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The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has warned tonight in a new video that some 100,000 people remain hidden in the besieged Mariupol.
Before the Russian invasion, the city was inhabited by about 450,000 citizens.
According to Zelensky, some 7,000 managed to escape on Tuesday, but he claimed that Russian troops "captured" a group that was on a humanitarian route.
According to Ukrainian forces, heavy fighting is taking place with Russian infantry, while the United States explains that the Kremlin is attacking the port city with artillery and long-range missiles from the Sea of Azov.
The Pentagon estimates that Russian military capabilities in Ukraine are below 90% of their initial strength, when Vladimir Putin deployed some 150,000 troops, as well as planes, artillery or tanks.
In the last days,
Zelensky's government has claimed to have killed some 15,000 Russian soldiers, in line with what US intelligence said today.
Today, kyiv has warned that Russian and Belarusian military equipment is actively moving in Belarus, near the border with Ukraine.
Tonight, the Ukrainian authorities have assured that the Russian army has "looted and destroyed" a laboratory at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, captured during the first days of the war.
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At least 121 minors have died in the conflict, according to the Ukrainian prosecutor's office
At least 121 minors have died since the beginning of the Russian offensive in Ukraine, which is now 28 days old, the prosecution reported Wednesday through a message on the Telegram social network.
The number of seriously injured minors, it adds, rises to 167. (Reuters)
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Ukraine reports movements in Belarus, near the border
Russian and Belarusian military equipment is actively moving along the territory of Belarus and is accumulating along the border with Ukraine, according to the latest report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, released on Wednesday.
According to this part, quoted by the Ukrainian agency Ukrinform, which speaks of "demoralization" of the invading forces, the covert mobilization continues in Russia to replace the losses of the troops occupying Ukraine and ensures that even the police stations are trying to recruit retired personnel. with combat experience.
In the report, the Ukrainian General Staff states that its forces continue "defense operations in the east, southeast and northeast directions", that there are operational groups operating in Donetsk and that "the advance of the enemy in the direction of Zaporizhia is stopped". , in the south of the country.
In the northeast direction, "the main efforts are focused on covering the state border, dissuading the enemy offensive in the Malyn area", while the troops maintain the defense of Chernigov and "hinder the enemy's advance towards kyiv".
As for Mariupol, besieged and bombed for days by the Russians, the report of the Ukrainian General Staff says only that "the circular defense" of this port city is maintained.
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80 shells a day against Kharkov, the great Russian-speaking city of Ukraine
The walls of the modest apartment rumbled loudly.
The noise was brutal.
And then a piece of the roof collapsed and the fire started.
Nina Verloka had prepared dinner that day and her son and her sister were sitting at the kitchen table.
Ready to go.
Before Nina's stunned and desperate eyes, the furious shelling, one of many that day in Kharkov, killed both of them and injured the 41-year-old woman.
Also four other people from her building.
In an instant, in the blink of an eye, Nina lost everything.
Lying on a bed in hospital number 4 in Ukraine's second largest city, she wrings her hands and shows on her cell phone a photograph of the very young family: a tall, smiling teenager and a 19-year-old girl with a sweet face and light, straight hair who smile at the camera.
Nina is furious.
She is furious with Vladimir Putin, with the Russian troops, with the ability of a single man to bring catastrophe and destruction to her life and that of the whole of Ukraine.
“We had a wonderful country, with good people.
And now she says that he wants to free us, protect us?
From what, from whom?
why do they do this to us?
I don't get it,” she exclaims.
Like thunder, a rosary of explosions, forceful and followed, not too far away, guides her words.
It is the soundtrack that accompanies it.
The fire sounds near the hospital.
Kharkov, in eastern Ukraine, with a million and a half souls before the invasion and located about 40 kilometers from the border with Russia, was one of the first targets of the invasion of the troops sent by Putin.
They entered the city with a few Tigr artillery vehicles, but were quickly eliminated or captured.
Since then, they try to besiege it and the city is under constant and relentless fire.
Night and day.
By
María R. Sahuquillo
from Kharkov.
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PHOTO: A street in Kharkov with buildings destroyed by Russian bombing.
