Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a ban on Russian oil imports following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Mr Trudeau said oil revenues have helped to prop up President Vladimir Putin and Russian oligarchs. Coordinated Western sanctions against Russia have targeted its banks but still accept its oil and gas exports. Unlike Europe,
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EPA “If I could leave Russia right now, I would. But I can’t quit my job,” says Andrey. He won’t be able to afford his mortgage in Moscow now interest rates have been hiked. Millions of Russians like him are starting to feel the effect of Western economic sanctions designed to punish the country for
Air raid sirens are sounding again in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, at the end of the fifth day of the Russian invasion. The Russians launched their attack last Thursday from three main directions: north, south and east. Dozens of targets have been struck, as Russian troops have poured into Ukraine. The fight for Kyiv Russian forces
EPA Vladimir Putin put Russia’s nuclear forces on high alert after comments by UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and others, the Kremlin has said. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said “unacceptable” remarks were made about possible “clashes” between Nato and Moscow over Russia’s attack on Ukraine. It is unclear precisely which comments by Ms Truss Russia
Ukrainian Naval Forces Ukraine’s navy says the 13 soldiers believed to have been killed defending Zmiinyi (Snake) Island on the first day of the Russian invasion are alive. The border guards were given posthumous honours by the president after they were heard in audio recordings telling a Russian warship to “go to hell”. Russia said
Getty Images Dozens of people have been killed in Russian missile strikes on Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, officials say. “Kharkiv has just been massively fired upon by grads [rockets]. Dozens of dead and hundreds of wounded,” the interior ministry said on Facebook. The attack came on the fifth day of the Russian invasion as negotiators
For months Christian Dawkins argued with would-be investors in his fledgling sports marketing agency that it made no sense to bribe college basketball coaches to encourage their star players to sign with the firm. Dawkins, a young, ambitious, basketball middleman, kept telling a supposed real estate tycoon named “Jeff D’Angelo” that coaches didn’t have that
Getty Images Many of the impacts of global warming are now simply “irreversible” according to the UN’s latest assessment. But the authors of a new report say that there is still a brief window of time to avoid the very worst. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says that humans and nature are being pushed
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Vladimir Putin putting Russia’s nuclear forces on high alert is an attempt to distract people from “what’s going wrong in Ukraine”, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said. Mr Wallace said Mr Putin was engaged in a “battle
Getty Images The UK government has joined with the US and the EU to announce new sanctions against Russia’s central bank. It has banned British people and businesses from making transactions with the Russian central bank, its finance ministry and its wealth fund. The move is designed to cut off Moscow’s major financial institutions from
Reuters Cities across Ukraine remain on high alert as the country’s fight against Russia’s invasion enters a fifth day. The Ukrainian military said on Monday Russian troops had made repeated attempts to storm the outskirts of the capital, but failed to capture it. Officials have described Sunday’s fighting as “difficult” as Russian troops “continue[d] shelling
Getty Images BP is to offload its 19.75% stake in Russian state-owned oil firm Rosneft after Russia’s “act of aggression in Ukraine”. The oil giant had come under pressure from the UK government to make the move since Thursday’s invasion. It has held the shareholding in the Russian company since 2013. Meanwhile, Norwegian energy giant
Getty Images The rouble has slumped by 30% against the US dollar, after Western nations announced new sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The new record low for the Russian currency comes after some of the country’s banks were banned from using the Swift international payment system. On Sunday, Russia’s central bank appealed
Reuters People who are settled in the UK will be able to bring their Ukrainian immediate family members to join them, the prime minister has announced. Boris Johnson said the UK would not “turn our backs in Ukraine’s hour of need”. Speaking to a Ukrainian cathedral congregation, he said he had never seen “so clear
Liam Frank The Covid crisis saw thousands of restaurants temporarily or permanently close their doors, prompting some chefs to turn to TikTok to reinvent themselves. When Thara Moise was furloughed from her job leading a busy kitchen, she decided to relaunch her career as a private chef. She ditched working in restaurants and company canteens,
Getty Images The UK is fast-tracking legislation to target money-laundering by foreign oligarchs. The government’s move follows Russia’s decision to invade Ukraine. As part of the measures, foreign property owners will have to declare their identities rather than using companies as a façade. It follows the economic sanctions announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on
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