Illustration – World oil prices fell as traders bet on de-escalation in the Middle East despite Iran’s attack on Israel.(AFP) World oil prices fell Monday, as traders bet on a de-escalation in the Middle East, despite attacks on Israel by key oil producer Iran. Brent fell 0.4% while WTI prices lost 0.3%, while global stock … Read more
Iran fired more than 300 ballistic and cruise missiles and armed drones at Israel on Saturday night, but Israeli air defenses intercepted most of them. “The market views de-escalation as the most likely path, despite the Iranian strike,” DNB Markets analysts said. Wall Street’s major indexes fell as investors worried about the Middle East despite … Read more
The general political discussion that ended on Monday at the 77th session of the UN General Assembly revealed two alternative approaches to the Ukrainian conflict – relatively speaking, Western and Eastern. Statements by representatives of China, India and other powers of the non-Western world showed that these countries are not ready to recognize Russia as … Read more
Dhe Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the deployment of troops to eastern Ukraine. The units are to ensure peace in the “Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics”, which Moscow now recognizes as independent states, according to a decree signed by the Kremlin chief late Monday evening in Moscow. It was initially unclear when soldiers would … Read more
For the first time since the start of the crisis in Ukraine last fall, tensions seem to be easing. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday February 15 the withdrawal of some of the more than 100,000 soldiers massed on the Ukrainian border for several weeks. → READ. Ukraine: the war of nerves intensifies … Read more
Secretary of State for USA, Antony Blinken, on Tuesday urged his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, to begin the “immediate de-escalation” of tensions on the border with Ukraine, while reiterating their “willingness” to continue the “substantive” dialogue with Moscow through diplomatic channels. This is indicated in the statement sent by the State Department after the telephone … Read more
FFor a moment it looked like a step forward could be made this Friday in Geneva, albeit a small one. It was here that Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin symbolically shook hands for the first time in June. The international marathon of talks on the Ukraine crisis began here eleven days ago with a meeting … Read more