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Zelensky annonce qu’environ 20% du territoire ukrainien est contrôlé par les forces russes

Les forces russes contrôlent actuellement “environ 20%” du territoire ukrainien, soit près de 125.000 km2, a déclaré jeudi le président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky, dans une adresse au Parlement luxembourgeois.

“Aujourd’hui, environ 20% de notre territoire est sous contrôle des occupants, (soit) près de 125.000 km2, c’est beaucoup plus que le territoire de tous les pays du Benelux”, a indiqué M. Zelensky, dans un message dont la présidence ukrainienne a envoyé aux journalistes la version originale.

U.S. adds Russian airplane factories to economic blacklist

The United States on Thursday added 71 Russian and Belarusian entities to its trade blacklist including several aircraft factories and shipbuilding and research institutes in its latest effort to deprive the Russian military of U.S. technology and other items.

U.S. agrees to send advanced rockets to Ukraine

Russian troops fought to take complete control of the eastern industrial city of Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday as the United States said it will provide Ukraine with advanced rockets to help it force Moscow to negotiate an end to the war.

UN warns of potential global food crisis due to Russia-Ukraine conflict

The Russia-Ukraine conflict could lead to a global food crisis that will hit developing countries the hardest, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned in Stockholm on Wednesday.

Guterres met with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson to discuss the security situation in Europe, recovery from the pandemic and the green transition on the day.

9 Best Practices for Investigating Refugee Issues

The forced displacement of millions of people spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is putting a fresh spotlight on the experiences and differing treatment of refugees and asylum seekers around the world.

In just a few months, a stunning number of people — more than 6.5 million — have sought refuge outside Ukraine and been able to legally enter neighboring states where they have been welcomed with an outpouring of support.

Report highlights

Ukraine is a global granary. Before communism, Ukraine was the granary of the world; since the privatization of agricultural land in 2000, it has become so again. Its grain production has skyrocketed, and Ukraine is now focusing on modern grains—corn, wheat, soy, canola, and sunflower oil.

History Can Be a Guide for Thinking About the Post-Ukraine Global Order

How should one think about the future of the global order and international organizations against the backdrop of Russia’s war on Ukraine? The war has highlighted the limitations of multilateral security institutions at both the global and European levels, as Moscow has blocked or ignored calls from the United Nations and other bodies to cease the hostilities.