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The Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine intensifies day by day.
In recent hours, it is especially concentrated around the city of Severodonetsk, in the province of Lugansk, which together with Donetsk form the Donbas region.
Russian troops are trying to close the siege on the city, where 15,000 civilians remain, and attack "on a large scale in all directions", according to the governor of Lugansk, Sergei Gaidai.
"They are trying to wipe Severodonetsk off the face of the Earth," he says in a video posted on Telegram.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last night celebrated his country's three-month resistance against the invader and asked the West for more weapons.
Meanwhile, this Wednesday the exemption that temporarily allowed to receive payments in dollars from the Russian government for its bonds expired in the US.
Therefore,
Russian bondholders can no longer accept payments from the Russian state, bringing Moscow closer to default on its debt.
In the event that Moscow did not face a payment, it would be necessary to wait at least the grace period of 30 days before the non-payment was officially declared.
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What has happened in the last hours in Ukraine
On the 91st day of the war initiated by Russia against Ukraine, these are the key data at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 25:
"Russia tries to wipe Severodonetsk off the face of the earth"
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The Russian army continues to intensify its attacks on the city of Severodonetsk, in Lugansk, to gain total control of this province, which together with Donetsk make up the Donbas region, with a pro-Russian majority.
The governor of the Ukrainian region of Lugansk, Sergei Gaidai, points out that the Russian troops are attacking with all means at their disposal and everywhere and denounces that "they have decided to completely destroy Severodonetsk, they are simply erasing it from the face of the earth" .
Zelensky celebrates three months of resistance and asks the West for more weapons
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On the day that three months have passed since the Russian invasion, the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, praised his people for having resisted the invading soldiers for this time.
“We must always remember that we have survived these three months thanks to the thousands of acts of those who have defended the State.
And at the cost of tens of thousands of lives of Ukrainian women and men killed by the occupiers.”
In the video, the president has rejected the declarations of the Russian Minister of Defense, Sergéi Shogu, that Russia has slowed down the offensive to allow the exit of civilians.
"After three months of searching for an explanation as to why they failed to take Ukraine in three days, they can't come up with anything better than saying they planned it," he scoffed.
Latin America will suffer one of its most serious crises due to the war in Ukraine
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Latin America and the Caribbean will go through one of the most acute crises in their history in terms of food insecurity as a result of the war in Ukraine, according to the World Food Program (WFP), which is requesting some 315 million dollars to help most vulnerable groups.
"It will be one of the largest because it involves food, fuel and financial systems," the director of the WFP for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Spanish Lola Castro, told Efe in an interview.
British military intelligence denounces the blockade of Ukrainian ports
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The daily report of the British military intelligence is dedicated this Wednesday to the blockade of the Ukrainian ports of the Black Sea and to the alimentary security, without any detail on the evolution of the war.
The British Ministry of Defense indicates that "there has been no merchant activity to or from the port of Odessa since the beginning of the war" and that the blockade of the ports has prevented the merchant marine sector from operating.
The shortages caused by the Russian blockade of ports “will further increase the price of many basic products”.
The United States brings Russia closer to a possible default
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The US Treasury announced on Tuesday that it will not extend the exemption that temporarily allowed it to receive payments in dollars from the Russian government for its bonds.
That temporary exemption has expired this midnight (New York time, six o'clock on Wednesday morning, Spanish peninsular time).
Since then, neither US banks nor investors can accept payments from the Russian state.
Still, since this is a collection ban that affects only US debt holders, it is not entirely clear whether it could lead to the debt being declared unpaid.
In this image, by
Andrei Andreienko
for AP, a Ukrainian woman washes dishes by the light of a lamp in the basement of a building used as a shelter in Soledar, Donetsk province.
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“Russia tries to wipe Severodonetsk off the face of the earth”
The Russian army continues to intensify its attacks on the city of Severodonetsk, in Lugansk, to gain total control of this province, which together with Donetsk make up the Donbas region, with a pro-Russian majority.
The governor of the Ukrainian region of Lugansk, Sergei Gaidai, has published a video on his Telegram channel in which he indicates that the city is the object of artillery fire, air and mortar attacks.
"The situation is very difficult and getting worse, unfortunately," he says in the video, describing a "large-scale offensive in all directions."
“The Russian Army has decided to completely destroy Severodonetsk, they are simply wiping it off the face of the earth,” he says in the video.
According to this leader, the intensity of the attacks is such that it is no longer possible to evacuate the approximately 15,000 civilians who remain in the city.
