Ukraine allocates additional $100 mn for fortifications
The Ukrainian government has allocated an additional 3.88 billion hryvnias ($100 million) to build defence fortifications, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Telegram.
The Ukrainian government has allocated an additional 3.88 billion hryvnias ($100 million) to build defence fortifications, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Telegram.
A state of emergency has been declared in the Orenburg, Kurgan and Tyumen regions, Xinhua news agency reported.
The March 22 attacks in Moscow have raised the spectre of international terrorism. While these terror strikes were claimed by the Islamic State, Russia suspects a Ukrainian hand in the attacks.
During the meeting, a decision was made to cut off electricity in areas at risk of flooding if water levels reach a critical height, according to regional authorities.
The recent impressive victory of Vladimir Putin for the presidency of the Russian Federation was expected and it is generally believed that even in a Western type of competitive democratic politics he would have won by a comfortable majority.
Inflation is at a record high, fears of a recession are very real, and the euro is at parity with the dollar for the first time in two decades.
The President expressed hope that all the restrictions will be waived in order to improve the situation in international food markets.
Russia, and only Russia, is painted in the Western media as the villain. In the vaunted liberal rules-based international system, based on US rules, there curiously is no law against merciless provocation, only against responding to provocation.
Seeking a consensus on collective action in her opening remarks to the two-day meeting, Indonesia Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati called for tangible progress in tackling the "triple threat" of surging commodity prices, global inflation and war.
The German Economy Minister said that, "the construction of electricity networks, LNG terminals and renewable energy must be done at 'Tesla speed'".
