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The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has charged this Wednesday against Russia in a new address to the nation.
“This attack shows that many people in Russia do not know Kiev.
They know nothing of our history.
But they have received the order to erase it, to erase our country, to erase us all, ”he has affirmed.
This morning, the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has tightened the military offensive on the seventh day of the Russian invasion with the launch of groups of paratroopers on Kharkov, the second largest city in Ukraine.
Fighting continues in Kharkov, according to a statement from the Ukrainian Army.
Meanwhile, the Russian Army has already taken control of the city of Berdiansk, on the Sea of Azov, has entered Kherson, an important city on the Black Sea, with force, and continues the harsh siege of the large town of Mariupol ,
totally surrounded according to the Ukrainian authorities, although Russia assures that it is already taken.
In parallel, a 60-kilometre military convoy has been heading to Kiev for two days, although the US and the UK say it has been stuck due to fuel and food shortages.
The exodus continues in Ukraine, where according to the latest UN balance there are already 677,000 people who have left the country.
In the United States, President Joe Biden promised last night that Vladimir Putin "will pay the price" for the invasion of the country.
where according to the latest balance of the UN there are already 677,000 people who have left the country.
In the United States, President Joe Biden promised last night that Vladimir Putin "will pay the price" for the invasion of the country.
where according to the latest balance of the UN there are already 677,000 people who have left the country.
In the United States, President Joe Biden promised last night that Vladimir Putin "will pay the price" for the invasion of the country.
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Sánchez: "Putin does not accept the consolidation of the EU as a global power"
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez: “I appear before you to report on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and to express Spain's position.
On February 24, she suddenly remembered her worst nightmares.
There are irrational and unjustified decisions that put the lives of innocents at risk in the cruelest way we can imagine."
The plenary applauds standing in tribute to the people of Ukraine in the presence of the Ukrainian ambassador in Congress.
"We reiterate Spain's commitment. This is what I conveyed to Zelensky on Sunday in our last telephone conversation. Putin does not accept the consolidation of the EU as a global power. He does not want democracy to advance and that is why he attacks our security, to have a Europe weaker. In recent years it has tried to divide Europe with fake news,
with espionage and this time he thought he was going to divide us again, but he has found a Europe more united than ever.
Putin aspires to return us to a security scheme in accordance with his interests."
08:11
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Sánchez informs Congress about the situation in Ukraine
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, appears this Wednesday in Congress at his own request to report on the situation in Ukraine.
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08:04
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The Russian army advances in control of southern Ukraine
Russian troops advance through southern Ukraine.
Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry, has assured that his armed forces have taken the city of Kherson, in statements broadcast by local media.
The mayor of the city, Igor Kolykhaïev, on the other hand, defends that the Ukrainian army remains in control.
Putin intends to make himself dominate a population of some 280,000 inhabitants, with a strategic naval industry and access to the Black Sea.
The capture of Kherson will also facilitate the assault on Odessa, the other great coastal city in the south of the country.
The southern city of Mariupol is surrounded by Putin's forces, according to the mayor, who assures that the uninterrupted attack prevents the evacuation of the wounded.
"We are still fighting, we are not going to stop defending our land," councilor Vadym Boichenko said on Ukrainian television, according to Reuters.
Most neighborhoods have gone days without heat, gas, or electricity;
some also without water.
And those who have been able to escape, reach other cities in the bordering regions that, as Margaryta Yakovenko tells, have also become mousetraps due to the destruction of the main infrastructures.
Photo: A group of people who have taken refuge in a building in Mariupol, on Saturday.
(Evgeny Maloletka / AP).
08:04
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Exxon abandons its projects in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine
Texas oil company Exxon Mobil reported Tuesday that it has halted well development, begun pulling its staff out of Russia and halted all future investments in Russia in response to Vladimir Putin's regime's invasion of Ukraine.
The US company yields to pressure and joins British energy companies such as BP, Equinor and Shell, who made similar decisions in the face of the Kremlin's offensive.
"We repudiate Russia's military action that violates the territorial integrity of Ukraine and endangers its citizens," the company, which has had a presence in the European country since 1995, operating oil and natural gas wells, said in a statement.
The oil company's employees began to leave the country on Tuesday, a spokesman told Reuters.
Exxon has a thousand workers, most of them with Russian nationality, spread between Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Yekaterinburg.
The bulk of its operations, however, are concentrated in the Sakhalin Island project, in the extreme east of the country.