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Ukraine announces a temporary ceasefire in Lugansk for the evacuation of civilians
The governor of the Ukrainian region of Lugansk, Serhiy Gaidai, announced on Tuesday that an agreement has been reached with Moscow for a temporary ceasefire to allow the evacuation of civilians from the cities of the self-proclaimed people's republic in the east of the country.
The truce, explains Gaidai through his channel on Telegram, has entered into force at 9:00 local time [8:00 a.m. Spanish peninsular time].
(Reuters)
In the picture, a hospital destroyed by shelling by Russian forces in Sievierodonetsk, in Ukraine's Lugansk region, on Tuesday.
(Ukrainian Emergency Service/Reuters)
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Maps of the war in Ukraine today: Russian and Ukrainian troops fight for control of Mariupol street by street
The Kremlin troops have not made significant progress in controlling the Ukrainian cities they have been besieging for the past 24 hours.
The siege and bombardment of the port city of Mariupol continues to reduce day by day the Ukrainian forces that resist in the center of the city, with street-to-street fighting for control of each block between both sides, according to the Institute of Studies for the War (ISW).
Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has estimated that almost 100,000 people remain trapped in the ruins of Mariupol, where they suffer from hunger and thirst under relentless Russian bombardment.
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What has happened in the last hours in Ukraine
On the 28th day of the war initiated by Russia against Ukraine, these are the key data at 8:00 on this Wednesday in March:
100,000 people trapped in the "hell" of besieged Mariupol.
Nearly 100,000 people remain trapped in the ruins of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, where they suffer from hunger and thirst under relentless Russian bombardment, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, while the UN has toughened its demands for Moscow to desist from this war. "absurd" and "unwinnable".
Tens of thousands of residents have fled the southern port, recounting "a frozen hell, full of corpses and destroyed buildings."
For its part, the Pentagon says that Russian troops continue to bombard the city.
The Kremlin contemplates using nuclear weapons if there is an "existential threat".
Dmitri Peskov, spokesman for the Kremlin, has once again spoken of a possible use of nuclear weapons by Russia if his country faces an "existential threat": "We have a concept of domestic security that is public, you can read all the reasons why we would use nuclear weapons. If there is an existential threat to our country, we can use them according to that doctrine," Peskov stressed.
The US and the West are considering expelling Russia from the G-20 but several countries can veto it.
The United States and its Western allies are weighing whether to expel Russia from the G-20 following its invasion of Ukraine.
However, any of the members of that club (which includes China, India or Saudi Arabia) could veto that expulsion.
Another option is for several member countries to stop attending the forum.
The Russian ambassador in Jakarta, Liudmila Vorobyova, has indicated that Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to attend the next G-20 meeting, scheduled for October in Indonesia.
Russian troops destroy a laboratory at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Russian troops have "looted and destroyed" a laboratory at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, according to Ukrainian authorities.
"Russian occupants illegally seized the newest laboratory," the Ukrainian State Agency for the Management of the Exclusion Zone said in a statement early Wednesday.
Biden prepares for a diplomatic marathon in Europe.
US President Joe Biden will travel to Europe in a few hours to strengthen the common front of his allies on the continent and announce new economic and financial sanctions against Russia.
"For the past several months, the West has been united. The president is going to Europe to make sure we remain united and to send a strong message that we are prepared and committed for as long as it takes," said Jake Sullivan, Senior Security Adviser. National, on the eve of a diplomatic marathon of the American president.
The US will use its strategic reserves to stabilize the world oil market.
The United States will launch a series of batches of strategic reserves to curb the global escalation in oil prices after the wave of sanctions imposed by the West on Moscow.
This was announced by the US Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm, in Washington.
"The goal is to stabilize the markets. We are exporting every molecule of liquefied natural gas we can to alleviate supply problems in Europe," she said.
PHOTO: A satellite image shows apartment buildings on fire this Tuesday in Mariupol (Ukraine).
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The US and the West are considering expelling Russia from the G-20 but several countries can veto it
The United States and its Western allies are considering whether to expel Russia from the G-20 following its invasion of Ukraine, sources present at the discussions have explained.
However, any of the members of that club (which includes China, India or Saudi Arabia) could veto that expulsion.
Another option is for several member countries to stop attending the forum.
The Russian ambassador in Jakarta, Liudmila Vorobyova, has indicated that Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to attend the next G-20 meeting, scheduled for October in Indonesia.
