“Russian terrorists”: Kremlin blamed for catastrophic Ukraine dam blast that could leave thousands homeless June 6, 2023 A major Soviet-era dam in the Russian controlled part of southern Ukraine was breached on Tuesday, unleashing floodwaters across the war zone in what both Ukraine and Russia said was an intentional attack by the other’s forces. Unverified videos on social media showed water surging through the remains of the dam with bystanders expressing their [...]
Ukraine claims attack on Russian cruise missiles in occupied Crimea March 21, 2023 Ukraine’s military intelligence agency reported what appeared to be a brazen attack on Russian cruise missiles being transported by train in the occupied Crimean Peninsula. The region’s Russian-appointed governor reported an incident in the area of the same Crimean town, Dzhankoi in the northern part of the peninsula, though he did not mention cruise missiles [...]
Bitcoin and crypto markets feeling the effects of war in Ukraine March 7, 2022 Data from CryptoCompare shows that the price of Bitcoin started the week recovering from a significant slump endured after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was launched.
Royal London and Phoenix Group review Russian investments as firms scramble to divest March 3, 2022 Royal London and Phoenix are among the latest pensions giants to announce they are reviewing their Russian investments as firms scramble to sever ties with Russia following tightened sanctions this week.
Gold consolidates rallies as investors seek safe haven from Ukraine tensions February 18, 2022 Gold prices have stabilised after surging over the past two days, ahead of a potential US-Russia meeting over Ukraine next week.
From a £600m profit to a £1bn loss: The investors who made the most from London-listed firms this year December 31, 2023 The co-founder of fintech Wise has emerged as the top gainer in London's public markets this year, with an average daily gain of over £1.6m.
Total Energies to cough up £1.7bn to pay off hiked windfall taxes January 18, 2023 French oil major TotalEnergies has confirmed it will take a £1.7bn hit in the fourth quarter from EU and British windfall taxes.
Russia says may retaliate after new round of UK sanctions December 12, 2020 MOSCOW (Reuters) – A new round of British sanctions against Russian individuals over alleged human rights abuses in Chechnya is “unfounded” and Moscow may retaliate, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. “Undoubtedly, this politically-charged demarche will have a negative impact on Russian-British interstate relations,” the ministry said, adding Russia “reserves the right to take [...]
Revenue slumps at Enquest as producer attacks ‘challenging’ North Sea operating environment March 28, 2024 Oil producer EnQuest saw revenue fall, but announced a share buyback, in a year trading that was hit by lower oil and gas prices and the continuation of the windfall tax on North Sea oil.
Losing Bakhmut will let Putin ‘sell this victory to the West, to his society, to China, to Iran’ – Zelensky March 29, 2023 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned defeat in the battle for Bakhmut would enable Russia to start building international support for a deal that would require his nation to make unacceptable compromises. And he has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping, long aligned to Russia, to visit. Mr Zelensky said if the eastern city of Bakhmut [...]