This complex, made up of three
offshore
fields , is the largest in Russia in the hands of foreigners.
It has a value of 12,000 million dollars.
Exxon controls 30% and shares the exploitation with the Japanese Sodeco, the Indian ONGC Vinesh and the Russian Rosneft.
By
Luis Pablo Beauregard
Photo: An Exxon service station in New York.
(Andrew Kelly/Reuters)
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07:50
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Zelensky: “Russia wants to erase our history”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Russia of wanting to erase the country's history after Moscow troops attacked Babi Yar.
“This attack shows that many people in Russia do not know Kiev.
They know nothing about Kiev, about our history.
But they have been ordered to erase our history, erase our country, erase all of us," he said in a new video posted Wednesday on social media.
The president puts the Russian military dead at 6,000 since the offensive began six days ago.
"This is not the time to remain neutral," he has said, and he has once again asked for the support of the European Union.
"Russia cannot beat Ukraine with bombs and strikes and missiles," he added.
07:43
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Boeing suspends activities in Russia and closes the office in Ukraine
The American aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. has decided to suspend its activities in Russia and has temporarily closed its office in Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, due to the intensification of the war.
In a statement from the Washington-based company, cited by local media, Boeing said it had stopped providing spare parts, maintenance and technical support services to Russian airlines.
The company will suspend operations of the Boeing Design Center (BDC), a global support nerve center and one of the company's most important design points.
The specialized media aviacionline.com ensures that Boeing has a workforce of about 1,300 employees in Russian territory.
(Eph)
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The Moscow Stock Exchange is still closed for the third day
The Moscow Stock Exchange remains closed for the third consecutive day, as reported by the Bank of Russia, while fears of a crash spread due to the strong economic sanctions imposed on the country after the invasion of Ukraine.
The entity has detailed in a statement that this decision is accompanied by some exceptions: direct orders with settlements in rubles, derivatives, precious metals and some futures contracts in closing positions, among others.
The Stock Exchange has been closed since February 28, when the European Union, the US, Canada and other partners announced that they were excluding some Russian banks from the SWIFT international interbank communication system.
The ruble then fell almost 30% against the dollar and the euro, the biggest drop since the early 1990s.
At the same time, Sberbank,
The largest bank in Russia and controlled by the State, has decided to leave the European market due to the impact of the sanctions on its subsidiaries and after warning the European Central Bank (ECB) of its possible bankruptcy.
Pictured: Russian citizens walk past a screen at a foreign exchange bureau showing exchange rates of the US dollar and the euro for Russian rubles in central Moscow, Russia. PAVEL GOLOVKIN (AP)
07:32
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What has happened in the last hours after the invasion of Russian troops in Ukraine
Putin drops parachute troops on Kharkov and attacks a military hospital.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has dropped paratroops on Kharkov, Ukraine's second largest city, where they have attacked a military hospital.
Kharkov suffered an intense attack from Russia on Tuesday, which left at least 16 dead and more than 40 wounded.
The Russian army has shelled Zhytomyr
, northwest of Kiev, killing four people, including a child, in a residential neighborhood, according to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry.
A dozen houses have been damaged and three of them have caught fire.
Stock market falls in the US and Asia and rises in the price of oil.
Major US indices closed Tuesday lower.
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq have lost 1.6% and the Dow Jones, 1.8%.
In Asia, the Japanese Nikkei has opened this Wednesday with falls of 1.5%, while the Chinese CSI300 has left 0.19%.
The price of oil, of which Russia is the world's second largest producer, continues to rise.
The value of a barrel of
Brent
, the reference in Europe, has risen 2.6% this Wednesday to 107 dollars, while the American West Texas Intermediate has increased 3% to 106 dollars.
US President Joe Biden
has devoted much of his State of the Union address to the conflict.
Biden has announced that he prohibits Russian companies from accessing US airspace, in line with the measure taken earlier by the European Union.
"He doesn't know what awaits him," he has said, referring to Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
However, Biden has once again ruled out sending troops to Ukraine.
Apple pauses the sale of its products in Russia.
The American giant Apple has announced this Tuesday that it is “pausing” the sale of all its products in Russia.
In recent days, several US tech companies have taken similar steps in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
"We are together with those people who are suffering due to violence," says the company.
In addition, the App Store will no longer allow applications from the Russian network RT and the Sputnik agency to be downloaded outside of Russia.