The G-20 is made up of the world's leading economies, and includes Germany, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, South Korea, the US, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, Russia, South Africa, Turkey and the European Union.
The sum of these countries accounts for 80% of the planet's GDP.
Spain, despite not being a member of the G-20, has been present at all the summits held since 2008. All kinds of policies are coordinated in that forum, from action against climate change to debt.
After the invasion of Ukraine, on February 24, Russia is facing an avalanche of international sanctions led by Western countries that seek to isolate it from the world economy.
"There has been some discussion about whether it is appropriate for Russia to be part of the G-20," said a G-7 source.
"If Russia remains a member, it will become a less useful organization," she continued.
Asked if US President Joe Biden would move to kick Russia out of the G-20 when he meets with his allies in Brussels this week, national security adviser Jake Sullivan explained to reporters at the White House on Tuesday: "We believe that it cannot be the same for Russia in international institutions and in the international community."
However, the United States plans to consult with its allies before any other pronouncement.
Meanwhile, a source from the European Union has confirmed the discussions on the status of Russia in the next meetings of the G-20, whose rotating presidency is currently held by Indonesia.
"It has been made very clear to Indonesia that Russia's presence at the upcoming ministerial meetings would be very problematic for the countries of the European countries," the source said, adding that, however, there is no clear process to exclude a country.
In this context, the Russian ambassador in Jakarta, Liudmila Vorobyova, has indicated that the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, plans to attend the next G-20 summit, scheduled for October.
"Not only the G-20, but many organizations are trying to expel Russia... The reaction of the West is absolutely disproportionate," Vorobyova said on Wednesday.
The G-7 expanded into a new G-8 format that included Russia during a period of warmer relations in the early 2000s. But Moscow was suspended indefinitely from that club after its illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014. ( Reuters)
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100,000 people trapped in the "hell" of besieged Mariupol
Almost 100,000 people remain trapped in the ruins of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, where they suffer from hunger and thirst under relentless Russian bombardment, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday, as the UN toughened its demands that Moscow desist from this "absurd" war. " and "impossible to win".
Tens of thousands of residents have fled the southern port, which before the invasion had about 450,000 inhabitants, reporting "a frozen hell, full of corpses and destroyed buildings," according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).
In a video, Zelensky said more than 7,000 people had fled in the past 24 hours, but one group on an agreed humanitarian route was "simply captured by the occupiers."
The ruler warned that thousands more were trapped,
while the humanitarian situation worsens.
"Today the city still has almost 100,000 people in inhumane conditions. It is a total siege. Without food, water, medicines, under constant bombardment," Zelensky declared, after insisting on his call for Russia to allow civilians to leave through a corridor. humanitarian.
The Pentagon says Russia is now attacking the city with artillery, long-range missiles, from ships in the Sea of Azov.
Ukrainian forces also report "heavy" ground fighting with Russian infantry after they refused an ultimatum from Moscow to surrender on Monday.
UN relief agencies estimate that 20,000 civilians have been killed in the city, although they admit "the true figure is unknown".
The city's former mayor Sergiy Taruta vowed that Mariupol will never forgive the Russian siege.
"There will never be enough fury, there will never be enough revenge, there will never be enough retribution," Taruta posted on Facebook.
The month-long siege of Mariupol drew severe international condemnation.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Russia to end this "
absurd war." "Even if Mariupol falls, the Ukraine cannot be conquered city by city, street by street, house by house," he declared. "This war is unwinnable.
Sooner or later, it will have to go from the battlefield to the peace table," Guterres said. (AFP)
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Karpov against Kasparov, in chess and in the Ukrainian war
The chess players Gari Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov staged in the throes of the Soviet Union the fiercest rivalry in the history of all individual sports.
It was not only a merely sporting rivalry, Karpov was the standard-bearer of the most conservative faction of the USSR, and Kasparov, the irreverent and rebellious representative of perestroika.
Today, they are once again on opposite sides in the vision of the war in Ukraine.
Karpov is a parliamentarian in the Duma for Vladimir Putin's party and one of those sanctioned by the EU and the United States for supporting the declaration of Donetsk and Lugansk as independent territories.
Kasparov, exiled in New York for his opposition to the Russian president, is one of the regime's staunchest opponents.
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PHOTO: Gari Kasparov and Anatoli Karpov in January 1985 in Moscow, during the first of their five world title duels.
