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Zelensky criticó la prórroga del levantamiento de las sanciones al petróleo ruso: “Es dinero para la guerra”
El presidente de Ucrania, Volodimir Zelensky, criticó este domingo la flexibilización de las sanciones al petróleo ruso tras la prórroga de una exención por parte de la administración de Estados Unidos, medida que fue orientada a contener el alza de los precios energéticos en el contexto de la guerra en Medio Oriente.
“Cada dólar que se paga por el petróleo ruso es dinero para la guerra” y se utiliza para lanzar ataques devastadores contra Ucrania, afirmó el mandatario.
Aunque no mencionó directamente al país norteamericano, la administración de Donald Trump extendió el viernes una exención de sanciones por un mes, permitiendo la venta de petróleo y productos derivados rusos almacenados en el mar.
“Seguir relajando las sanciones contra Rusia no se corresponde con la situación real en la guerra y la diplomacia y alimenta la ilusión de la dirección rusa de que la guerra puede continuar”, remarcó el jefe de Estado ucraniano.
Zelensky advirtió que actualmente más de 110 buques cisterna transportan crudo ruso en alta mar, lo que representa más de 12 millones de toneladas que, gracias a la flexibilización de las sanciones, pueden comercializarse sin consecuencias. “Eso supone 10.000 millones de dólares, un recurso que se convierte directamente en nuevos ataques contra Ucrania”, alertó el mandatario.
El presidente ucraniano detalló que en la última semana, Rusia lanzó más de 2.360 drones de ataque, 1.320 bombas aéreas guiadas y cerca de 60 misiles de diferentes tipos contra ciudades y comunidades ucranianas. “Por eso es importante parar a los petroleros rusos y que no lleven petróleo a los puertos. Es necesario reducir las exportaciones de petróleo del agresor”, subrayó Zelenski.
La Oficina de Control de Activos Extranjeros (OFAC), organismo dependiente del Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos, emitió el viernes la Licencia General 134B, que permitió la entrega y comercialización de petróleo crudo y productos refinados provenientes de Rusia, siempre que hayan sido cargados en buques a partir del 17 de abril de 2026.
Esta nueva licencia introduce excepciones al régimen de sanciones vigente sobre el Kremlin al autorizar determinadas operaciones relacionadas con petróleo y derivados rusos. El documento precisa que se habilitan “todas las transacciones prohibidas (…) que sean normalmente incidentales y necesarias para la venta, entrega o descarga de petróleo crudo o productos derivados del petróleo de origen de la Federación Rusa cargados en cualquier buque (…) en o antes de las 00.01 horas del este, del 17 de abril de 2026”, siempre que se realicen antes de las 00.01 horas del 16 de mayo de 2026.
El miércoles pasado, el presidente ucraniano solicitó en Roma, durante una reunión con la primera ministra italiana Giorgia Meloni, el aumento de la producción de sistemas de defensa antiaérea y el desbloqueo de un paquete de ayuda europea por 90.000 millones de euros.
“Ahora mismo en los cielos de Ucrania hay nuevos ‘Shahed’, sufrimos ataques masivos y necesitamos absolutamente nuevos sistemas de defensa antiaérea. Para nosotros son vitales”, declaró.
Durante el encuentro en el Palacio Chigi, sede del Gobierno italiano, el mandatario informó a Meloni sobre la situación militar y remarcó que los ataques rusos no han cesado ni siquiera durante la Pascua, lo que refuerza la necesidad de “trabajar juntos en la producción” de defensas antiaéreas.
Zelensky también señaló que discutieron la importancia de destrabar el crédito de la Unión Europea de apoyo a Kiev por 90.000 millones de euros, una ayuda bloqueada hasta ahora por el Gobierno húngaro. “Hemos hablado también de la necesidad de desbloquear el paquete europeo de apoyo a Ucrania por 90.000 millones de euros. Es una decisión necesaria. Gracias a Italia por el respaldo”, expresó el presidente ucraniano.
