Vitali Klitschko accuses Russians of genocide as mass graves found near Kyiv April 3, 2022 Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko has accused Russia of committing genocide in Ukraine, after a mass grave with 280 bodies was found in a city just outside Kyiv. Ukrainian soldiers won back Bucha, 17 miles to the West of Kyiv, over the weekend as the country’s troops continue its counter-offensive against Russian positions. The Ukraine Defence [...]
EU energy chief tells companies not to sign new Russian LNG deals March 9, 2023 European Union countries and companies should not sign new contracts to buy Russian LNG - says the EU's energy chief.
As Ukraine makes key gains, Zelensky says Kremlin’s goal is now ‘to deprive people of light and heat’ September 12, 2022 Ukraine’s president has accused Russia of having a “goal is to deprive people of light and heat”, as the Kremlin fights back against Kyiv’s surging eastern counteroffensive. Moscow allegedly launched a series of strikes against infrastructure in the eastern recaptured city of Kharkiv, including water and thermal power facilities. Accusing Russia of deliberately targeting infrastructure [...]
Joe Biden to host Emmanuel Macron for White House state dinner December 1, 2022 Joe Biden will host Emmanuel Macron for a White House state banquet tonight as a part of the French President’s three-day US trip. The pair will have a four-course meal at the lavish dinner, which will come after tensions flared between Paris and Washington yesterday. Macron hit out at America’s “very aggressive” Inflation Reduction Act, [...]
Kremlin’s grip on Kyiv: Chaos and mass exodus at Ukrainian security services as Zelensky fires dozens of officials for treason July 19, 2022 Only a day after two senior Ukrainian officials were dismissed over allegations that their agencies harboured “collaborators and traitors”, the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has expanded the shakeup of his security services on Monday by suspending 28 more officials. In his nightly video address, Zelensky said a “personnel audit” of the Security Service of Ukraine [...]
France’s Macron, Germany’s Sholz and Italy’s Draghi take train to Ukraine and offer Kyiv a ‘message of unity’ June 16, 2022 German, French and Italian leaders have visited Kyiv to send a “message of unity” to Ukraine, as officials push for more weapons to be sent to the country. French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi took an overnight train, on a secret trip which reportedly took months to [...]
Petrol forecourt owners bag £60m bonus as pump prices jack up profits October 9, 2023 Senior executives at Motor Fuel Group, the UK's largest independent forecourt operator, have raked in a bumper pay packet this year on the back of record profits.
As it happened: Rishi Sunak’s Spring Budget 2022 March 23, 2022 Live updates and links to all our coverage, reactions and analyses as the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, delivers the government’s Spring Budget for 2022 . Please do get in touch and let us know your opinion via news@cityam.com or @Cityam With the cost of living crisis, rising inflation, war in Ukraine and [...]
Ineos Energy favours US and Denmark expansion as Britain puts ‘pain’ on industry July 1, 2024 The chief executive of Ineos Energy has said the business will prioritise expansion in the US and Denmark over Britain, arguing that the country's politicians have put "pain" on the oil and gas sector.
London Metal Exchange looks to ‘strengthen’ its position after winning nickel case against Elliott November 29, 2023 A court has ruled in favour of the London Metal Exchange (LME) around its suspension of the nickel market mid-short squeeze last year.