Business confidence hits highest level since early 2022 but firms still not looking to invest, survey suggests January 4, 2024 Business confidence hit its highest level since the first quarter of 2022, before the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
US officials echo concerns about Russian ‘dirty money’ in London hindering sanctions January 28, 2022 US officials have raised concerns about effective sanctions on President Putin if Russia invades Ukraine because of “dirty money” tolerance in the UK.
Tugendhat: UK must block Russian access to the City to help stop Ukraine war January 28, 2022 The UK must get tough and block Russia from the City of London’s vast web of financial services if it is to help stop an invasion of Ukraine, senior Tory Tom Tugendhat has said. The Foreign Affairs Committee chair writes in City A.M. today that Boris Johnson should “close down the options that allow” Vladimir [...]
EU can’t always get what you want: Hungary stalls progress towards Russian oil ban May 10, 2022 Hungary has continued to withhold its backing from a long-proposed European Union ban on imports of Russian oil supplies.
Named and shamed in ‘global game of chess’: The Russian banks and businessmen the UK has imposed sanctions on February 22, 2022 Five banks named by Boris Johnson earlier today only have a small footprint in the UK, although the largest one Promsvyazbank did have ambitions to float on the London Stock Exchange a decade ago. The sanctions imposed on the five banks and three Russian businessmen are unlikely to have a significant effect on British businesses [...]
Russia – Ukraine: Western officials tout peace talks with Putin November 4, 2023 Ukraine has fought back against Russian aggression but Vladimir Putin shows no sign of turning back
Carlsberg CEO: Russia has ‘stolen our business’ October 31, 2023 Carlsberg has cut all ties with its Russian business and refuses to enter a deal with Russia's government.
Putin ‘running out of missiles’ amid claims quarter of Russian Army now lost: Kremlin loses momentum in Donbas May 6, 2022 Vladimir Putin could be running out of missiles and armaments because of how much his forces have had to fire during the Ukraine war so far, according to the head of Britain’s Armed Forces. The Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, said Russia has now lost 25 per cent of all its forces [...]
Russia’s biggest bank Sberbank thrown out of SWIFT while EU moves to ban 90 per cent of Russian oil May 31, 2022 Most Russian oil imports into the EU will be blocked by year-end as part of new sanctions on Moscow, European leaders agreed late last night. The compromise was made at a two-day summit focused on helping Ukraine with a long-delayed package of new financial support. The embargo covers Russian oil brought in by sea, allowing [...]
UK begins to withdraw embassy staff from Ukraine amid fears of Russian invasion January 24, 2022 The UK and US have moved to withdraw some of their staff from their respective Ukraine embassies as fears continue to mount that Russia is preparing to launch a military invasion of its neighbour. The Foreign Office said there were increased fears over a Russian attack on Ukraine and said the situation had become “highly [...]