(Finance) – They are in progress “fierce fighting” to Mariupol with the Russians advancing into the city: dramatic appeal from the commander of the 36th brigade of the Ukrainian Navy. The major Serhiy Volyna, he turned to the authorities for “unlock Mariupol as soon as possible, militarily or politically “: according to Volyn “the Russians are advancing aggressively and the situation is critical “. He said it in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda: “We are not going to give up, but the situation is precipitating “.
From a point of view diplomaticthe tension rises between Russia and the United States. The Kremlin sent a formal diplomatic note to the US this week warning that US and NATO shipments of “more sensitive” weapon systems to Ukraine are “fueling” the conflict and could lead to “unpredictable consequences”: the Washington Post (Wp) reports, which has viewed a copy of the document.
The initiative follows approval by the American president Joe Biden the shipment of new weapons, including Mi-17 helicopters and 155 mm Howitzer, for an additional 800 million dollars. Biden who at first seemed to be close to a trip to Kiev, but the White House then specified that the trip will take place but to do so will be Austin or Blinken.
Meanwhile l‘EU still pushes on economic leverage to attempt a de-escalation. The European Union – according to reports from the NYT – is preparing a gradual embargo to imports of Russian petroleum products, but the measure will not be enacted until after the ballot of the elections French presidential elections on 24 April.
Meanwhile it seems to accelerate the Finland’s NATO accession process. “It is highly probable that Finland will join NATO, the candidacy process should be as quick as possible”, said the Finnish Minister for European Affairs Tytti Tuppurainen in an interview with Sky News, reported by the Guardian.