Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, starting a war that has already claimed thousands of lives, destroyed several cities, and caused millions of people to flee the country.
The armed conflict is also causing a serious crisis in the distribution chain of certain products to other countries, such as cereals, and fueling inflation.
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Updated April 12, 2023 | 22:43
Belarus extradites to Russia man whose daughter ‘discredited’ Russian offensive
Belarus on Wednesday extradited to Russia a man convicted of “discrediting the Russian army” after his daughter drew Russian missiles hitting people next to the Ukrainian flag, a specialized public organization said.
Aleksey Moskalev, a 54-year-old Russian, escaped house arrest shortly before a Moscow court sentenced him to two years in prison for “discrediting the Russian army” in the context of the Russian offensive in Ukraine.
Russia revokes credentials of Honorary Consul of Portugal
Russia has withdrawn credentials, allegedly in retaliation, from Portugal’s honorary consul Acasio Durais in Nizhny Novgorod, an important industrial area south of Moscow, SIC Notícias reported.
The SIC contacted Acasio Durayes and stated that no explanation was given to him.
Portugal and Latvia together in “full support” for Ukraine and condemnation of Russia
President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said this Wednesday that Portugal and Latvia together “fully support” the political, military and financial Ukraine, “strengthening it even more if necessary”, while also condemning the “brutal Russian aggression”.
The head of state spoke at the Sala das Bicas of the Belem Palace in Lisbon, together with his Latvian counterpart Egils Levits, whom he received this Wednesday at the start of his three-day state visit to Portugal.
The British government extended sanctions to advisers and relatives of Russian oligarchs
The British government announced this Wednesday that it extended sanctions to financial advisers, family members and allies who helped hide or move the financial assets of Russian oligarchs such as Roman Abramovich and Alisher Usmanov.
According to the Foreign Office, the measure is aimed at punishing people who helped the oligarchs avoid capital and real estate sanctions through networks of sophisticated companies based in tax havens.
The head of the Russian Central Bank said that it is impossible to completely remove currency controls
Russian Central Bank (CB) Governor Elvira Nabiulina said this Wednesday that it is not currently possible to lift all of the currency restrictions that were put in place to combat Western sanctions against the Russian financial market due to the military campaign in Ukraine.
“Currency control should protect against sanctions pressure and at the same time interfere as little as possible in foreign economic activity.” This is the balance we are fighting for,” the economist said at a joint meeting of several economic committees of the Duma or the lower house.
The BCR has begun easing some currency controls, but Nabiulina says it’s impossible to lift them all.
Zelensky accused the Russians of beheading a prisoner of war
A Ukrainian prisoner of war was allegedly beheaded by Russian forces, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday, calling the alleged attackers “monsters.”
“These monsters kill easily. The world should see a video of the execution of a Ukrainian prisoner of war. This is a video of Russia as it is,” the head of state of Ukraine said in a message posted on the social network Instagram and quoted by France Presse.
So far, no details about the alleged beheading have been released, and the place of execution is unknown.
The identities of the victim and alleged attackers have not yet been released.
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