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El presidente ruso Vladímir Putin no impondrá la paz en una guerra "que no ganará" en Ucrania. Así lo ha asegurado el canciller alemán, Olaf Scholz, en Davos. Putin ha "fracasado en todos sus objetivos estratégicos", ha dicho en el Foro Economico Mundial en la ciudad suiza. El plan de Rusia de tomar Ucrania "parece más lejano de lo que parecía al principio" de la invasión el 24 de Febrero,  ante la impresionante defensiva ucraniana. Putin "subestimó" la "resolución y la fortaleza" de los aliados contra la agresión a Ucrania, según Scholz, que cree que Moscú ha impulsado a Finlandia y Suecia a unirse a la OTAN. "Nuestro objetivo es claro. Putin no puede ganar esta guerra. Y estoy convencido de que no ganará", ha dicho. "No habrá una paz impuesta" Olaf Scholz Canciller de Alemania El canciller alemán, que ha hablado varias veces por teléfono con el presidente ruso desde la invasión, está convencido de que "Putin solo negociará la paz cuando se de … [Read more...] about “No tiene sentido hablar con Putin”, dice el alcalde de Kiev en Davos

Líderes políticos e do mundo dos negócios voltaram a reunir-se em Davos, esta semana, para participarem no Fórum Económico Mundial. Em quase todos os debates, a guerra na Ucrânia foi o tema dominante. De passagem pelo evento anual, o primeiro-ministro belga, Alexander de Croo, partilhou com a Euronews o que pensa sobre a adesão da Ucrânia à União Europeia e como vê a atuação dos países europeus em relação à Rússia e à crise económica gerada pela guerra. Somos favoráveis a um sexto pacote de sanções. Mas ouçamos todos. Todos estão a apontar o dedo à Hungria, mas não é só a Hungria que tem dificuldades com o embargo total do petróleo Alexander de Croo Primeiro-ministro da Bélgica Jack Parrock, Euronews: Falou aqui nestes eventos especificamente sobre defesa. Mais concretamente sobre cooperação em matéria de defesa, a necessidade de não haver duplicação entre aliados e as despesas. O seu país não está a cumprir a meta de 2% do PIB anual que a NATO exige. Tem um plano … [Read more...] about Alexander de Croo: “Precisamos de garantir que as pessoas não estão a sofrer muito”

Não fazem "literalmente nada" foi com estas duras palavras que o chefe da diplomacia ucraniana criticou a Organização do Tratado do Atlântico Norte . Depois de mais de três de meses após a invasão da Rússia , Dmytro Kuleba esperava que a NATO tivesse uma intervenção direta na defesa contra o invasor. No entanto, no Fórum Económico Mundial de Davos , na Suíça , Kuleba elogiou as ações de Bruxelas . "Vemos aliados a ajudar a Ucrânia. Vemos este grupo de aliados da NATO a ajudar-nos, mas no início da guerra, o povo da Ucrânia - era um sentimento público - acreditava que a NATO é a força forte e que a União Europeia só é capaz de expressar diferentes níveis de preocupação, e é só isso. Mas a guerra serve de teste para tirar as máscaras e todos nós vimos os verdadeiros rostos. O que vimos são algumas decisões revolucionárias e inovadoras tomadas pela União Europeia, que nem eles próprios esperavam tomar. E vemos a NATO como uma Aliança, como uma instituição, … [Read more...] about NATO não faz “literalmente nada”

El ministro de Exteriores de Ucrania Dmytro Kuleba pide en Davos más armamento para su país y sanciones contra Rusia. En su intervención en el Foro Económico Mundial criticó además a la OTAN afirmando que la Alianza Atlántica está "marginada y no hace nada" ante la invasión rusa de su país, alabó, sin embargo, las decisiones de la Unión Europea. Decisiones revolucionarias de la UE "Vemos que los aliados, un grupo de los aliados de la OTAN están ayudando a Ucrania. Sin embargo, al principio de la guerra, los ucranianos creía que la OTAN era una potente fuerza y creían que la UE sólo era capaz de expresar distintos niveles de preocupación, y ya está. Pero la guerra ha sido la ocasión de quitar las máscaras y ver el verdadero rostro de cada cual. Hemos vimos algunas decisiones revolucionarias e innovadoras tomadas por la Unión Europea, que ni ellos mismos esperaban tomar. Y vemos a la OTAN como alianza, como institución, marginada, y sin hacer literalmente nada, siento decirlo", … [Read more...] about Kuleba: “La OTAN no hace nada ante la invasión rusa de Ucrania”

