• 2:12 am: G7 finance ministers pledge more than $24 billion to Ukraine

The finance ministers of the G7 member countries announced that they had provided and had committed to provide, together with the international community, an additional $24 billion in support to Ukraine in 2022 and beyond, adding that they were willing to do more if needed.

Ministers regretted Russia's participation in several international forums, including meetings of the G20, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

"International organizations and multilateral forums should no longer conduct business with Russia in the usual way," a statement read.

  • 2:04 am: Ukraine is working behind the scenes to reduce Russian gas shipments via Nord Stream 1

Ukraine is working behind the scenes to convince Western allies to change the route of Russian gas deliveries from the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to the Ukrainian pipeline, which would increase kyiv's influence in its dispute with Russia, officials said. Energy at Reuters.

Such a decision would force Russia to channel more of its gas destined for Europe through Ukraine.

Moscow would thus have to pay more transit fees, which could help Ukraine's wartime defense and deter Russia from damaging Ukrainian gas pipelines in the meantime, the officials told US lawmakers and officials. the Biden administration in Washington last week.

  • 1:05 a.m .: kyiv says it suspects the Red Cross of being an “accomplice” of Russia

A Ukrainian official on Wednesday criticized the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for not cooperating with her country on the fate of Ukrainian refugees in Russia, suspecting it of being "accomplice" of "deportations", accusations strongly rejected by the ICRC.

  • 12:23 a.m .: Western ministers protest against Russia's presence at the G20

Finance ministers and central bankers from the G20, meeting Wednesday on the sidelines of meetings of the IMF and the World Bank, left the plenary session or turned off their screens to protest against the presence of Russia.

"War is incompatible with cooperation," said French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire in the opening remarks, urging Russia to "abstain from participating in G20 meetings".

His Russian counterpart Anton Silouanov retorted: "the G20 has always been and remains above all an economic forum".

  • 12:12 a.m.: Westerners expect massive Russian cyberattacks against them

The United States and four other Western countries warned on Wednesday that their intelligence services had information that Russia was preparing to launch massive cyberattacks against Ukraine's allies.

The countries forming the so-called "Five Eyes" alliance - the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and New Zealand - have specified that Moscow could use these cybercriminal groups to launch attacks against States, institutions , and businesses.

"Growing intelligence indicates that the Russian state is exploring options for potential cyberattacks," they said in a joint statement.

"The Russian invasion of Ukraine could expose organizations both in the region and around the world to malicious cyber activity," the statement said.

"This activity could respond to the unprecedented economic cost imposed on Russia, and the material support provided (to Ukraine) by the United States, its allies and partners."

With AFP and Reuters

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