![]() One man said he has moved only roughly 100 feet in more than 24 hours. Some have been falling ill in freezing temperatures while waiting in line. they have been waiting here, most of them, for days," she reported. "It's almost as if it's the story of two very different flows of people with, to a certain degree, very different stories. Right here, you have this long line of mostly men, many of them students from, really, across the world. You have people from all different countries in Africa, you have people from different countries in Asia, and the thing is. The latest march higher in the oil market will only drive up prices at the gas pump, which move with a lag to oil. While a coordinated release of oil reserves could be imminent, the market also received fresh signals that OPEC and its allies are not coming to the rescue.ĭespite pressure to ramp up production, Saudi Arabia’s cabinet reaffirmed its commitment to the OPEC+ agreement – a pact that calls for just a modest increase in output, according to a statement from the Saudi state news agency on Tuesday. Brent, the world benchmark, finished above $100 a barrel on Monday for the first time since 2014. US crude climbed 6% and briefly topped $102 a barrel for the first time since July 2014.īrent crude rose about 7% to $104.37 a barrel, closing in on the intraday high set last week of nearly $106 a barrel. “What we need to do, also, we need to continue, diplomatically speaking, to isolate Russia and put maximum pressure.US oil prices jumped 7% on Tuesday and climbed above $102 a barrel for the first time in more than seven years amid growing worries about the Russia-Ukraine crisis.Įven as energy officials around the world near a deal to release emergency oil stockpiles, oil prices are rising sharply. “We need to do more, we will be doing more, my team and I are on it,” she said. Zelenskyy said casualties include 97 children.įoreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly told reporters after the speech Canada wants to support Ukraine to defend its airspace, without crossing the “red line” into international conflict. The war has claimed the lives of at least 700 so far according to the United Nations. Zelenskyy has given similar speeches to British and American leaders over the last two days, as well. "Canada has always been steadfast in their support," he said. "You've been a reliable partner to Ukraine and Ukrainians and I'm sure this will continue." ![]() Zelenskyy's request did acknowledge Canada's support so far, but he focused on asking for a 'no-fly zone' to be created over his country by Canada and other allies in NATO. "You can see that Kyiv is being shelled and bombed." "You can see our cities like Kharkiv, Mariupol and many other cities are not protected, just like your cities are protected - Edmonton, Vancouver," he said. Vancouver was brought up again as part of Zelenskyy's request for more, stronger aid. He also asked the group to imagine Toronto's CN Tower being hit by bombs or an invading army taking Canadian flags down around Montreal and other cities, relating them to situations happening to Ukraine. "You, your children hear all these severe explosions - bombing of airport, bombing of Ottawa airport, tens of other cities of your wonderful country. "Justin, can you imagine hearing it?" Zelenskyy asked. Zelenskyy also described other Canadian metropolises, comparing them to different Ukrainian cities. Mauripol recently saw the bombing of a maternity hospital which resulted in the death of at least one mother and newborn. When describing what was happening in Mariupol, a port city of around 500,000 on the Sea of Azov, he asked the group to think about how they felt if Vancouver were facing a similar situation. ![]() Zelenskyy spoke to the entire Canadian Parliament Tuesday night (March 15), asking them to imagine the war in Canadian cities, thanking Canada and Canadian citizens for assistance already received, and asking for more. "And this is exactly the situation that our city of Mauripol is suffering right now." "Can you just imagine then for a second, and all these people who are left in such city?" "Imagine someone is taking siege to Vancouver," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked Canadian leaders. ![]()
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