[ad_1] Luz Dary Cogollo runs a food stall at La Perseverancia, a busy market in Colombia’s capital city. She specializes in ajiaco, a traditional soup made with three kinds of potatoes and chicken boiled with onion and local herbs. Cogollo said that lately, her ingredients have been getting more expensive, and her business is struggling to stay afloat. With food prices rising across the world because of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, many…
"For developing countries, the war in Ukraine means even higher food prices"Tag: War
[ad_1] Seven Ukrainian filmmakers, who are remaining in the country as Russia continues its invasion, have spoken out about their experiences on the front line of the war in their country. Directors Valentyn Vasyanovych, Roman Bondarchuk, Nariman Aliev, Maryna Er Gorbach , Antonio Lukich, Alina Gorlova and producer Darya Bassel have all called upon the international film and television community to issue cultural sanctions against Russia. “It is necessary to lower the iron cultural curtain…
"Ukrainian Filmmakers Talk Front Lines Of War & Urge Russian Boycott – Deadline"
[ad_1] WAR BULLETIN As of March 2, 10.00 a.m. (EST) Many Ukrainian cities and villages are suffering from Russian terror, but most of all – Kharkiv, Mariupol and Kherson. Bombs, rockets and shells hit homes and civilian infrastructure. Russian forces target hospitals and kill medics. The enemy viciously fired on peaceful Zhytomyr. New bayraktars have already arrived in Ukraine. There will be more Stingers and Javelins. The Government of Ukraine is in close…
"Ukraine WAR BULLETIN As of March 2, 10.00 a.m. (EST)"
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — No matter how Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine ends, it already marks a turning point in history: the end of a 30-year period of relative peace in Europe and a return to hostility between Russia and its neighbors — a kind of Cold War 2.0. If we’re lucky. The first Cold War, from 1947 until 1991, divided the world between two hostile blocs. The United States and the Soviet Union reached the brink…
"Column: Welcome to Cold War 2.0. It won’t be easy"
Vladimir Putin will be overseeing military drills near Ukraine’s borders. As fears of a Russian invasion in Ukraine increase, this is a good sign. However, the Kremlin says that it does not intend to attack the ex Soviet nation. Russia’s chief will be in charge of major military drills at Ukraine’s border on Saturday. This is further increasing tensions after Washington stated that Moscow would invade Ukraine within days. On Friday, Ukraine’s president traveled…
"Putin will oversee drills and Zelensky will meet with allies, raising fears of war"
[ad_1] WASHINGTON Even if the Russian invasion of Ukraine does not occur in the next few day, the crisis has reached a crucial inflection point where European stability and future East-West relations are at stake. The next week will determine whether the impasse is resolved peacefully or if Europe is at war. The post-Cold War security structure of Europe and the long-agreed limits to nuclear and conventional military forces deployment there are at stake. “The…
"War, peace, stalemate? Ukraine’s fate may be decided in the coming weeks"