ExxonMobil, the American oil giant
, has stated that it will withdraw "progressively" from Russia, where it shares an important field with the Russian parastatal Rosneft.
The announcement follows in the footsteps of other energy multinationals that have decided to sell their businesses in the country.
The World Bank will support Ukraine with 3,000 million dollars.
The organization is preparing an emergency package of 3,000 million dollars, of which 350 million could be approved this week.
The IMF has facilitated access to $2.2 billion in financing.
06:59
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Putin drops paratroops over Kharkov and attacks a military hospital
Putin has tightened his military offensive this morning and has launched paratrooper troops over Kharkov, the second largest city in Ukraine, where they have attacked a military hospital, the Military Medical Clinical Center of the Northern Region, according to the operational center of the Forces Armed Forces of Ukraine on their Telegram channel, which have also warned of the outbreak of a battle between the invaders and the Ukrainian defenders.
Kharkov suffered an intense Russian attack on Tuesday, which left at least 16 dead and more than 40 wounded.
The target of one of the attacks was the headquarters of the regional administration, Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to the Ministry of the Interior, denounced.
The second bombardment completely affected a residential building and killed eight people and injured six others, according to the State Emergency Service.
(Agencies)
06:18
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Russia bans exporting foreign currency above $10,000
Russian President Vladimir Putin has decreed a
ban on exporting money in foreign currency
above 10,000 dollars as of this Wednesday, according to a statement.
The Russian government thus responds to the battery of financial sanctions imposed by the European Union and the United States this weekend.
Among the punishments, the freezing of the reserves that the Central Bank of Russia has abroad stands out.
(Reuters)
05:28
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Russian paratroopers land in Kharkiv
The Russian Army continues its attempt to control Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine.
A group of paratroopers has landed in the city and has participated in
an attack on military medical centers
, according to a report by the UNIAN agency, quoted by
The Kyiv Independent
.
According to a statement from the Ukrainian Army, collected by the BBC, the combat is ongoing.
Kharkov has become one of the main fronts of the invasion.
A Russian missile destroyed several buildings in the city on Tuesday and left nearly two dozen dead, according to authorities in the region.
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Ukraine Says It Respects Evacuation of African Migrants After Accusations of Racism
Ukraine 's
Foreign Minister
, Dmytro Kuleba, reaffirmed on Tuesday the right of African migrants to return to their countries "safely", in the face of accusations of racism at
Ukrainian border posts
.
“The Russian invasion has affected Ukrainians and foreigners in many devastating ways.
Africans seeking an evacuation must have the same opportunities to return to their countries.
The Government is making an effort to solve the problem,” the diplomat said on Twitter.
These statements come a day after the
African Union
(AU) said it was "concerned" about the "shocking and racist" way in which some Africans have been treated in their attempt to escape from Ukraine.
In recent days, the testimonies of migrants who have been
prevented from crossing the border or getting on trains or buses
have multiplied .
In a statement quoted by AFP, Senegalese Macky Sall, acting president of the AU, pointed out that "everyone has the right to cross international borders during a conflict, regardless of their nationality or racial identity."
Applying a "different treatment would violate international law," said the politician.
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The lament of the Ukrainian newcomers to Romania: “We thought the media exaggerated.
And now we are refugees”
Natalya decided in 20 minutes how much life she could fit in her suitcase without knowing if she would ever return to Kiev.
“[Last Thursday] We woke up around six in the morning and saw on Facebook that the war had started.
It wasn't from an explosion.
So basically we just took some clothes, which can be taken in 20 minutes.
I picked up my mom, I picked up my dog, we got in the car and drove out.
I hope that we can return in three months to rebuild our country, which they are destroying.”
She is 29 years old and smokes with a tired face at the Siret border crossing, through which she has just crossed into Romania from the Ukraine.
“We had a happy life.
My mother and I have a family business.
And now we are refugees.
She didn't think she was going to experience a war in the 21st century.
We thought the media was exaggerating."
Antonio Pita
from Siret (Romania).
In the image of Alex Onciu, the Siret border crossing.
04:16
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Stock market falls in the US and Asia and increases in the price of oil
The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to cause turmoil in the financial markets.
The main
US indices
have closed this Tuesday with falls.
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq have lost 1.6% and the Dow Jones, 1.8%.
In Asia, the Japanese Nikkei has opened this Wednesday with falls of 1.5%, while the Chinese CSI300 has left 0.19%.
