October 31, 2022) mass attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure were carried out in part in response to a “terrorist attack” allegedly carried out by Kyiv against the Russian fleet in the Black Sea, and warned that there could be more retaliatory measures. “It was partly” a … Read more

Russia: the drones that attacked Sevastopol used the “grain corridor” | Europe | DW

The Russian Ministry of Defense assured this Sunday (October 30, 2022) that it found the remains of drones that attacked its fleet in the Ukrainian city of Sevastopol, which Russia illegally annexed in 2014, and said that these devices were used by the so-called grain corridor”, a security zone in the Black Sea demarcated for … Read more

German President: ″Difficult years are coming for Germany″ | Germany | DW

German President Frank Walter Steinmeier warned in his address on the state of the country that “difficult years” lie ahead for Germany. In addition, Steinmeier warned that with the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, the “time” of confrontation with Moscow has opened. “Today’s Russia leaves no room for old dreams,” Steinmeier said, referring to … Read more

Putin: “The end of the period of complete dominance of the West in world affairs is coming to an end”

Vladimir Putin predicts the end of Western rule. In a long speech before experts in international politics, in the Valdai debate club, the Russian president presented his vision of the world in the context of the war in Ukraine. This year’s event was titled: ‘Post-hegemonic world: justice and security for all’. “Now the historical period … Read more