War in Ukraine: Vladimir Putin promises 50 million tons of exports based on grain harvest forecasts
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to negotiate on the grain currently blocked in Ukrainian ports, as stated by Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer after their telephone conversation on Friday. Moscow has shown some flexibility in addressing the issue of Russia blocking Ukrainian grain exports. Putin has indicated his willingness to allow exports through seaports, Nehammer said. However, the ports involved would likely have to be cleared of mines laid for defense purposes, Nehammer said. Putin…
UN concerned about child recruitment by criminal gangs in Haiti: video of masked, armed boy circulates on social networks
The UN office in Haiti expressed concern on Wednesday about the recruitment of children by gangs that run Haiti as at least 39 civilians have been killed since April 24, during clashes between criminal gangs.The UN representation in Port-au-Prince is particularly concerned about the recruitment of minors into gangs, one of the six grave violations of children’s rights, she said on Twitter. For several decades, armed gangs have been operating in the poorest neighborhoods of…
War in Ukraine: at least one death in Russian strike against Kiev on Thursday during Antonio Guterres’ visit
Here is the latest information about the war in Ukraine. Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced Friday that he had invited his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and confirmed that he had invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit to be held in November in Indonesia. I have invited President Zelensky to participate in the G20 summit, the Indonesian president said, suggesting that a compromise had been reached following Western pressure to exclude Russia from the…
Ukraine has received aircraft and spare parts to strengthen its air force
Ukraine has received fighter jets and spare parts to bolster its air force, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Tuesday, declining to specify their number or the countries that provided the aircraft. Today they have more fighter aircraft at their disposal than they did two weeks ago, the spokesman said during a press briefing. Without going into detail about what other countries are providing, I would say they have received additional aircraft and spare parts to increase…
Can Russia use its tactical nuclear weapons in the conflict in Ukraine? Vladimir Putin did not enter the war to lose it
Is a tactical nuclear arsenal an option for Moscow? The hypothesis was raised shortly after the outbreak of hostilities, when Vladimir Putin indicated that he had ordered his generals to put the deterrent forces of the Russian army on special combat alert. And the head of the CIA, William Burns, has just brandished it again, referring to Moscow’s potential use of tactical or low-yield nuclear weapons. It is possible that President Putin and the Russian…
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