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Ukraine, the destruction of a country in a month
La corresponsal de EL PAÍS en Rusia y Ucrania, María R. Sahuquillo, cumple ahora dos meses viajando por el país ucranio. Llegó un mes antes de la guerra, cuando mucha gente pensaba que un conflicto a gran escala era imposible y continuó allí tras la invasión ordenada por el presidente ruso, Vladímir Putin, el pasado 24 de febrero.
Al inicio, narró la concentración de tropas rusas a lo largo de las fronteras ucranias, que despertó el miedo de muchos ciudadanos, aunque pocos pensaban que la guerra fuera posible "Nunca me había imaginado con un arma; ni siquiera de cartón", le contaban.
El periplo de María R. Sahuquillo la ha llevado por diferentes puntos del conflictos. Ahora está en Járkov, al este de Ucrania y junto a la frontera rusa. La urbe, de mayoría rusoparlante, ha vivido un éxodo de población y está bajo ataques rusos constantes. El centro es ahora un amasijo de escombros y hay cientos de muertos. Los efectos de la guerra.
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Rusia destruye un laboratorio en la central nuclear de Chernóbil
Las tropas rusas han "saqueado y destruido" un laboratorio en la central nuclear de Chernóbil, según las autoridades ucranias. "Los ocupantes rusos se apoderaron ilegalmente del laboratorio más nuevo", ha explicado la Agencia Estatal de Ucrania para la Gestión de la Zona de Exclusión en un comunicado en la madrugada de este miércoles.
Según el comunicado, el laboratorio procesa residuos radiactivos y contiene muestras altamente activas y muestras de radionúclidos que ahora están en manos del enemigo. Las autoridades ucranias han señalado que el espacio ahora destruido era "un complejo único con potentes capacidades analíticas" no disponibles en ningún otro lugar de Europa.
Chernóbil vivió en 1986 el peor accidente de una planta nuclear. Desde entonces no funciona para generar energía, pero requiere constante mantenimiento. El ejército de Putin capturó el enclave en los primeros días de la guerra (iniciada el pasado 24 de febrero), manteniendo a los trabajadores allí como rehenes durante semanas. Según el Organismo Internacional de la Energía Atómica, el pasado domingo se completó la primera rotación de personal en la antigua planta nuclear de Chernóbil, con la que casi dos centenares de técnicos y personal de seguridad de la planta pudieron volver a sus casas para descansar. (The Guardian y BBC).
FOTO: Una trabajadora del laboratorio ahora destruido, en una imagen sin datar. / Agencia Estatal de Ucrania para la Gestión de la Zona de Exclusión
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Los ángeles de Dnipró
Martín Corona y Cinthia Báez son una pareja de misioneros mexicanos que llegó a Ucrania hace seis años y medio. En menos de un mes han hecho posible que más de 50 personas escaparan de la guerra y salvaran la vida. Mujeres, niños, bebés, ancianos y compatriotas que habían quedado atrapados. Más de 10 millones de ucranios, casi una cuarta parte de la población, han tenido que abandonar sus hogares, ya sea como desplazados en otras zonas del país o refugiados en el extranjero, según la Organización de las Naciones Unidas.
En medio del mayor éxodo que ha habido desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial, los misioneros cristianos han decidido quedarse en la ciudad de Dnipró, al este de Ucrania, para sacar a la mayor cantidad de gente posible y repartir despensas y comida a quienes más lo necesitan. “Sentíamos que no podíamos irnos nada más así, no podíamos dar la espalda a todo esto y hacer como si nada estuviera pasando”, afirma Corona. “Al final del día, tenemos la tranquilidad de que estamos haciendo lo correcto y por eso hemos decidido quedarnos hasta el final”, sentencia. Lo cuenta Elías Camhaji.
Lea el reportaje completo aquí.
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Los Reyes planean una visita a la Cruz Roja, su primer acto público vinculado con la guerra en Ucrania
Los Reyes de España tienen programada una visita este miércoles en Madrid a la célula de crisis constituida por Cruz Roja Española con el fin de conocer la labor que la entidad benéfica está llevando a cabo para atender a desplazados por la guerra de Ucrania. Don Felipe y doña Letizia van a mantener un encuentro con los responsables de Cruz Roja en su sede central a las 9.45 horas para informarse del dispositivo desplegado en diferentes puntos de España.
