José Israel Torres Gutiérrez, one of the former officials linked to La Estafa Maestra, was disqualified for 10 years from holding public office and must pay a fine of more than 370 million pesos, the Ministry of Public Administration (SFP) reported this Friday.The sanctions against Torres Gutiérrez became firm after his last legal appeals were dismissed.The former official was general director of Community Development in the former Social Development Secretariat (Sedesol), currently the Welfare Secretariat, and was sanctioned for irregularities in the documentation of the provision of services for radio and television campaigns in Hidalgo, as well as for authorizing an improper payment.The SFP said in a statement that the Comptroller of Sedesol imposed the sanctions in 2018. Torres Gutiérrez challenged in 2019, but in 2020 the Superior Chamber of the Federal Court of Administrative Justice (TFJA) determined the validity of the measure.The former official later presented an amparo that was denied and, finally, a review resource that the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) dismissed as inadmissible.With this, the imposed sanctions became firm.Torres Gutiérrez is one of the lower-ranking former officials linked to La Estafa Maestra.Animal Politico documented that, through this scheme, billions of pesos of public resources were diverted from Sedesol and the Secretariat of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development (Sedatu), through public universities and shell companies.This happened when Rosario Robles was the head of both secretariats.For this case, Robles has been detained and in preventive detention since August 2020.Read: Key witness of the FGR in the case of alleged bribes for reforms, involved in possible laundering and the Master FraudThe sanction of a former public servant of Social Development remains firmLearn more at ➡️https://t.co/VjyqIed5rh pic.twitter.com/nFve8ap4jm– SFP Mexico 🇲🇽 (@SFP_mx) April 22, 2022Read: The government hires ghost companies and diverts more than 3.4 billion pesosJens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO says that the Russian invasion of Ukraine will not go as planned and that its attempt to capture the eastern Donbas region has "stalled" so he predicts that Ukraine could win the conflict.The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) estimates that Russia has lost around a third of its ground combat force since the war began in February.The Russian invasion has been hampered by stiff Ukrainian resistance and logistical problems.His initial goal seemed to be to sweep the entire country and overthrow the Ukrainian government.Instead, Russia has withdrawn from the areas around the capital, kyiv, after failing to capture it.In addition, since mid-April it has focused its efforts on two eastern provinces.In Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, authorities say Russian forces have withdrawn from the border and residents are returning."Russia's war in Ukraine is not going as Moscow planned," Stoltenberg said.“They failed to take kyiv, they are withdrawing from the outskirts of Kharkiv, their main offensive in Donbas has stalled.Russia is not achieving its strategic goals.”Stoltenberg was speaking at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers.In addition to military setbacks, another consequence of the invasion is that Russia will likely face an enlarged NATO that will be joined by Sweden and Finland.Russian President Vladimir Putin sees NATO as a threat to Russia's security and invaded Ukraine in part to prevent it from joining NATO.In assessing it, the British Ministry of Defense's estimate of Russian losses includes men killed or wounded and equipment destroyed or captured.The ministry said Russia's offensive in Donbas had "lost momentum and was significantly delayed".He said Russia was constrained by "continued low morale and reduced combat effectiveness."British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Ukraine's allies must maintain their military support to help it "push Russia out."On the battlefield, Ukrainian forces are fighting back in the city of Izium, regional governor Oleh Sinegubov said, something that could complicate Russian plans to capture Donbas.However, Ukraine's military also acknowledged setbacks in its latest updates, saying Russia was making progress in several areas in the region.There has been no respite for the remaining Ukrainian forces in Mariupol, and Russia continues its bombardment of the steel mills where they are hiding.A video purportedly from inside showed men checking their phones and playing chess.And in western Ukraine, the governor of the Lviv region said the missiles were targeting military infrastructure.Now you can receive notifications from BBC World.Download the new version of our app and activate it so you don't miss out on our best content.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DcAg6VIlgwWe are processing your membership, please be patient, this process may take up to two minutes.