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British military intelligence denounces the blockade of Ukrainian ports
The daily report of the British military intelligence is dedicated this Wednesday to the blockade of the Ukrainian ports of the Black Sea and to the alimentary security, without any detail on the evolution of the war.
The British Ministry of Defense points out that "there has been no merchant activity to or from the port of Odessa since the beginning of the war" and that the blockade of the ports has prevented the merchant marine sector from operating.
Exports by land cannot replace the "drop in port activity caused by the Russian blockade" and as a result, "significant amounts of cereal remain in storage without being able to be exported."
If the war itself has already pushed up grain prices around the world, the shortages caused by the Russian blockade of ports "will further increase the price of many basic products."
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US will allow Russian debt payment license to expire
The United States will not extend a key waiver set to expire on Wednesday that allows Russia to pay US bondholders, which could bring Russia closer to the brink of default as Washington ratchets up pressure on the country following its invasion of Ukraine.
The US Treasury Department said on its website on Tuesday that it would not issue a license, which expires early Wednesday, allowing Russia to make payments on its sovereign debt to US citizens.
The waiver had allowed Moscow to continue paying interest and principal and avoid defaulting on its public debt.
Russia has so far managed to make its international bond payments despite Western sanctions over the Ukraine conflict and countermeasures from Moscow, which have complicated the movement of money across borders.
On Friday, Russia rushed forward payments on two international bonds, one denominated in euros and the other in dollars, a week before they were due to expire.
The country has 40,000 million in international bonds in circulation.
(Reuters)
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Latin America will suffer one of its most serious crises due to the war in Ukraine
Latin America and the Caribbean will go through one of the most acute crises in their history in terms of food insecurity as a result of the war in Ukraine, according to the World Food Program (WFP), which is requesting some 315 million dollars to help most vulnerable groups.
"Honestly, I don't know if it will be the most acute, but surely one of the biggest because it involves food, fuel and financial systems," the
WFP
director for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Spanish Lola Castro.
There are 9.3 million people under food insecurity in the Latin American countries where the United Nations body, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020, has a presence, a figure that could increase to 13.3 million or more in the coming months if the conflict in Ukraine continues.
Although the WFP does not project that Latin America and the Caribbean, which is still bearing the consequences of the covid-19 pandemic, will be the region of the world most affected by the war, "it will also be extremely affected."
"Actually, the cereals, oils or legumes that are produced in the Black Sea basin go mainly to the Middle East and West Africa, which will be the hardest hit directly," Castro explained.
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Russian Invasion of Ukraine Threatens to Be 'Start of World War III,' Says George Soros
Veteran philanthropist and financier George Soros warned on Tuesday that Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be the start of a third world war and the end of civilization.
With the mood in Davos already low over the war in Ukraine, Soros has taken the gloomy rhetoric to new heights,
The Guardian reports.
“The invasion may have been the beginning of the third world war and our civilization may not survive.
The invasion of Ukraine did not come out of nowhere.
The world has become increasingly involved in a struggle between two systems of government that are diametrically opposed to each other: the open society and the closed society”, she has commented.
In a scathing attack on China's Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the philanthropist has claimed that autocratic regimes are on the rise and the world economy is headed for a depression.
Soros, who has become a hate figure for the far right in the US, has also harshly criticized former German Chancellor Angela Merkel for "indulging" Moscow and Beijing.
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Zelensky celebrates three months of resistance and asks the West for more weapons
On the day that three months have passed since the Russian invasion, the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has praised his people for having resisted the invading soldiers for this time.
“We must always remember that we have survived these three months thanks to the thousands of acts of those who have defended the State.
And at the cost of tens of thousands of lives of Ukrainian women and men killed by the occupiers.”
In the video, the president has rejected the declarations of the Russian Minister of Defense, Sergéi Shogu, that Russia has slowed down the offensive to allow the exit of civilians.
"After three months of searching for an explanation as to why they failed to take Ukraine in three days, they can't come up with anything better than saying they planned it," he scoffed.
Regarding the situation in Donbas, where the worst attacks are now concentrated, he asked Western countries to continue sending artillery and heavy weapons to counter Russian weapons.
"The supply of heavy weapons to Ukraine is the best investment to maintain stability in the world."
The Ukrainian president has indicated that "in the interventions of their conversations", the authorities have heard that in Moscow "they are aware" that the invasion "does not make sense for Russia and that, strategically, its army has no chance".
