RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE Pope Francis says Russia's 'ferocious' invasion perhaps provoked 14-06-2022 15:57 Pope Francis praises the "brave" Ukrainians defending themselves from Russia's "ferocious" onslaught, but says the war was "perhaps in some way provoked" by NATO.
WAR IN UKRAINE Russian soldier pleads guilty as Ukraine holds first war crimes trial 18-05-2022 16:52 A 21-year-old Russian soldier on Wednesday pleaded guilty to the murder of a Ukrainian civilian, as Kyiv began its first war crimes trial after nearly three months of war.
WAR IN UKRAINE President Fernández questions economic sanctions against Russia 11-05-2022 15:59 Peronist leader, speaking in Berlin, says Russia should remain in the G20 and that sanctions on the country over Ukraine war are having “negative repercussions for Argentina and the world.”
LATIN AMERICA Brazil's Lula says Ukraine leader Zelensky shares blame for war 04-05-2022 21:11 Brazilian presidential front-runner Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva tells 'Time' magazine that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin bear equal responsibility for the war in Ukraine.
Latin American Outlook Ukraine war, rising prices prompt lower growth forecasts for Latin America 29-04-2022 20:05 New United Nations report warns of lower growth in region this year; CEPAL sees 3% rise in Argentina’s GDP, while IMF predicts 4% jump.
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE Russia's invasion of Ukraine sparks diplomatic battle at UNESCO 13-04-2022 14:04 Russia is due to host the annual meeting of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee in just two months, a meeting that Western nations say they will now boycott over the invasion of Ukraine.
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE Fury over alleged war crimes in Ukraine has been swift – justice likely won't be 08-04-2022 23:56 Ukrainian investigators began to exhume a mass grave in Bucha on Friday, opening the early stages of what police say will be a war crimes case targeting Russian troops who occupied the Kyiv commuter town.
UKRAINE CONFLICT Ukrainian scientists feel helpless at Antarctic base as war rages 08-04-2022 15:36 For Ukrainian scientists thousands of kilometres from home at the Vernadsky Antarctic base, the biting cold hurts less than the feeling of helplessness over the war in their homeland.
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE With Argentina’s backing, UN votes to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council 08-04-2022 00:11 UN General Assembly votes to suspend Russia from the global body's Human Rights Council as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine; Of 193 members, 93 backed vote, 58 abstained and 24 voted against.
MALVINAS: 40 YEARS ON Argentina's dictatorship dug its own grave with Malvinas ‘military adventure’ 01-04-2022 20:47 The junta's gambit was initially successful, yet the misadventure ultimately failed to breathe new life into the dictatorship floundering under mass human rights violations, social unrest and economic crisis, serving instead to precipitate its demise.
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE Russia signals scaling back of Ukraine aims as Biden visits Poland 25-03-2022 17:35 Moscow signals it only wants to seize part of Ukraine; US president describes Putin as a "war criminal" on visit to Poland; Putin paints Russia as victim, comparing Western boycotts to "Nazis in Germany."
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE Biden warns Xi against China backing Russia's war in Ukraine 18-03-2022 21:33 Russian negotiator claims Moscow and Kyiv have brought their positions "as close as possible" on a proposal for Ukraine to become a neutral state.
UKRAINE REFUGEE CRISIS Argentina discusses 'resettlement opportunities' for Ukrainian refugees with UN body 14-03-2022 18:42 Over 2.8 million refugees have fled Ukraine since the invasion by Russia began, according to the UN refugee agency.
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE UN, ICC warn Russia over possible war crimes in Ukraine 11-03-2022 15:25 United Nations and International Criminal Court warn Russia that attacks that target civilians could amount to war crimes.
UKRAINIAN REFUGEES First Ukrainian family fleeing war arrives in Argentina 11-03-2022 11:05 Sources confirm arrival of first family since outbreak of war: a woman with nine-year-old son and his grandmother.
