Nuclear energy leaders to meet Prime Minister Boris Johnson next week, as UK continues to wean itself off Russian fuel March 18, 2022 Nuclear industry leaders are set to hold talks with the prime minister next week, as Britain continues its bid to wean itself on dependence on Russian energy. It has been reported that executives from companies such as EDF and Rolls-Royce will meet Boris Johnson on Monday, alongside US industrial giant Westinghouse, according to Sky News’ [...]
£24bn Brexit rebound: UK goods imports from EU overtake non-EU trade while Russian influx soars March 12, 2022 Goods imports from the EU rebounded fat the start of 2022, despite uncertainty over changes in HMRC methodology, to overtake Non-EU countries, after non-EU imports of goods to the UK surpassed those from the EU for the first time in 2021 since the ONS started recording the data in 1997. Over £24bn worth of goods [...]
UK says it may take up to 200,000 Ukraine refugees amid Kremlin promise of ceasefire after ‘relentless’ Russian shelling March 8, 2022 UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said this morning the UK may take up to 200,000 refugees from Ukraine, various various schemes and visa routes. Wallace told Sky News around 200,000 Ukrainian nationals may be able to settle in Britain. His remarks come after the Kremlin promised again this morning safe corridors for civilians. However, the [...]
Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘inevitable and imminent as Putin has negotiated himself into a corner’, UK Defence Committee chair warns January 17, 2022 A Russian invasion of Ukraine is “inevitable and imminent”, the UK’s Commons Defence Committee chairman Tobias Ellwood has said. The Conservative MP made the claim in the wake of a massive cyber attack on Ukraine which left much of the country without heat, light and access to money. Speaking to the Daily Mail about the [...]
Russian spy found dead at embassy in Berlin after mystery fall, German media report November 6, 2021 German media are reporting that a man recently found dead in the street outside the Russian embassy in Berlin was an undercover agent of Moscow’s intelligence services, and had fallen from an upper floor of the building.
War in Europe kills 50 so far: Ukraine begs EU for urgent air defences while Russian Army conquers Chernobyl February 24, 2022 Ukraine is urging the European Union to urgently provide air defence and anti-missile support, and to use “all means” to jam Russian satelitte signals. The plea for help comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces are trying to seize the Chernobyl nuclear plant, site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster. At the same time, Nato [...]
Even Russia’s central bank is ‘surprised’ as country’s lenders post record profits January 31, 2024 Russian banks posted record profits in 2023 in news that surprised even the country’s own central bank, showing how the state is weathering Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
US companies targeted in Russian-linked cyber-attack July 3, 2021 200 US businesses have been targeted by Russian-linked cyber-criminal groups in a “colossal” ransomware attack, a cyber-security firm announced on Friday. Huntress Labs said the attack hit Florida-based IT company Kaseya and spread through its corporate networks that use its software. Kaseya said it was investigating a “potential attack”. Russia-linked hackers REvil were the perpetrators of [...]
Ultra-high food prices here to stay as Russia exits Black Sea grain deal with Ukraine July 17, 2023 Soaring food costs may not fall as quickly as markets had hoped, retail and pub industries have warned amid a Russian supply squeeze.
Video: Russians detained in Chad were merely ‘sightseeing’ June 25, 2021 A group of Russians picked up by police in an area of Chad where the military has recently been battling rebels say they were “merely sightseeing” and there to visit “rich natural sites” in the country’s north, they claimed. Watch the full report.