Month: March 2022

Чорнобильська АЕС повністю знеструмлена через дії військ РФ – «Укренерго»

В «Енергоатомі» заявили, що через це можливий «вихід радіоактивних речовин у довкілля. Вітром радіоактивну хмару може перенести в інші регіони України, Білорусі, Росії, Європи» …

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НБУ радить при евакуації не вивозити готівкову гривню за кордон, а внести її на рахунки

НБУ запевняє, що не встановлював жодних обмежень на безготівкові розрахунки, зокрема лімітів щодо сум здійснення операцій із використанням платіжних карток за кордоном …

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Explainer: What Does a US Ban on Russian Oil Accomplish?

With Russia intensifying its war on Ukraine, killing civilians and triggering a mass refugee crisis, President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a U.S. ban on imported Russian oil. Critics of Russia have said that sanctioning its energy exports would be the best — perhaps only — way to force Moscow to pull back. A full embargo would be most effective if it included European allies, which are also desperate to stop the violence in Ukraine and the danger Moscow poses to the continent. Yet it’s far from clear that all of Europe would take part in an embargo, though Britain …

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Russia Appeals FIFA, UEFA Ban From Football Competition

The Russian Football Union (RFU) has appealed FIFA and UEFA bans on its football teams. The football governing bodies suspended Russia from competition on February 28 following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. “The RFU will demand the restoration of all men’s and women’s national teams of Russia in all types of football in the tournaments in which they took part (including in the qualifying round of the World Cup in Qatar), as well as compensation for damage,” the RFU said last week. “In order to ensure the possibility of the participation of Russian teams in the next scheduled matches, the …

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Situation in Parts of Ukraine ‘Apocalyptic’ as People Run Out of Essential Supplies

U.N. and international aid agencies are calling for an end to hostilities in Ukraine as the number of civilian casualties grows and more people flee in terror to safety in neighboring countries.  The latest U.N. figures put the number of civilian casualties at 1,335, including 474 people killed and 861 injured. The U.N. office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, which compiles the figures, believes the true number of casualties is much higher than what is recorded. That has led U.N. rights chief Michelle Bachelet to reiterate her call for a quick and peaceful end to the conflict, which …

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‘Some Kind of Terrible Dream’ for Ukrainian Women Refugees

It’s a global day to celebrate women, but many fleeing Ukraine feel only the stress of finding a new life for their children as husbands, brothers and fathers stay behind to defend their country from Russia’s invasion. The number of refugees fleeing Ukraine reached 2 million on Tuesday, according to the United Nations, the fastest exodus Europe has seen since World War II. One million of them are children, UNICEF spokesman James Elder tweeted, calling it “a dark historical first.” Polina Shulga tried to ease the journey for her 3-year-old daughter by hiding the truth. “Of course it’s hard to …

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Invasion of Ukraine Prompts Exodus of Western Companies from Russia

A growing number of Western businesses are either halting operations in Russia or exiting altogether over that country’s military incursion of neighboring Ukraine. The major hit to Russia’s economy will likely come from the crucial oil and gas industry. British-based BP announced Sunday that it is divesting its $14 billion stake in Russian state-owned oil and gas company Rosneft.   Meanwhile, Chief Executive Officer Ben van Beurden of Britain-based Shell Oil Company issued an apology Tuesday for buying Russian crude oil last week, and said it would end all of its operations in Russia, including pipeline gas and liquid natural gas. …

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