Truss doubles down Ukraine support in meeting with Russian counterpart December 2, 2021 Foreign secretary Liz Truss has met with her Russian counterpart today to double down on support for Ukraine. Russia, which annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, has been accused of trying to destabilise its eastern European neighbour state. “The Foreign Secretary expressed concern about rising tensions across Europe and re-stated the UK’s support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, [...]
Black Wednesday: Russian Army close to capturing entire Donbas region while Kremlin sends hundreds of bodies to Kyiv June 8, 2022 The Kremlin claims this morning the Russian Army has taken control of 97 per cent of one of the two provinces that make up the Donbas region, as it is drawing closer to its goal of fully capturing Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland. It also appears that Russia now occupies roughly half of Donetsk province, according [...]
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 [...]
German firms sign hydrogen deals in UAE as country pivots from Russian fossil fuels March 21, 2022 German energy companies will enter into a joint demonstration project for hydrogen transport, revealed the country's economy ministry.
Number 10: Russian state actors made prank calls to Ben Wallace and other ministers March 21, 2022 Prank calls to defence secretary Ben Wallace and home secretary Priti Patel last week were made by Russian state actors, according to Number 10. Boris Johnson’s official spokesman said the calls come “straight from the Kremlin playbook to try and distract from their illegal activities in Ukraine and their human rights abuses there”. Wallace said [...]
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.
IEA: No cars on Sundays and fewer business flights could cut global dependence on Russian oil March 20, 2022 The IEA has called for car-free cities on Sundays and avoiding business flights to cut down global dependence on Russian oil.
Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘very, very likely and very, very imminent’, says minister February 20, 2022 A Russian invasion of Ukraine is “very, very likely and very, very imminent”, Europe minister James Cleverly has said. Cleverly said today that “at the moment, an attack, an invasion seems far more likely than unlikely but we will continue to work to try and avert that”. Boris Johnson last night said Russia was planning [...]
Nord Stream launches lawsuit against Lloyd’s of London insurers over pipeline sabotage March 12, 2024 Nord Stream AG, a consortium headquartered in Switzerland, is majority owned by the Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom.
‘Golden visas’ for wealthy foreign investors to be scrapped amid dirty Russian money concerns February 17, 2022 The government is expected to scrap so-called “golden visas” for wealthy foreign investors amid concerns over links between Russia and the UK. Those eligible for the tier one investor visa, launched in 2008, must have at least £2m in investment funds and have a UK bank account. It has been under review due to repeated [...]