Finally, Zelenski, has assured this Tuesday during his daily speech that Russia will have to leave Crimea, "as well as Kherson, Melitopol, Enerhodar, Mariupol and all the other cities and communities where they still claim to be the owners."
"They definitely won't be the owners there," he said.
24 May 2022 - 23:23 UTC
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Situation in Lugansk 'worsening by the hour', says Ukraine
The situation in the province of Lugansk, faced with the advance of Russian troops, "is getting worse by the hour", the governor of the province, Serhiy Gaidai, declared on Tuesday in a video on his Telegram account.
"The situation is very difficult, and, unfortunately, it does not stop getting worse."
In his daily televised message, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that "the situation in Donbas [region (to which Lugansk belongs) is extremely difficult. All the strength that the Russian Army still has is in this attack. Lyman , Popasna, Severodonetsk, Sloviansk... the occupiers want to destroy everything."
According to the governor, the Russians "have brought an insane number of soldiers and equipment to our region, with helicopters and heavy artillery at the ready in the occupied territories."
"The free Lugansk province is now like Mariupol. We are an outpost that contains the carnage and contains it precisely. Despite the superiority of the enemy army, we will win, because we are fighting for our land."
(AFP)
24 May 2022 - 20:45 UTC
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Polish president says he is 'disappointed' with Germany for reneging on promises to deliver Leopard tanks
The President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, said on Tuesday that he felt very "disappointed" with Germany for "breaking" the "promises" to supply them with tanks to replace those they have sent to Ukraine to fight Russian forces.
"Germany has promised to deliver these tanks to us. It has not fulfilled this promise and, frankly, we are very disappointed about that," the Polish president protested upon leaving an event at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
"We have provided Ukraine with a large number of tanks because we believe it is our responsibility as a neighbor," even though this would weaken Poland's own military potential, Duda stressed.
Duda recalled that as part of the agreement, Germany had agreed to provide Leopard tanks.
"If Germany had supported us, if we had received these replacements, we would have been very happy," said the Polish president, who believes that the government of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is not doing enough to help Ukraine fight against Russia.
"It is Germany itself that should help Ukraine. Ukraine really needs this help very urgently," said the Polish president, who has been in kyiv this weekend, his second time since the war began three months ago. .
Poland has been supporting neighboring Ukraine by supplying them with Soviet-made T-72 tanks, in exchange for compensation from NATO.
For her part, the German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, has asked her Polish counterpart, Zbigniew Rau, for understanding, since they cannot deliver heavy military equipment "at the push of a button", for which she has asked to keep in touch , work together so that "there are no misunderstandings".
(EuropePress)
24 May 2022 - 20:18 UTC
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The United States brings Russia closer to a possible default
Miguel Jiménez
reports
from Washington.
The United States Treasury announced on Tuesday that it will not extend the exemption that temporarily allowed it to receive payments in dollars from the Russian government for its bonds.
That temporary exemption expires at midnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, New York time, six o'clock on Wednesday morning, Spanish peninsular time.
From that moment, neither US banks nor investors will be able to accept payments from the Russian state, according to a statement from the Treasury Department.
That temporary waiver was expected to expire without extension.
Still, since this is a collection ban that affects only US debt holders, it's not entirely clear whether it could lead to debt default.
Most of the investors with Russian debt are in Europe.
Russia has to pay about 100 million dollars in debt interest in the coming weeks and about 1,000 million in the rest of the year.
He has enough money thanks to the income from the export of oil and gas.
In the event that Moscow did not face a payment, it would be necessary to wait at least the grace period of 30 days before the non-payment was officially declared.
In that period I could try to find a solution.
In any case, if non-payment were to be declared, it would be unique in its kind if it stemmed from the refusal to collect, and not from the lack of willingness to pay.
24 May 2022 - 19:44 UTC
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The Russian Parliament approves a bill that allows the closure of correspondents from "hostile" countries
The Russian Parliament has approved this Tuesday in first reading a bill that will allow the Prosecutor's Office to close correspondents in Moscow if the country of origin of the journalistic company has been "hostile" to the Russian media.
It is a response to the banning of Russian media by several countries in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which is three months old today.
In the event that the Prosecutor's Office orders the closure of the correspondent office, the journalists who work in it will lose their accreditation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, so they will not be able to work in Russia and the articles of that medium will not be able to be distributed in the country.
The text now goes to the plenary session, from where it will go to the upper house and must be signed by the president, Vladimir Putin, to become law.
