“Energy supply: Strengthen European independence”
Commenting on possible energy measures against Russia and the current announcements from Brussels and Berlin on energy policy, Thilo Brodtmann, Executive Director of VDMA, says: “We support the EU’s plan for more energy independence from Russia as well as the…
The U.S. unilateral sanctions against Russia will produce a global food disaster
By John Ross / Globetrotter “There is really no true solution to the problem of global food security without bringing back the agriculture production of Ukraine and the food and fertilizer production of Russia and Belarus into world markets despite…
Russia vs. Ukraine: the Search Front
From CodeFuel Mar 15, 2022 In this post Search data is a great signal for understanding human emotions and public opinion. At CodeFuel, we monitor over 18M searches a day to ensure high-quality performance for search advertisers. These days, however, I’ve…
VDMA: “Oil embargo against Russia is the right step, but must come sooner”
VDMA, Europes most important mechanical engineering industry association, supports the envisaged EU embargo on Russian oil as a necessary step. However, the planned gradual introduction by the end of the year is not ambitious enough. The sanctions must also be…
Russia threatens to deploy nuclear weapons if Sweden, Finland join NATO
By Jeffrey RodackFrom Newsmax Russia is warning that Finland and Sweden joining NATO would mean new deployments of nuclear weapons to the Baltic Sea region. The warning came in a Thursday posting on Telegram from Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of the Kremlin’s Security…
Ukraine asks European Nations to close border with Russia, Belarus
By Solange Reyner From Newsmax Ukraine recently asked four European countries to close their borders with Russia and Belarus, Ukraine’s Poland Amb. Andrii Deshchytsia told Ukrinform, a state news agency in Ukraine. “We are holding talks with the Polish Ministry of Infrastructure,…
IOC EB urges all International Federations to relocate or cancel their sports events currently planned in Russia or Belarus
25 Feb 2022 – The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reiterated today the IOC’s strong condemnation of the breach of the Olympic Truce by the Russian government and the government of Belarus through its support in this. The…
Russia moves on law to criminalize foreign critics
By Sandy Fitzgerald From Newsmax The United Russia party, which controls the State Duma, plans to vote on an amendment to the Russian Federation’s law about the dissemination of news determined to be false about the government and military to punish people…
Reports: Russia deporting captured Ukrainian civilians to camps in Russia
From Newsmax Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia’s siege of the port city of Mariupol was “a terror that will be remembered for centuries to come,” while local authorities said thousands of residents there had been taken by force across…
“Anti−dumping measures against steel imports must be suspended”
Commenting on possible new EU sanctions against Russia, Thilo Brodtmann, Executive Director of VDMA, says: “It is important that the EU responds with further sanctions to the war in Ukraine, which is being waged ever more violently by Russia. In…
