Friday, March 4, 2022

Powell acknowledges Russia sanctions could rev China plan for alternative to dollar-centric banking

"Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is acknowledging that China could accelerate its
plans to create an alternative to the global dollar-standard payments system – amid the crippling sanctions the U.S. and other Western nations have imposed on ally Russia for invading Ukraine.....China had already been working on an alternative to the SWIFT international payments system, from which several Russia banks were banned Feb. 26 in response to the Ukraine invasion. Powell said that China's efforts have "been going on for some time" and acknowledged the Russian invasion and subsequent global economic response "may change the trajectory" of China's work." JN


The Hague-based International Criminal Court, or ICC, is the world’s first permanent court for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has resulted in a lot of calls to have Russian president Vladimir Putin put on trial there. So how does it work? The court was established in 2002 by the Rome Statute and has jurisdiction over four core crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. Initially hou

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The Hague-based International Criminal Court, or ICC, is the world’s first permanent court for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has resulted in a lot of calls to have Russian president Vladimir Putin put on trial there. So how does it work?

Read more at DutchNews.nl:
The Hague-based International Criminal Court, or ICC, is the world’s first permanent court for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has resulted in a lot of calls to have Russian president Vladimir Putin put on trial there. So how does it work?

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