Está previsto que transmitan un mensaje de apoyo a la labor que hace la Cruz Roja, que se suma a la de numerosas ONG que trabajan en la acogida de los refugiados ucranios desde que estalló la guerra el pasado 24 de febrero. Es el primer acto que protagonizan los Reyes vinculado con la crisis de Ucrania, aunque Felipe VI ha hecho varias referencias al conflicto bélico en sus intervenciones desde que Rusia comenzó la invasión. Se calcula que unos 25.000 ucranios han llegado a España desde el inicio de la guerra. (EFE)
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Biden se prepara para una maratón diplomática en Europa
El presidente estadounidense, Joe Biden, está por viajar a Europa en unas horas con el objetivo de apuntalar el frente común de sus aliados en el continente y anunciar nuevas sanciones económicas y financieras contra Rusia. "Durante los últimos meses, Occidente ha estado unido. El presidente va a Europa para asegurarse de que permanecemos unidos y para enviar un mensaje contundente de que estamos preparados y comprometidos durante el tiempo que sea necesario", ha dicho Jake Sullivan, asesor de Seguridad Nacional, en vísperas de una maratón diplomática del presidente estadounidense.
Para el jueves Biden tiene previstas tres cumbres clave celebradas en Bruselas en un solo día: una con la OTAN, otra con la Unión Europea y una más con el G7. El presidente ucranio, Volodímir Zelenski, también participará en las tres reuniones. El Gobierno de Ucrania ha aplaudido la decisión de ampliar las sanciones contra el Kremlin, pero no cederá en su reclamo de cerrar el espacio aéreo para acabar con los ataques rusos desde el aire, una petición que no ha avanzado entre los miembros de la OTAN. “Esta guerra no va a terminar fácil ni rápido”, ha reconocido Sullivan.
También está en la agenda el fortalecimiento de la estrategia para reducir la dependencia energética en Europa de los combustibles rusos. Washington ha prometido que aumentará la oferta mundial de crudo para estabilizar los precios y ha tocado varias puertas entre los principales productores para enfocar el impacto económico de las sanciones en las empresas y el Gobierno ruso. El viernes y el sábado, Biden estará en Polonia, un aliado clave en la OTAN y el principal destino de los refugiados ucranios. Han llegado más de dos millones de personas en el último mes. (AFP)
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La destrucción de Mariupol, vista desde el aire
El puerto ucranio de Mariupol, a orillas del mar de Azov, ha sido uno de los focos rojos de la ofensiva rusa en los últimos días. Más de 100.000 habitantes permanecen en la ciudad en "condiciones inhumanas", ha dicho el presidente, Volodímir Zelenski. En combate abierto por el control de la urbe, Ucrania ha rechazado esta semana un ultimátum de Rusia para rendirse y ha acusado varios ataques a hospitales y zonas residenciales. Una imagen satelital de la empresa Maxar muestra el impacto de los misiles en una torre de apartamentos y grandes columnas de humo en Mariupol, al este del país.
Foto: Un edificio residencial en Mariupol, en el este de Ucrania. / Maxar
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Cientos de miembros de la Duma, en la mira de las nuevas sanciones de EE UU
Alrededor de unos 300 miembros de la Duma, la Cámara baja de Rusia, están en la mira de la nueva ola de sanciones de Estados Unidos, de acuerdo con The New York Times y The Wall Street Journal. El Gobierno de Joe Biden anunció hace unas horas que habrá castigos para profundizar el aislamiento de Moscú, pero no se han ofrecido detalles de forma oficial sobre el alcance y las personas sancionadas. Los medios estadounidenses citan a un funcionario familiarizado con la imposición de medidas.
La Duma ha dado a conocer los castigos contra funcionarios rusos que violen una nueva ley sobre "noticias falsas" y que contempla penas de cárcel y multas a quien se refiera a la invasión rusa como tal o, incluso, a quien haga referencia a la ofensiva como una guerra. Se trata de una legislación similar a la que se aprobó para silenciar a los medios de comunicación. Las instituciones rusas que incurran en ese "delito" afrontarán hasta 15 años de cárcel y más de 48.000 dólares de multa. La mordaza sobre la prensa, anunciada desde principios de mes, contempla infracciones de por lo menos 7.400 dólares y condenas entre cinco y diez años de prisión. (Efe)
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Ucrania lanza un sitio web para recibir ayuda humanitaria
El Gobierno de Ucrania ha abierto una página web para coordinar los envíos de ayuda humanitaria desde el extranjero. La dirección es help.gov.ua. Medicamentos, ropa, calzado, productos sanitarios, alimentos y combustibles son los artículos que más se necesitan. Se han abierto también centros de acopio en Suecia, Rumania, Eslovaquia y Polonia.
