Capital controls imposed by Russia have turned the ruble into the world’s best performing currency this year, though not many people can pocket a profit on the rally. The ruble resumed its advance against the dollar on Wednesday as the Moscow Exchange Read more…
The UK has agreed “mutual security assurances” with Sweden and Finland, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed on Wednesday, a few days before Stockholm and Helsinki are due to announce their decision on pursuing NATO membership. Johnson is visiting both countries today Read more…
Tokyo has put Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and over 140 other people from Russia and the Donbass republics on its backlist FILE PHOTO. © Global Look Press / Jeremy Hoare The Japanese government has imposed a new round of sanctions on Russia Read more…
Russian gas conglomerate Gazprom has received no confirmation of force majeure or any obstacles to continued transit of gas through a junction in Lugansk Region, the company said on Tuesday, after Ukraine’s operator OGTSU announced it would halt further deliveries Read more…
The chief executive of Volkswagen has called for a negotiated settlement between Russia and Ukraine so that sanctions can be lifted to avoid damaging the German economy. Herbert Diess said that Brussels should be pushing for a peace deal so that Read more…
Rising energy bills may result in a surge of domestic fires as more people are forced to turn to alternative ways to heat their homes, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) said on Monday. The stark warning was prompted by a Read more…
Vladimir Putin’s Victory Day speech can be interpreted as an “encouraging” sign he is stepping back from the catastrophic consequences of launching nuclear weapons, experts have said. Western officials had warned prior to the speech that the Russian president could Read more…
EU ambassadors have so far failed to reach an agreement on a new package of sanctions against Russia, as Hungary continues to oppose a ban on Russian oil imports, Bloomberg reported on Sunday, citing sources familiar with the talks. The Read more…
Washington should be added to a “list of war criminals” as it is now directly participating in “hostilities” in Ukraine, Chairman of Russia’s State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin claimed on Saturday, citing media reports about alleged US intelligence-sharing with Ukraine. US Read more…
Ukraine’s ambassador to Berlin, Andrey Melnik, has refused to apologize to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for comparing him to an “offended liverwurst” over his reluctance to visit Kiev. The abrasive Melnik’s comments follow a phone call on Thursday between President Volodomyr Zelensky and Read more…
France refused to tell Britain how to stop Exocet missiles during the Falklands war because it did not want to hand “the keys to the safe” to a rival in the arms trade, a former French defence official has admitted. Pierre Razoux Read more…
Four oil reservoir tanks are ablaze after Ukrainian forces allegedly shelled the city of Makeyevka in the Donetsk Republic, local authorities reported on Wednesday. According to the territorial defense forces of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), one person was killed Read more…