Biden proposes to exclude Russia from G20
After a tense day of global diplomacy in Brussels, President Biden says Russia should removed from Group 20 the nations. If other member states do not agree to the expulsion, he said, then Ukraine should be allowed to join.
Between consecutive summits With NATO, Group of 7 and the European Union, the US also announced new sanctions, targeting more than 300 members of the Russian Parliament and dozens of defense companies, and limiting Russia’s ability to use gold reserves. reserves to support its currency.
Biden also committed receive 100,000 refugees from Ukraine and donate 1 billion dollars to help European countries handle the wave of displaced Ukrainians.
US response: A majority of Americans feel Biden hasn’t beaten Russia hard enough, according to a poll.
Ukraine tries to capture the momentum
A month after the war began with widespread expectation of a quick journey of Russia, Ukraine the army is conducting a counterattack That changed the central dynamics of the fighting: The question was no longer how far Russian forces had advanced, but whether Ukraine was pushing them back.
Ukraine blew up a Russian helicopter parked to the south and yesterday claimed to have destroyed a naval vessel in the Sea of Azov. Its forces attacked a Russian supply convoy to the northeast. Western and Ukrainian officials also claim progress in the fierce fighting around the capital Kyiv, although those gains are difficult to verify.
Ukraine’s advance has highlighted faulty planning and execution that weakened Russian forces in the first place, including supply shortages and low morale. Those missteps allowed Ukraine to make a surprise attack, with a strategy of sending small units out of the capital to engage the Russians, often in ambushes.
Report: The UK Ministry of Defense said Ukraine’s moves were “increasing pressure” on the Russians east of Kyiv. It is said that there is a “real possibility” that the Ukrainian counterattack could succeed in disrupting Russian forces.
The streets of Kharkiv: Denys Karachevtsev has played his cello at some of the most prestigious concert halls in the world. Now he is playing in the ruins of his native Ukraine.
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EU targets Big Tech
The Digital Markets Act, a new EU law, is the most profound part of digital policy since the block put in place the world’s toughest rules to protect people’s online data going into effect in 2018. The block has the power to reshape app stores, online advertising, brands e-commerce, messaging services and other everyday digital tools.
The act is intended to prevent the biggest tech platforms from using their affiliate services and substantial resources to attract users and weed out competitors, leaving room for new entrants. and promote more competition. Those who break the law can face penalties of up to 20% of their global revenue – which can run into the tens of billions of dollars.
Early next month, the EU is expected to reach an agreement on a second law that would force social media companies like Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, to police their platforms more aggressively. The law could usher companies into a new era of surveillance – just like the healthcare, transportation and banking industries.
Effect: The law would limit the ability of companies like Google to collect data from various services to deliver targeted advertising without user consent and could require Apple to allow selections to be made. their App Store alternative for iPhone and iPad.
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Tree of the year
The European Tree of the Year competition was established in 2011 as a way to celebrate the history of old trees and develop relationships between countries around a theme as neutral as any other. what could happen: trees.
But with the war escalating in Ukraine, even a contest to honor trees cannot be separated from global politics. The Russian candidate – an oak tree believed to have been planted by novelist Ivan Turgenev 198 years ago – has been disqualified because of the country’s actions in Ukraine.
Tree of the Year in Europe this year is a 400-year-old Polish oak tree, located in the Bialowieza Forest, the last virgin forest, or largely untouched by man, in the lowlands of Europe. Organizers say it symbolizes Poland’s resistance to aggression and a warm welcome to Ukrainian refugees.
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