High level talks ongoing as Guterres flies to Moscow
US-led meeting in Germany key to future of conflict in Ukraine With all eyes on the meeting of UN secretary general António Guterres with Vladimir Putin in Moscow today, the
Former UN officials make urgent appeal to António Guterres
Secretary general ‘must take more active role in trying to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine’ A group of more than 200 former senior United Nations officials have written to
Ukraine leads exports of corn to Portugal in 2021
Only Netherlands imported more Ukrainian corn than Portugal Ukraine was the main supplier of corn to Portugal in 2021, being the origin of more than a third of imported corn,
Four Portuguese “uncontactable” since Russian bombing
Government trying to trace any nationals at bombed base close to Poland Portugal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is today actively seeking “information on possible Portuguese citizens” at the Yavoriv military
Portugal richest citizen slapped with economic sanctions
Roman Abramovich target of economic sanctions Serious questions over whether strings were pulled in getting Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich his Portuguese nationality are now almost certainly the last thing on
World War III “has already begun”: SIC commentator Ana Gomes
With the president of Lithuania today “guaranteeing that Vladimir Putin will continue his offensive into other territories if he is not stopped” in Ukraine; with the United States “studying the
Novo Bank “stuck” with Russian Gazprom debt; “stands to lose millions of euros”, say reports
Depending on which news outlets one reads, Portugal’s Novo Banco is said to be seriously exposed to Russian debt, standing to lose many millions of euros. Tabloid Correio da Manhã
Rui Rio warns that “brutal sanctions” against Russia could rebound on Europe
PSD leader Rui Rio has warned that brutal sanctions imposed against Russia could rebound on the rest of Europe. A little like the stand from communist leader Jerónimo de Sousa
CDU ‘refuses to condemn Russia’
Following the unfortunate remarks by leader of Portugal’s communist movement Jerónimo de Sousa two days ago, Portugal’s CDU (communist alliance) is showing itself to be refusing to condemn Russia’s actions
Portugal accused of ‘hiding’ information on Russians with golden visas
“Russians in Portugal could suffer sanctions” as a result of the current war being waged against Ukraine. But that is as far as Portuguese authorities seem prepared to say. There