Day: April 26, 2024

Reuters:  Ukraine’s agriculture minister tendered his resignation on Thursday as he faces criminal allegations for involvement in an illegal acquisition of state-owned land worth $7 million.

Mykola Solsky, 44, has been at the centre of Ukraine’s effort to keep its grain industry going as Russia’s full-scale invasion has blocked…

AP:  Mexico’s president said Thursday that the country’s violent criminal gangs and drug cartels are essentially “respectful people” who “respect the citizenry” and mostly just kill each other.

The claims by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are clearly at odds with the reality of millions of Mexicans who live…

The Telegraph:  Nato nuclear weapons would become a primary target for Russia if they were deployed to Poland, Kremlin officials have warned.

“Moves in this direction will not provide greater security (for Poland or other nations that host such weapons),” said Sergei Ryabkov, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister.

Separately, Russian Foreign…

Reuters:  Russian President Vladimir Putin has reminded prosecutors that seizing assets and turning them over to state ownership is only justified in cases where failing to act might jeopardise Russia’s national security.

Many assets in Russia have changed hands in the last two years. Hundreds of foreign companies left Russia…