Una de las primeras medidas tomadas tras la invasión de Ucrania por varios países occidentales fue la de prohibir la operación de medios rusos como RT y Sputnik en sus territorios, argumentando que operaban, más que como medios de información, como difusores de propaganda rusa. El ministro de Exteriores ruso, Serguéi Lavrov, ha denunciado estas medidas como una vulneración de la libertad de expresión.
La medida dificulta aún más el trabajo de los medios extranjeros en Rusia, ya dificultada por una ley, implementada al principio de la invasión, que condena con penas de hasta 15 años de cárcel la difusión de noticias "falsas" sobre las fuerzas armadas. (Reuters)
24 May 2022 - 19:36 UTC
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Ampliación | Orbán declara el estado de emergencia en Hungría por la guerra en Ucrania
Todo ha ocurrido en cuestión de horas. La supermayoría de Fidesz, el partido ultraconservador de Viktor Orbán, ha aprobado este martes la décima reforma de la Constitución húngara para introducir la posibilidad de declarar el estado de emergencia en caso de guerra o crisis humanitaria en un país vecino. A continuación, tras jurar sus cargos, ha tomado posesión el nuevo Ejecutivo de Orbán, que ganó las elecciones el 3 de abril. Para terminar la tarde y cerrar el círculo, el primer ministro ha anunciado su primera medida: ha declarado el estado de emergencia por la guerra en Ucrania, lo que le permite gobernar por decreto. Por Gloria Rodríguez-Pina
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24 May 2022 - 19:00 UTC
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Ucrania denuncia al menos 12 muertos y 10 heridos en varios ataques a Donetsk este martes
El gobernador provincial de Donetsk, Pavlo Kirilenko, ha comunicado a través de su canal oficial de Telegram que al menos 12 civiles han muerto y otros 10 han resultado heridos en varios ataques a distintas ciudades de la provincia de Donetsk. "Las ciudades alcanzadas por los bombardeos han sido Bajmut, Toretsk, Avdivka, Raigorodka, Liman, Mikolaivka y Kalinovo", se lee en el comunicado de Kirilenko, que señala que "actualmente es imposible determinar el número exacto de víctimas en Mariupol y Volnovaja". En las últimas semanas, Rusia ha intensificado su ofensiva en el este de Ucrania, en las provincias de Lugansk y Donetsk. Este martes, el informe de la inteligencia británica ha señalado que las tropas rusas están redoblando sus esfuerzos para hacerse con el control total de Donbás. Además, la ONU también se ha mostrado preocupada por los “feroces” combates reportados en esta zona de Ucrania.
24 May 2022 - 18:41 UTC
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Canadá enviará 71 millones de euros en munición a Ucrania
Canadá enviará 20.000 proyectiles para obuses más a Ucrania, además de espoletas, ha anunciado este martes la ministra de Defensa, Anita Anand. La munición, comprada de Estados Unidos a un coste de 98 millones de dólares canadienses (71 millones de euros), servirá entre otros para los obuses M777 ya en poder de Kiev y que han empezado a entrar en servicio en el frente.
Es la mayor contribución militar del país norteamericano desde que comenzó la invasión. Canadá es uno de los 20 países que se han comprometido a suministrar más armas a Ucrania, como afirmó el secretario de Defensa de EE UU el lunes. En los últimos presupuestos, Ottawa adjudicó 362 millones de euros en ayuda militar a Ucrania. (Reuters)
24 May 2022 - 18:19 UTC
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Qué ha pasado en las últimas horas en Ucrania
En el 90º día de la guerra iniciada por Rusia contra Ucrania, estos son los datos clave a las 20.00 de este martes 24 de mayo:
Ucrania dice que la ofensiva rusa ha entrado en su "fase más activa". La campaña militar rusa en Ucrania ha entrado en su "fase más activa", ha afirmado este martes el portavoz del Ministerio de Defensa ucranio, Oleksander Motuziansk. Horas antes, el ministro de Exteriores, Dmitro Kuleba, había considerado a través de su cuenta de Twitter que "la ofensiva rusa en Donbás es una batalla sin piedad, la mayor en suelo europeo desde la II Guerra Mundial". Para Motuziansk, "la situación en el frente es extremadamente difícil, porque puede ser que el destino del país se esté decidiendo ahora mismo".