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE Outcry at air strike on Ukraine children's hospital 09-03-2022 21:38 An apparent Russian air strike destroys a children's hospital in the besieged Ukrainian port of Mariupol, triggering renewed global outrage two weeks into Moscow's invasion of its ex-Soviet neighbour.
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE War in Ukraine compounds global food inflation, hunger crisis 08-03-2022 20:50 The world's next food emergency is here as war compounds hunger crisis.
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE Ukrainian port city evacuation bid again fails as civilian toll grows 06-03-2022 21:17 A civilian disaster is growing in Ukraine as attempts to evacuate residents of besieged port city Mariupol failed for a second consecutive day.
RUSSIA ATTACKS UKRAINE: DIPLOMATIC FALLOUT More than 1.2 million refugees have fled Ukraine already, says UN 04-03-2022 18:05 More than 1.2 million people have fled Ukraine into neighbouring countries since Russia launched its full-scale invasion on February 24, according to United Nations figures released on Friday.
RUSSIA ATTACKS UKRAINE: DIPLOMATIC FALLOUT Government joins UN condemnation of ‘Russian aggression’ in Ukraine 04-03-2022 12:44 President Alberto Fernández's government takes a stronger line against Russian invasion of Ukraine; Latin American dividing lines clear as Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua back Putin.
RUSSIA ATTACKS UKRAINE: FALLOUT Hundreds of Latin Americans evacuated from Ukraine 04-03-2022 00:54 Several hundred citizens leave war-ravaged nation in emergency operations, as governments across the region pool resources to assist evacuation of nationals.
RUSSIA ATTACKS UKRAINE: DIPLOMATIC FALLOUT Argentina evacuates its remaining diplomatic staff from Ukraine 04-03-2022 00:26 Argentina's remaining diplomatic staff in Kyiv were evacuated from Ukraine in an operation carried out this Thursday, confirms Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero.
RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE Ukrainians march in Buenos Aires, demanding Russian withdrawal 25-02-2022 23:02 Around 2,000 members of the large Ukrainian community in Argentina marched in Buenos Aires on Friday, demanding the withdrawal of Russian forces.
DOMESTIC REACTION Opposition asks Fernández to condemn Russian invasion in stronger terms 25-02-2022 22:45 Opposition lawmakers and Ukraine’s diplomat in Buenos Aires call on President Alberto Fernández to issue “clear condemnation” of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE President Fernández calls on Putin to end military action in Ukraine 25-02-2022 01:10 President Alberto Fernández calls on Russia to "put an end to the actions undertaken” in Ukraine “and for all parties involved to return to dialogue."
RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT Latin America divided on Russia-Ukraine conflict 25-02-2022 00:12 Region is divided on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with most condemning military action but a few asserting Moscow's "right to defend itself" against perceived NATO encroachment.
UKRAINE CONFLICT Vladimir Putin's long obsession with Ukraine 25-02-2022 00:02 Russian leader has repeatedly called into question the idea of distinct Ukrainian identity and statehood; Observers say desire for revenge deepened as NATO and the EU expanded into countries once dominated by Moscow.
UKRAINE CONFLICT Russia launches invasion of Ukraine 24-02-2022 08:58 Russian airstrikes hit military facilities across the country and ground forces move in from the north, south and east as Putin launches invasion of Ukraine, triggering condemnation from Western leaders and warnings of massive sanctions.
TENSIONS IN EASTERN EUROPE Putin oversees missile drills as US steps up Ukraine invasion warnings 19-02-2022 08:25 President Vladimir Putin oversees drills involving nuclear-capable missiles, hours after the United States warned that it was now sure that Moscow is planning to invade Ukraine within days.
GEOPOLITICS Putin could burst Xi’s Olympic dream with a war in Ukraine 24-01-2022 09:27 As the United States and Europe mount increasingly frantic efforts to deter Russia from any invasion of Ukraine, it’s Chinese President Xi Jinping who may have the biggest influence on Vladimir Putin’s timetable.