(Con información de AFP y EFE)
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Jeffries declines to back Wasserman Schultz as Black leaders revolt over district switch
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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., is facing mounting backlash from some Black leaders over her decision to seek re-election in a majority-minority district, a move that appears to be costing her support from the highest-ranking Black Democrat in Congress.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., declined to endorse Wasserman Schultz’s re-election bid Tuesday after she entered the race for the plurality-Black district, where she faces four Black opponents in the Aug. 18 primary.
«Haven’t made a decision, as it relates to that particular race,» the lead Democrat said at a news conference when asked if he supports Wasserman Schultz’s run for the Fort Lauderdale-based seat.
Jeffries said he’s spoken to Wasserman Schultz, a member of his leadership team, about the race, but stopped short of offering his support.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, accompanied by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, speaks at a Democratic Steering and Policy Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 22, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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«Everybody has a right to run where they see fit. They’ve got to make their case to the people that they hope to represent moving forward,» he said.
«I think we all recognize the sensitivities of the moment in terms of an unprecedented Jim Crow-like assault on Black political representation that has been unleashed by the Supreme Court’s outrageous decision to gut the Voting Rights Act,» he added, invoking the court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, which curbed the use of race in the drawing of electoral districts and spurred redistricting in several Republican-led states affecting majority-minority districts represented by Black Democrats.
«And it’s an environment that all of us need to be sensitive to as we move forward,» he said.
Jeffries’ comments come as Wasserman Schultz seeks to weather fierce criticism from some local Black leaders over her decision to run in the district. The seat has been represented by a Black lawmaker for more than three decades.
Elijah Manley, a progressive Gen-Z activist running in the Democratic primary, slammed Wasserman Schultz in a statement posted to social media.
«First, she said the CBC [Congressional Black Caucus] encouraged her to run. The CBC Chair said they did not,» Manley wrote. «Then she went on TV and said that Leader Jeffries was supporting her. Jeffries just declined to endorse her.»
«It is not a good day to be named Debbie Wasserman Schultz in Florida’s 20th District,» he continued.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., declined to endorse Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s re-election campaign on Tuesday. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images; Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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Wasserman Schultz, however, will likely have a significant fundraising advantage over her primary opponents. Her campaign account has more than $2.5 million in the bank, according to recent Federal Election Commission filings.
Former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., previously occupied the solidly blue seat before she resigned amid an expulsion threat and House Ethics Committee investigation earlier this year. Cherfilus-McCormick is running again for the seat despite facing a pending criminal trial tied to allegedly stealing more than $5 million in disaster relief funds, among other charges.
Former Broward County Mayor Dale Holness and musician Luther Campbell are also vying for the Democratic nomination.
Florida Republicans carved up Wasserman Schultz’s safe Democratic seat as part of a new GOP-friendly congressional map signed into law in May.
Former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., is running against Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz in the Democratic primary contest, despite facing a pending criminal trial that could result in more than half a century in prison if convicted. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
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Wasserman Schultz previously served as chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, during which her tenure was rocked by the release of internal emails disparaging Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign. She first won election to the House in 2004.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Wasserman Schultz campaign before publication.
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Israeli official says EU sanctions reveal antisemitism hiding behind ‘socially acceptable mask’
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Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister accused the European Union of weaponizing a «socially acceptable mask» of anti-Zionism to target Israel— after it sanctioned Israeli civil society groups that oppose a Palestinian state. It also sanctioned several individuals.
«We are witnessing a deeply troubling trend where traditional antisemitism has simply put on a new, socially acceptable mask: anti-Zionism,» Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel told Fox News Digital. «Where prejudice once targeted the individual Jew, it is now directed at the collective Jewish state and our fundamental right to live in our ancestral homeland. But make no mistake, the political targeting of Israel always bleeds into an assault on Jewish life itself,» Haskel added.
The European Union imposed the sanctions on four Israeli civil society organizations and three of their senior figures, alleging support for «settler violence» and claiming they undermine prospects for a Palestinian state — a move that Regavim, one of the groups targeted, described as an infringement on Israeli sovereignty.
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European Union-sponsored structures in Area C on the West Bank, also known as Judea and Samaria.