Desde el pasado 11 de marzo, el país ha recibido más de 57.600 toneladas de ayuda humanitaria, aunque la mayoría se concentra en la franja occidental del territorio y escasea en el oriente, donde el conflicto ha sido más intenso. Las autoridades ucranias han abierto también canales para enviar donaciones de dinero para esfuerzos humanitarios y militares, así como carteras de criptomonedas para recibir financiación.
Foto: La distribución de ayuda humanitaria en Ucrania recibida del extranjero.
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La oposición de Bielorrusia exige sanciones contra el presidente Lukashenko
El líder opositor de Bielorrusia, Pável Latushko, ha pedido que Estados Unidos y Europa impongan sanciones económicas y financieras contra el presidente, Aleksandr Lukashenko, aliado de su homólogo ruso Vladímir Putin. "Puede que sea un peón de Putin, un líder títere en un Estado títere, pero también es un actor importante en esta horrible situación, y es hora de que Occidente se dé cuenta de esto y actúe en consecuencia", ha escrito Latushko en el semanario británico The New European.
Latushko, exministro de Cultura, está exiliado en Polonia desde la elección de 2020, en la que Lukashenko se impuso entre acusaciones de fraude. Las Fuerzas Armadas de Ucrania han puesto la mira esta semana en el papel que desempeña el Gobierno bielorruso como facilitador de la invasión de Rusia y desde donde se lanzan varios ataques aéreos. Su temor es que el Ejército del país vecino ceda ante las presiones del Kremlin y participe activamente en el conflicto, aunque información de inteligencia apunta a que la opinión mayoritaria es no invoucrarse directamente, según Ucrania. (AFP)
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EE UU prepara una serie de reservas estratégicas para estabilizar el mercado mundial de petróleo
Estados Unidos está por lanzar una serie de lotes de reservas estratégicas para frenar la escalada mundial de los precios del petróleo tras la invasión de Rusia a Ucrania y por la ola de sanciones impuestas por Occidente a Moscú. Así lo ha anunciado la secretaria estadounidense de Energía, Jennifer Granholm, en Washington. "El objetivo es estabilizar los mercados", ha dicho Granholm en un encuentro virtual con periodistas. "Estamos exportando cada molécula que podemos de gas natural licuado para aliviar los problemas de oferta en Europa", ha agregado.
Granholm ha dicho que la Administración de Joe Biden ha empujado para que los principales productores del mundo aumenten su capacidad diaria de suministro, pero ha señalado que la única solución de fondo es apostar por energías renovables y bajar la dependencia de combustibles fósiles. "Tenemos que hacer todo lo que esté en nuestras manos para satisfacer las necesidades de nuestras poblaciones, pero la realidad es que la única solución en el medio y largo plazo son las energías limpias", ha comentado. El plan de Estados Unidos es bajar el consumo en 2,7 millones de barriles diarios dentro de los próximos cuatro meses, el equivalente a la demanda de todos los coches que circulan en China.
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Zelenski insiste en la mediación del Papa para frenar la invasión rusa
Volodímir Zelenski, el presidente ucranio, ha solicitado al papa Francisco que sea el mediador en las negocaciones para acabar con la invasión rusa. "Esta mañana hablé con su Santidad sobre la búsqueda de la paz en Ucrania, sobre las atrocidades del enemigo, sobre los corredores humanitarios en las ciudades ocupadas", ha dicho Zelenski en un discurso nocturno.
"I thanked him for his clear position against the war and his prayers for Ukraine," added the president.
Zelensky has said that he invited the pope to visit the country at "this crucial time."
The president also addressed the Italian Parliament hours before and warned of the humanitarian crisis in Chernigov (northeast of the country) and Kherson, as well as in the port of Mariupol (east), where access to food and basic services has been deteriorated after 27 days of invasion.
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