World Bank Suspends all Programs in Russia, Belarus due to War in Ukraine

The World Bank (WB) has announced the suspension of all its programs in Russia and Belarus, in light of the continuing Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to urgent news broadcast by Al-Arabiya TV a short time ago.

The Russian military operations in the Ukrainian territory entered their first week.

Russia’s Ministry of Defense announced the complete control of the Ukrainian city of Kherson by the Russian forces, which began their advance in the Ukrainian east on February 24.

The ministry claimed that operations come to protect civilians in the Donbas region, which includes the republics of Donetsk and Luhansk, which Moscow recognized this month. past their independence.

And on Wednesday morning, the spokesman of the Russian Armed Forces, Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, announced that the Russian units of the armed forces had taken full control of the regional center of the Ukrainian city of Kherson.