Ukraine-Russia: the dangerous escalation
Seven months after the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war, Vladimir Putin launches a partial mobilization and threatens to use nuclear weapons “if the vital interests of Russia were threatened”.
Seven months after the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war, Vladimir Putin launches a partial mobilization and threatens to use nuclear weapons “if the vital interests of Russia were threatened”.
The European Commission proposed on September 8 additional macro-financial assistance (MFA) in the form of loans amounting to 5 billion euros for Ukraine.
The sanctions against Russia are now turning against those who initiated them. The soaring price of gas and electricity is likely to cause real riots in France. As in the UK and probably elsewhere.
While the British press announces a possible sending of troops to Ukraine, Moscow makes it known that if the United Kingdom goes to war against Russia, London will be bombed.
Six months after the Russian invasion, the conflict is bogged down and could spiral out of control at any moment towards a worldwide explosion.
On a visit to Asia, the Speaker of the House of Representatives arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday. A casus belli that China will not let pass: The United States “will pay the price” warns Beijing.
As U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi considers an official trip to Taiwan, Xi Jinping warns that “those who play with fire eventually get burned.”
The day after the agreement signed between Kiev and Moscow to export grain blocked since the beginning of the war, the port of Odessa was hit by missiles. The Russians? They deny it. So who ?
Remember the plan? Wreck the Russian economy, force regime change and bring ‘victory to Ukraine!’. So far, this is not working out very well.
German condom manufacturer CPR GmbH has declared insolvency, blaming sanctions against Russia. 25% of condoms produced by CPR are sold to Russia.
Weapons supplied to Kiev to defend itself against the Russian aggressor may end up on the black market to feed terrorist networks. Brussels, Interpol and the Pentagon are concerned about this.
Four months after the beginning of the war, the Ukrainian actor-president Volodymyr Zelensky has achieved all his goals. The European Commission has just granted Ukraine the status of a candidate for EU membership.