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Russia-Ukraine war Today News 7th March 2022
Russia will hold fire and open humanitarian corridors in Ukraine capital Kyiv and three other cities from 0700 GMT (12.30 pm IST) today, the Interfax news agency cited Russia’s defence ministry as saying.
This devastating war could bring a new health crisis
Since 2020, senior academics and commentators have been giving a wide range of opinions about the possible effects of the pandemic on the likely risk of interstate warfare and the chances of a novel Cold War. Another line of reasoning suggests that the COVD pandemic has built the foundation for an incidental 'pax epidemica' between the superpowers. According to Barry Posen, the global pandemic has inflicted considerable damage on all the great and middle powers to the extent that none will be in a position to prevail in war anytime soon, effectively calling off the chance of interstate war entirely.
Anton BlackPublished 2 years ago in The SwampThe grim landscape of India
Only fifteen years ago today, India's secular, liberal intelligentsia, India's democratic continuity, its judicial system, economic development and the glory of secular, liberal morality to degrade Pakistan and blame Pakistan's ideology for its decline. I used to be wet. Our countless political leaders also sang the praises of Indian democracy. This was the time when in the middle of Lahore city, just off the canal, there was an office of "Sefma" where ten years ago today, Nawaz Sharif came to Tarang and one day in his speech Nawaz Sharif crossed the borders of the two countries culturally and economically. But the melody of ending was Alapa. In the same speech, both sides also mentioned eating the same kind of potatoes and meat.
shakeel ahmadPublished 2 years ago in The SwampOnly twenty-five or thirty years ago, China was mired in poverty
The Chinese workers came to work in the gold mines of Aerotown, New Zealand's historic and charming town. He remained there till the 5th. By this time the search for gold was over. Therefore, all the Chinese were deported by an order. Aerotown was evacuated in 1972 and its archeological operation was carried out. Many historic buildings have been demolished, but they have been rebuilt in the same shape with the same material. Such buildings exist in the Chinese College of Aerotown. These Chinese houses are in the same condition.
shakeel ahmadPublished 2 years ago in The SwampWhat went wrong in Ukraine?
The onslaught of Russian forces is at full throttle against Kyiv, with them tinkering with the possibility of toppling the Zelenskiy regime and negotiating directly with the military (at least that is the word from the Russian Security Council). The Western response is as expected: slamming restrictions on notable Russian banks, barring industries from supplying raw material to Russia, and levying heavy sanctions on core members of the Kremlin, including Russian President Vladimir V. Putin and his close circle of confidants. Regardless, the brazen invasion continues as more than 350 Ukrainian soldiers and civilians have reportedly died while hundreds of thousands of citizens swarm the neighbouring borders of Romania, Poland and Hungary for refuge. Roads strewn with blood and rubble, the world is perplexed, almost hazed, by the unraveling conflict: the most brutal since the mighty war in the 1940s. Russians are drilling Ukraine into segments, the western block is busy drafting rafts of sanctions, and rivals are weaving strategies to somehow remain neutral in a stark spread towards a modern Cold War- deny it as much as you want, but it is Cold War 2.0! The underlying question, that I am sure is pestering the West as much as Ukrainian policymakers, is quite apparent: What went wrong?
Ihtisham UlhaqPublished 2 years ago in The SwampThe Holy Prophet’s letter to Shah Rome
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas: Abu Sufyan bin Harb informed me that Heraclius had sent a messenger to him while he had been accompanying a caravan from Quraish. They were merchants doing business in Sham (Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan), at the time when Allah’s Apostle had truce with Abu Sufyan and Quraish infidels. So Abu Sufyan and his companions went to Heraclius at Ilya (Jerusalem).
First Key Southern City Falls, Ukrainian Authorities
Ukraine Live Updates For War News Ukraine Live Updates: First Key Southern City Falls, Ukrainian Authorities Russian soldiers held onto the decisively significant city of Kherson, Ukrainian authorities said, in a huge second in the fight for the nation's south. Blasts struck the capital, Kyiv, and Russian soldiers proceeded to lay attack to Kharkiv.
hirusandutyre distributoursPublished 2 years ago in The SwampNo Longer
Today I found myself watching Downton Abbey, and the episode I was watching ended with a moment that corresponds with history – I know Downton is a fictional tale, but there are elements of it that are of course based on fact and truth. One of the moments in World War One, at the time known simply as The Great War, because known of us would have ever thought at the time it would have happened again – Now it seems it could happen for the third time. This is what I think when watching that episode, and the ones which followed.
Simone PillaiPublished 2 years ago in The SwampRussia-Ukraine conflict EXPLAINED!
Russia and Ukraine have had no formal conciliatory relations since 24 February 2022. The Russian Federation and Ukraine are presently in a condition of war: the Russo-Ukrainian War started in 2014 after the Russian extension of Crimea from Ukraine. In February 2022, Russia attacked Ukraine across a wide front.
Unnat_vocalsPublished 2 years ago in The SwampWhat is the SWIFT and why is it called the Financial Nuclear option against the Russian leadership?
What is the swift and how does it work? The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) is a messaging system that banks use to securely send messages and instructions to each other through a standardized system of several codes. SWIFT facilitates the sharing of efficient communication between members founded in 1973 that allows financial institutions to send money to each other. It is a Belgian headquartered cooperative which is currently used by more than 11,000 banks and financial institutions from around the world. It was originally created as a neutral consortium for banks to communicate about money transfers, trade, and general business transactions. Think of the SWIFT as the “plumbing for global finance” (CNN Business). SWIFT manages approximately 42 million messages daily for an average transaction of $ 5 trillion per day, and about $ 1.25 quadrillion dollars a year according to Money Transfer Comparison. Russia accounted for 1.5% of SWIFT transactions in 2020, according to the Financial Times. Prior to SWIFT, Telex was the only available instrument of communication to enable funds transfer between financial institutions. Telex was much less sophisticated, less secure, slower and was more depended on human interaction causing significant risk and mistakes. This system is still being used but it is neither considered safe nor efficient.
Andrea ZanonPublished 2 years ago in The SwampUkraine applies for European Union membership
Ukraine wants to join the European Union. Here's how that would work According to a post on the verified Facebook page, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has formally signed the Ukrainian European Union application.
Why is Russia invading Ukraine and what does Putin want?
Why is Russia invading Ukraine and what does Putin want? Via air, land, and ocean, Russia has sent off an overwhelming assault on Ukraine, an European vote based system of 44 million individuals. For quite a long time President Vladimir Putin had denied he would attack his neighbor, however at that point he destroyed a harmony bargain, sending powers across borders in Ukraine's north, east and south.
Sprint FactsPublished 2 years ago in The Swamp