Al menos 234 niños han muerto por la guerra. La Fiscalía de Menores de Ucrania ha comunicado que más de 667 niños han sido víctimas de la agresión armada a gran escala en el país por parte de Rusia, de los que 234 han muerto y 433 han resultado heridos. El comunicado, publicado en la página oficial de la Fiscalía, señala que las cifras no son definitivas, "ya que se está recabando información de los lugares donde todavía hay hostilidades activas". El bombardeo y los ataques a las ciudades y pueblos ucranios por parte de las fuerzas armadas rusas han dañado 1.848 instituciones educativas, de las que 173 han sido completamente destruidas.
La UE aprueba 500 millones de euros más para armas a Kiev. El Consejo de la Unión Europea ha dado luz verde a otros 500 millones de euros para financiar armas para que Ucrania se defienda de Rusia, con lo que asciende a un total de 2.000 millones la ayuda otorgada para ese fin a través del Fondo Europeo de Apoyo a la Paz (FEAP). El alto representante de la UE para Asuntos Exteriores, Josep Borrell, ha indicado que los 2.000 millones de euros en total que la UE ha dedicado a financiar ayuda militar para Kiev son “solo una parte de los esfuerzos europeos para ayudar a Ucrania a defenderse”.
Von der Leyen asegura que el veto al petróleo ruso es "cuestión de semanas". La presidenta de la Comisión Europea, Ursula von der Leyen, ha declarado que la aprobación del embargo al petróleo ruso es una "cuestión de semanas". "Estamos trabajando en eso en este momento, es una cuestión de semanas. Pero antes debemos encontrar una solución para evitar que Putin venda el petróleo a un precio más alto en el mercado mundial", ha afirmado Von der Leyen. De aprobarse, el embargo sería el sexto paquete de sanciones de la Unión Europea contra Rusia desde que invadió Ucrania el 24 de febrero.
Hungría declara el estado de emergencia por la guerra de Ucrania. El Gobierno de Hungría ha declarado el estado de emergencia en el país debido a la guerra en Ucrania, según ha comunicado el presidente húngaro, Viktor Orbán, a través de un mensaje institucional en vídeo publicado en su cuenta oficial de Facebook, donde ha detallado que entra en vigor el miércoles. El estado de emergencia faculta al Ejecutivo para aprobar medidas rápidamente, por decreto. “Para asegurarnos de que nos mantendremos ajenos a la guerra y para proteger a las familias húngaras, el Gobierno necesita tener margen de maniobra y estar preparado para la acción inmediata”, ha dicho el dirigente populista.
En la fotografía, dos hombres transportan un panel junto a varios edificios gravemente dañados y automóviles destruidos por un bombardeo ruso en Bajmut, en el este de Ucrania, este martes. / Francisco Seco
24 May 2022 - 18:00 UTC
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Vídeo | 90 días de la invasión rusa de Ucrania, vistos desde Donbás
María R. Sahuquillo, corresponsal de EL PAÍS en el espacio post-soviético, hace un balance sobre el terreno de los primeros tres meses de la invasión rusa de Ucrania. Está en Donbás, al este de Ucrania, la zona donde Rusia ha concentrado su ofensiva y los ataques más duros. Las personas aún refugiadas en ciudades como Severodonetsk corren la peor suerte, cuenta Sahuquillo. Su evacuación se complica por días.
24 May 2022 - 17:32 UTC
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Ucrania invita a Batet y al resto de los miembros de la Mesa del Congreso a visitar Kiev para demostrar su apoyo
El Parlamento de Ucrania, la Rada Suprema, ha invitado a la presidenta del Congreso de los Diputados, Meritxell Batet, y a los miembros de la Mesa de la Cámara Baja a visitar Kiev para transmitir personalmente a los ciudadanos ucranios el apoyo de España. Batet ha mantenido una videoconferencia con el presidente del Parlamento de Ucrania, Ruslan Stefanchuk, al que ha transmitido el apoyo "incondicional" de España cuando se cumplen tres meses desde que Rusia iniciara su invasión.
"España sigue apoyando incondicionalmente a Ucrania, a su integridad territorial, a su soberanía, y condena enérgicamente la invasión por parte de Putin, la vulneración del derecho internacional y el ataque a los derechos humanos", ha recalcado Batet, quien ha reconocido a Stefanchuk "el esfuerzo que está haciendo para mantener viva la Rada, el poder legislativo de Ucrania", algo fundamental puesto que "sin instituciones fuertes las democracias se tambalean". Batet se ha interesado por la evolución de la guerra en Ucrania y ha transmitido el apoyo y la solidaridad del Congreso de los Diputados y de la ciudadanía española ante la "temible invasión rusa". Batet ha señalado también que "España va a estar al lado de las propuestas que haga la Comisión Europea para que Ucrania se sienta lo más vinculada posible a la UE". (Efe)
24 May 2022 - 17:25 UTC
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Ucrania afirma que la mitad de la población de la provincia de Jersón se ha marchado
La mitad de los habitantes de Jersón han abandonado esta provincia del sur de Ucrania, ocupada por las fuerzas rusas, según ha afirmado este martes el jefe de la administración militar de la provincia, Gennadi Laguta. "Sobre el 50% [de la población] se ha marchado ya, porque la gente no quiere vivir bajo ocupación y con los ocupantes", ha afirmado, en declaraciones recogidas por el diario digital Ukrainskaya Pravda. Quienes han huido lo hicieron "lo más rápido que pudieron, dejando atrás sus hogares o sus negocios", ha destacado.
Laguta ha agregado que desde hace ya 10 días, las autoridades instaladas por Rusia el 25 de abril no dejan a nadie abandonar la región hacia el territorio controlado por el Gobierno ucranio, ya que temen "que no quede nadie para colaborar con ellas".
La ciudad de Jersón, capital de la provincia del mismo nombre, contaba antes de la guerra con 280.000 habitantes y es la única capital provincial tomada por las fuerzas rusas desde el inicio de la invasión. Las autoridades instaladas por Rusia han hablado de una posible integración en ese país, posiblemente a través de la celebración de un referéndum fraudulento, y han implantado la circulación del rublo ruso en la región. (Efe)
24 May 2022 - 17:02 UTC
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El Congreso rechaza declarar a Putin ‘persona non grata’ como pedía Vox
Hubo un tiempo no tan lejano en que el puño de hierro de Vladímir Putin despertaba simpatía en los dirigentes de Vox. Hoy no hay partido que compita con el de Santiago Abascal en su copiosa lista de descalificaciones al presidente ruso. “Ególatra”, “narcisista”, “sátrapa”, “traidor” o “criminal” son algunos de los adjetivos que los diputados de la extrema derecha dedicaron este martes al invasor de Ucrania en la Comisión de Exteriores del Congreso. En su nuevo ardor contra Putin, Vox propuso que el Parlamento lo declarase persona non grata. Se quedó en el intento. La izquierda rechazó la propuesta por venir de donde venía y aunque el PP sí la apoyó, se unió a los reproches al partido de Abascal por sus pasados lazos con un régimen del que ahora abomina. Por Xosé Hermida
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24 May 2022 - 16:42 UTC
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Hungría declara el estado de emergencia por la guerra de Ucrania
Por Gloria Rodríguez Pina (Madrid). El Gobierno de Hungría ha declarado el estado de emergencia en el país debido a la guerra en Ucrania, según ha comunicado el presidente húngaro, Viktor Orbán, a través de un mensaje institucional en vídeo publicado en su cuenta oficial de Facebook, donde ha detallado que entrará en vigor el miércoles. En unas pocas horas, la supermayoría de Fidesz, el partido ultraconservador de Orbán, ha aprobado la décima reforma de la Constitución húngara para introducir la posibilidad de declarar el estado de emergencia en caso de guerra o crisis humanitaria en un país vecino. A continuación, el nuevo Gobierno de Orbán ha jurado su mandato. Justo después, el presidente ha anunciado su primera medida: declarar el estado de emergencia, que faculta al Ejecutivo para aprobar medidas rápidamente, por decreto.
Orbán ha asegurado que el objetivo de la medida, que refuerza aún más los poderes de su Gobierno, aunque tiene una mayoría aplastante en el Parlamento, es “salvaguardar los intereses nacionales de seguridad de Hungría”. “Para asegurarnos de que nos mantendremos ajenos a la guerra y para proteger a las familias húngaras, el Gobierno necesita tener margen de maniobra y estar preparado para la acción inmediata”, ha dicho el dirigente populista en el vídeo, en el que ha anunciado que las primeras medidas se darán a conocer el miércoles. El mandatario húngaro, que ganó las elecciones generales por cuarta vez consecutiva el 3 de abril, ha declarado el estado de emergencia en dos ocasiones anteriormente: la primera, debido a la migración y la segunda, durante la pandemia del coronavirus.
24 May 2022 - 16:17 UTC
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