«Our entire activity consists of legal and parliamentary work. We collect and analyze information and policies and go to court and the legislature to highlight areas where Israel’s policy is either lacking or misguided,» Naomi Kahn, Regavim’s Director of International Division, told Fox News Digital.
«The European Union is trying to control the internal political system and policies of an independent state that is supposed to be an ally. When we point out the absurdity of the situation, they don’t like it,» she said.
In its announcement, the European External Action Service (EEAS) stated that «extremist settlers and the organizations supporting them contribute directly to violence, forced displacement and dispossession across the West Bank.»
European Union flags blow in the wind outside the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France, on Nov. 27, 2019. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)
The sanctions, according to the EEAS, «target entities and individuals that facilitate, finance or support activities contributing to settler violence and serious human rights abuses against Palestinians.»
The statement also accused Regavim of lobbying for «the demolition of Palestinian property» and referenced an EU-funded school in Jabbet al-Dhib near Bethlehem.
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Israeli lawmakers condemned a leaked EU document they say reveals illegal EU funding for a Palestinian state, citing construction of an unauthorized school in Area C, which they say violates the Oslo Accords. (Regavim)
Kahn said the school was constructed illegally on Israeli state land in Area C, within a nature reserve connected to the Herodian complex. She said legal proceedings were carried out regarding the structure and that it was ultimately demolished.
Under the 1993 Oslo Accords, negotiated during the Clinton administration, the West Bank was divided into three areas: Area A, under full Palestinian control; Area B, under Palestinian civil authority with Israeli security control; and Area C, under full Israeli administrative and security control.
Kahn added that an engineering assessment found the school unsafe for use, arguing that placing students and teachers inside it posed «downright dangerous» conditions.
A view of the West Bank, also known as Judea and Samaria, a region discussed by evangelical Christian leaders urging the Trump administration to recognize Israel’s claim to the area. (TPS)
«We pointed out that the E.U. and the Palestinian Authority are simply violating the law in a very purposeful, systematic way to take control of Area C using structures like schools, sometimes mosques, and homes of innocent people that they push into those areas,» she added.
Regavim has published a report claiming there are 100 illegal schools in Area C that it says are being used by the P.A. as part of a broader strategy of de facto annexation.
Separately, a 2023 mapping study by Regavim estimated that roughly 103,000 unauthorized Arab-built structures exist across the West Bank, asserting that the P.A.—often with external support — has facilitated extensive illegal construction activity.
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The West Bank, also known as Judea and Samaria, is home to some 500,000 Israelis. (Mahmoud Illean/AP)
In response, Israel’s cabinet last month approved a set of broad measures aimed at countering efforts by the P.A. to establish de facto control over disputed territories.
Under the resolution, initiatives attributed to Ramallah to create a parallel land registry in Area C were declared to have no legal validity or standing.
«The real target here is not violence, but legitimate political opposition. The sanctioned organizations do not support violent action; rather, they have consistently challenged the concept of a two-state solution and exposed how the EU actively builds illegal structures in Judea and Samaria,» Haskel said, referring to the biblical names of the territories.»
She accused the EU of disregarding the Oslo Accords and «attempting to unilaterally alter facts on the ground to steal Israeli land.»
Sharren Haskel, deputy minister of foreign affairs of Israel accused the EU of disregarding the Oslo Accords and «attempting to unilaterally alter facts on the ground to steal Israeli land.» (@Sharren Haskel via X)
Haskel acknowledged there was an issue, as in any society, with some individuals who break the law, but emphasized they represent a small minority and that Israel investigates and prosecutes them. She said grouping hundreds of thousands of law-abiding Israeli residents in the West Bank together with Hamas — a genocidal terror organization responsible for mass murder — distorts moral distinctions.
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She said, «This creates a false and dangerous symmetry that minimizes the exceptional threat of global terrorism while politically targeting individual Israelis. It is an unacceptable moral equivalence that blurs the line between a sovereign democracy defending its people and the savage terror apparatus trying to destroy it.»
Following several requests for comment, European External Action Service (EEAS) referred Fox News Digitial to its original sanctions statement.
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