El precio del petróleo, del que Rusia es el segundo mayor productor mundial, sigue al alza. El valor del barril de Brent, la referencia en Europa, ha subido un 2,6% este miércoles hasta los 107 dólares, mientras que el West Texas Intermediate estadounidense ha aumentado un 3% hasta los 106 dólares. Reuters
03:56
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3.000 turistas ucranianos, bloqueados en República Dominicana
Sin recursos para prolongar su estancia, alrededor de 3.000 turistas ucranianos están bloqueados en la República Dominicana, tras la invasión rusa de su país. Según la cónsul honorario, Ilona Oleksandrivna, 1.200 viajeros han sido expulsados de los hoteles donde estaban pasando las vacaciones porque no tenían dinero para ampliar su estancia.
“En este momento, tenemos turistas en la calle. Los hoteles los han echado porque no tienen los medios para pagar”, ha señalado este martes la cónsul, durante una rueda de prensa. “Necesitan dinero, ropa, necesitan muchas cosas”. Muy afectada, entre lloros, Oleksandrivna ha solicitado un encuentro con el presidente Luis Abinader.
El ministro dominicano de Turismo, David Collado, ha indicado que tendría una reunión con el sector privado para tratar el tema y ha intentado tranquilizar a los turistas bloqueados. “El Estado dominicano va a reaccionar de manera responsable y con una sensibilidad humana”. Por otro lado, la asociación de transportistas turísticos ha señalado en un comunicado que ofrecerá viajes gratuitos entre hoteles o al aeropuerto para los afectados. (Afp)
03:32
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Apple pone en pausa la venta de sus productos en Rusia
El gigante estadounidense Apple ha anunciado este martes que “pone en pausa” la venta de todos sus productos en Rusia. En los últimos días, varias compañías tecnológicas de EE UU han tomado medidas similares en respuesta a la invasión rusa de Ucrania. A través de un comunicado, el fabricante de ordenadores Mac y teléfonos iPhone manifiesta estar “muy preocupado por la invasión rusa de Ucrania”. “Estamos junto a aquellas personas que están sufriendo debido a la violencia”, asegura la compañía en la nota. Además, la App Store de Apple ya no permitirá que se descarguen fuera de Rusia las aplicaciones de la cadena rusa RT y la agencia Sputnik. Por Yolanda Monge desde Washington.
03:02
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La embajadora ucraniana en EE UU, ovacionada durante el discurso de Biden
La embajadora de Ucrania en EE UU, Oksana Markarova, ha sido ovacionada durante el discurso del estado de la Unión de Joe Biden. La diplomática, visiblemente emocionada, estaba sentada en el palco de invitados junto a la primera dama, Jill Biden, quien vestía de azul, uno de los colores de la bandera ucraniana. "Que cada uno de nosotros se levante si puede. Levantaos, levantaos y enviad una señal inequívoca al mundo y a Ucrania", ha dicho el presidente dirigiéndose a los asistentes.
02:42
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Biden vuelve a descartar el envío de tropas a Ucrania
"Nuestras fuerzas no se involucrarán en el conflicto", dice el presidente de EE UU, Joe Biden, sobre una idea que ha repetido varias veces en los últimos días. Explica que los esfuerzos se concentran en movilizar "fuerzas para proteger países de la OTAN". "Defenderemos cada pedazo del territorio con nuestra fuerza colectiva", asegura. Informa Luis Pablo Beauregard. (Imagen: AFP).
02:28
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Biden anuncia la prohibición del acceso al espacio aéreo estadounidense de las aerolíneas rusas
Joe Biden acaba de anunciar que EE UU cierra su espacio aéreo a los vuelos de Rusia, informa Luis Pablo Beauregard. "No sabe lo que le espera", dice el presidente respecto a Valdímir Putin. El mandatario ha declarado que golpeará duro a los oligarcas allá donde estén. "El ataque de Putin fue premeditado y no provocado. Pensó que Occidente no iba a responder. Pensó que nos iba a dividir. Estamos unidos y así seguiremos".
02:20
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Un discurso del estado de la Unión marcado por la crisis en Ucrania
US President Joe Biden's State of the Union address to Congress begins.
Our colleague Luis Pablo Beauregard is following the participation: "Biden makes a brief mention of the pandemic, but goes directly to the topic of the night: Ukraine. He says that the defense of the Ukrainian people "inspires" everyone. He says that Putin committed a miscalculation in their invasion".
02:15
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