(ANSAMed) – BEIRUT, APRIL 11 – The United Nations special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, today began his first visit to Sanaa, the capital of Yemen and controlled since 2014 by Huthi insurgents considered close to Iran. The visit takes place as part of the ceasefire that began on April 2 and negotiated by the […]
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Nagorno-Karabakh: Kremlin, ‘positive progress’
(ANSA) – ROME, APRIL 07 – “The progress in concluding such a document is a very, very positive fact and we welcome it,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. At the end of March, Russia accused Azerbaijan of violating the ceasefire negotiated with the mediation of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, to end the conflict that […]
Yemen: coalition air strikes on Sanaa in the night
(ANSA) – RIAD, MAR 27 – The Saudi Arabian-led coalition carried out air strikes in Yemen last night, after the country’s Houthi rebels had asked for a three-day truce and offered a permanent ceasefire: they report it the Saudi media. According to Al Ekhbariya TV, the raids have targeted the rebel-controlled capital Sanaa. The attacks […]
Ukraine: Kiev Parliament delegate in Bari, ‘I pray for peace’
(ANSA) – BARI, 25 MAR – “It is something we did not expect, we hope for a miracle from St. Nicholas and I also came here to pray. Nobody in Ukraine wanted this war in which so many women and children are dying. brink of a humanitarian crisis and we ask for help and support […]
Financial Times, draft peace plan in Ukraine in 15 points
A 15-point peace plan that includes a ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian troops if Ukraine declares neutrality and accepts limits on the military. It is the content of the draft agreement that Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are discussing, according to the Financial Times. The draft peace plan for Ukraine anticipated by the Financial Times […]
Johnson, ignoble to hit Mariupol hospital in Ukraine
(ANSA) – LONDON, MARCH 09 – There are “few things more ignoble than targeting the vulnerable and defenseless”. Thus the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson strongly condemned the news of the destruction in a Russian raid of a hospital in Mariupol, in southern Ukraine, with maternity and pediatric wards. “The UK is considering increased support […]
Di Maio, the solution is not to give Putin what he wants
(ANSA) – ROME, MARCH 07 – “If the solution is to give Putin what he wants, it means not having reached a diplomatic solution”. Minister Luigi Di Maio said this to ‘Today is another day’ on Rai1. “We have a table with Ukrainians and Russians, but there is no trust: there must be international actors, […]
Ukraine: Snai suspends betting on Russian and Belarusian competitions
(ANSA) – ROME, MARCH 07 – All bets on sporting events in Russian territory have been suspended. This is the decision taken by Snaitech which takes sides in the chorus of those calling for a ceasefire and a return to peace. The measure has immediate effect: all games relating to men’s and women’s football championships […]
Ukraine: Snai suspends betting on sports events in Russia
(ANSA) – ROME, MARCH 06 – All bets on sporting events in Russian territory have been suspended. This is the decision taken by Snaitech which, according to a note, takes sides in the chorus of those calling for a ceasefire and a return to peace. The measure has immediate effect: all games relating to men’s […]
Di Maio, immediately the ceasefire, Putin stop the war
(ANSA) – ROME, MARCH 03 – “We must keep the path of diplomacy and dialogue open, keeping in touch with all parties above all to obtain a ceasefire in the next few hours, but in the meantime the bombs continue to explode and the people Ukrainian continues to suffer “. Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio […]