U-Turn: former LSE chief resigns from Russian firm amid backlash March 10, 2022 Xavier Rolet has bowed to pressure and resigned as chairman of PhosAgro, a company facing sanctions over its ties to the Russian government.
Google searches for ‘WW3’ up 75-fold since Russian invasion of Ukraine March 10, 2022 Google searches for ‘WW3’ have skyrocketed by 75-times the usual rate in wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As tensions continue to mount between Moscow and Kyiv, UK internet users expressed their fears about it engulfing the rest of Europe, by asking the search engine giant if it might spell the start of a third [...]
Lloyd’s of London prepares to fight over picking the tab up for $10bn Russian-seized planes May 2, 2022 Lloyd’s of London and aircraft lessors are reportedly going to war over who needs to pick up the tab after more than 400 foreign-leased planes were seized by Moscow following the invasion of Ukraine. Sources told the Telegraph Lloyd’s of London has hired global law firm Clyde & Co to investigate whether insurance claims made [...]
War in Ukraine: UK says Russian ‘troll factory’ is ‘plaguing’ social media with pro-war propaganda May 2, 2022 The Kremlin has is using a “troll factory” to “plague” social media with pro-war propaganda, the foreign office has claimed after new research. A UK-funded study claimed the Kremlin has acquired “cyber soldiers” to target UK politicians and spread “lies” on social media, about the war in Ukraine. According to a statement from the foreign [...]
Oil dips as European leaders play down prospect of sanctions on Russian energy supplies March 7, 2022 Oil prices have dipped following strong rallies this morning, with Europe playing down the prospect of sanctions on Russian energy supplies.
Sadiq Khan: Sell Russian oligarchs’ property and luxury goods to fund Ukraine aid March 6, 2022 The Mayor of London has urged ministers to immediately seize the assets of Russian oligarchs and sell them to fund support to Ukraine. Sadiq Khan has said property and possessions belonging to Putin allies should be seized before these Russians can have a ‘fire sale’ to dodge sanctions. The Mayor has called for possessions such [...]
European round up: Germany puts coal power on standby while EU pushes for Russian oil ban May 24, 2022 Germany is preparing to extend the life of coal-fired power stations which would have been discontinued over the next two years.
UK plans to sanction all Russian nationals would breach equality laws, banks say April 1, 2022 The UK government’s plans to ban Russians from holding more than £50,000 in UK bank accounts are unfeasible, banks have said. Banks have told the government that the sanctions measures put in place in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would breach equality laws, which prevent discrimination on the basis of nationality. The sanctions set [...]
World Economic Forum kicks off first Russian free Davos meeting since the fall of the Soviet Union May 22, 2022 The World Economic Forum (WEF) has refused to invite a single Russian to its annual conference in Davos this week, in what is set to be the first Davos conference without any Russians since the fall of the USSR. The WEF’s annual meeting – which is set to be the first in-person Davos conference since [...]
Russian oligarch found dead by gardener in garage of his £18m Surrey mansion March 3, 2022 A 66-year old Russian oligarch was discovered dead by one of his gardeners in the garage of his £18m English mansion, it has been reported. Mikhail Watford, formerly known as Mikhail Tolstosheya, ws found dead in his mansion in Virginia Water, Surrey. His death, which comes less than a week after Russia invaded Ukraine, is [...]