Russian foreign minister’s stepdaughter who lives in £4m Kensington flat is sanctioned by UK March 24, 2022 Russia’s foreign minister’s stepdaughter, who lives in a £4m flat in Kensington, has been added to Britain’s sanctions list. The Instagram influencer and socialite Polina Kovaleva is the latest target of Britain’s campaign against Kremlin-linked individuals, as Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its second month. Kovaleva, 26, who was privately educated, has documented her lavish [...]
Oil prices bounce back as EU considers joining UK and US with Russian energy sanctions March 21, 2022 Oil prices climbed over three per cent this morning, as eu nations weigh up the possibility of imposing energy sanctions on Russia.
US and UK threaten Putin with personal sanctions if Russia does invade Ukraine January 27, 2022 Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the UK is not ruling out support for personal sanctions against President Vladimir Putin in the event Russia invades Ukraine. Ms Truss made the comments after US President Joe Biden suggested moving to penalise the Russian president could be an option in the case of an invasion. When asked on [...]
Ukraine: Biden bans Russian state bonds from US markets in fresh sanctions February 22, 2022 Joe Biden has tonight blocked two large Russian financial institutions from operating in the US and has banned Russia from issuing new state bonds on American markets in fresh sanctions against Moscow. A number of Kremlin-linked oligarchs will also have their US assets frozen and face travel bans, with Biden saying in a White House [...]
Putin says sanctions against Russia won’t work as he vows to continue Ukraine invasion April 12, 2022 Vladimir Putin has said the West’s “blitzkrieg” of sanctions against Russia will not work as he vowed to continue his “noble” invasion of Ukraine. Putin today said peace talks with Kyiv are at a “dead end” and that the invasion is “going to plan”, despite Russian troops failing to achieve any of their major military [...]
Gazprom’s oil arm revels in record profits as the West warns Russia about sanctions February 17, 2022 Gazprom Neft has reported recorded profits while the West warns Russia of sanctions against key companies if it invades Ukraine.
Roman Abramovich facing sanctions as UK adds Chelsea owner to Putin oligarchs hit list March 10, 2022 Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has been added to the UK’s sanctions list, Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries said. She said Vladimir Putin’s attacks on Ukraine involved “new levels of evil by the hour” and the Government had announced further sanctions “against individuals linked to the Russian Government”. “This list includes Roman Abramovich, the owner of Chelsea [...]
His Raw Materials: Putin pushes back against oil and gas sanctions with retaliatory measures March 9, 2022 Russia has announced plans to restrict the trade of goods and raw materials, in response to the US and UK imposing oil and gas bans.
Putin’s retaliation to Western sanctions and soaring energy prices send global markets whipsawing March 7, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin’s retaliation to sanctions and the possibility of the West banning Moscow oil and gas sent global markets whipsawing today. London’s premier FTSE 100 index tumbled over two per cent during the first hour of trading, while the domestically-focused FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK [...]
US government imposes sanctions on crypto exchange September 21, 2021 The US government has imposed sanctions on a cryptocurrency exchange for the first time ever in a bid to clamp down on ransomware attacks. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has decided to blacklist the SUEX exchange over its alleged role in facilitating transactions for ransomware attackers. Analysis of the Russian exchanges’ [...]