Der belgische Ministerpräsident Alexander De Croo ist "überzeugt", dass die Mitglieder der Europäischen Union in ihrem Vorgehen gegen die russische Invasion in der Ukraine geeint bleiben werden, weil ihre Strategie das Ergebnis einer sorgfältigen Koordinierung ist. "Ich denke, dass die Einigkeit, die wir gezeigt haben, eine Einigkeit war, die erreicht wurde, weil wir einander zugehört haben", sagte er Euronews auf dem Weltwirtschaftsforum in Davos. "Ich sehe nicht, dass unsere Fähigkeit, Einigkeit zu schaffen, verloren geht. Das müssen wir einfach berücksichtigen, und das bedeutet, dass wir etwas härter arbeiten müssen. Aber ich bin überzeugt, dass Einheit die Botschaft ist, die an Russland gesendet wird. Und ich bin überzeugt, dass wir diese Einigkeit bewahren können. Die Ukraine spielt mit etwas, das man als Verführungskraft bezeichnen könnte. Sie verführt die Welt mit ihrer Geschichte, mit dem, wofür sie steht. Ich denke, das ist eine sehr intelligente Art, eine Koalition zu … [Read more...] about Alexander De Croo: “Die Ukraine verführt die Welt mit ihrer Geschichte”

If Vladimir Putin had any doubts over who his friends and foes are, he just needed to scan the room at Russia’s annual business summit in St Petersburg last week. JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon and European leaders including Nicolas Sarkozy have attended the “Russian Davos” in previous years. But it was down to a roster of oligarchs, Russian ministers and Chinese president Xi Jinping to fill the programme for this year’s more subdued affair as Western delegates boycotted en masse. In a defiant keynote address delayed by hackers, Putin claimed the “economic blitzkrieg” of sanctions has backfired on the West and were “more harmful” to Europe’s economies than Russia’s. “The weaponry of sanctions is a double-edged sword ,” he said, claiming that “gloomy predictions about the Russian economy’s future didn’t come true”. As Russian businesses stare down the barrel of a huge two-year recession, many delegates last week would have raised eyebrows at Putin’s upbeat assessment - … [Read more...] about Europe risks pyrrhic victory over Putin with Russia sanctions

When visiting two future kings at home, it may be difficult to come up with a suitable gift to mark the occasion. Fortunately Sir David Attenborough had just the thing in his pocket: the tooth of a 23 million-year-old giant shark he found on holiday. Sir David has personally presented Prince George with the treasure, which he found in the 1960s during a family trip to Malta. The young Prince, who like many small boys has a fascination with fossils, appeared thrilled with the gift, shown beaming in a photograph and studying it proudly. Sir David, 94, visited Kensington Palace this week for an outdoor screening of his upcoming film with the Duke of Cambridge. But the opportunity to see their broadcasting hero proved too much of a lure for the whole family, as the Duchess and three Cambridge children joined the party in the garden after school. A photograph capturing the moment they met, while adhering to social distancing, shows Princess Charlotte, five, with her hands … [Read more...] about Sir David Attenborough has perfect gift for Prince George – a 23 million-year-old giant shark tooth

Fegyverként használja Oroszország az élelmiszerexportot Ursula von der Leyen szerint. Az Európai Bizottság elnöke erről a davosi világgazdasági fórumon arról beszélt, hogy Ukrajnában az orosz hadsereg elkobozza a gabonakészleteket és a mezőgazdasági eszközöket, a Fekete-tengeren pedig blokád alatt tartja a kikötőket, ahonnan így nem tudják az ukrán hajók elszállítani az exportra szánt lisztet és napraforgómagot. A politikus azt is hozzátette, hogy nemzetközi összefogással lehet védekezni az orosz zsarolás ellen. „El kell kerülni, hogy ugyanabba a csapdába essünk, mint az olaj és a gáz esetében. Ne cseréljük le a jelenlegi függőségeinket újakra. Azon kell dolgoznunk, hogy biztosítsuk az ellátási láncaink ellenállóságát" - mondta Von der Leyen. Ursula von der Leyen arról is beszélt a fórumon, hogy az EU több mint tízmilliárd euró támogatást ajánlott fel Ukrajnának, ami a valaha volt legnagyobb uniós segélycsomag. „Az ország újjáépítésének hatalmas beruházásokkal … [Read more...] about Von der Leyen: Moszkva az élelmiszerexportot is fegyverként használja

W hen President Joe Biden travels to Saudi Arabia, Israel, and the Palestinian territories in July, he should keep two names in his mind at every step: Jamal Khashoggi and Shireen Abu Akleh. Both spoke truth to power, and both were killed in the course of their work as journalists. And though they were killed in drastically different circumstances, both represented the promise of a different Middle East. The Biden administration says that it centers its foreign policy on the battle between democracy and autocracy, and on the need for a rules-based international order. The reality, however, is that the United States has not-so-democratic allies and outright-autocratic friends. The key for the U.S. is to make sure that it uses its leverage not to preach, lecture, or condescend, but to engage in a wider conversation, convincing these countries of the necessity and the benefit for all of abiding by basic universal values. Biden’s trip, then, is about more than the price of a barrel of … [Read more...] about The Two People Biden Must Remember in Israel and Saudi Arabia

Coronavirus may diminish globalisation says economics expert Get pensions news and advice plus latest money alerts for FREE now SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Britain is currently facing one of the worst cost of living crunches in living memory, with inflation at a 30-year high, energy bills soaring , the cost of petrol through the roof, and food inflation at a 13-year high. The current pinch on households marks the biggest hit to incomes since records began – now, data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has shown that, despite the worsening crisis, Britain has followed a pattern over two decades which leaves it as one of the less favourable places in the world for wage increases . … [Read more...] about UK shame as Britain among WORST in world for wage rises in last 20 years