Nike confirms complete exit from Russia June 23, 2022 Sports brand giant Nike has formally exited Russia due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, three months after suspending operations. The US company, famous for its tick logo, said the delay in quitting completely was because it was “responsibly” scaling down its operations, in order to protect employees. This comes after Nike, which sponsors athletes [...]
Ukrainian government recruits UK ad giant WPP to craft economy rebuilding campaign June 22, 2022 WPP and the Ukrainian Government have announced a fresh partnership to attract investment into Ukraine and help rebuild its economy.
‘You’re my hero’: Watch the moment Hollywood star Ben Stiller meets Ukraine’s president Zelensky June 21, 2022 Hollywood actor Ben Stiller praised Ukraine’s president Vlodymyr Zelensky as his “hero” during a meeting in Kyiv as part of his United Nations duties. The entertainer was in Ukraine n his role as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Goodwill Ambassador (UNHCR). During the encounter, for World Refugee Day, the two embraced and Stiller said [...]
Germany turns to coal as Russia puts pressure on gas supplies June 20, 2022 Germany will ramp up coal supplies and offer heavy subsidies to gas giants to ensure it can meet its energy needs this winter.
Boris Johnson: We must avoid “Ukraine-fatigue” June 18, 2022 Boris Johnson has said we must avoid “Ukraine-fatigue”, as the Prime Minister touches down after his impromptu visit to Kyiv. The PM visited the war-torn country yesterday in a surprise visit and told reporters at RAF Brize Norton on his arrival back in the UK that we need to show Ukraine that “we are with [...]
Boris Johnson touches down in Kyiv for surprise meeting with Ukraine’s president Zelensky June 17, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson touched down in Ukraine this afternoon meeting with President Vlodymyr Zelensky. The embattled Tory leader shared an image on social media which said: Mr President, Volodymyr, It is good to be in Kyiv again”, adding that “Great Britain’s support for Ukraine is firm and resolute.” This comes after leaders from Italy, [...]
Eurovision ‘to begin discussions with BBC’ as UK set to host next year’s contest due to Ukraine war June 17, 2022 The United Kingdom will likely host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) because of the ongoing war in Ukraine, it has been announced. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) issued a statement this morning saying it will “begin discussions with the BBC” about broadcasting the event from the UK, as this year’s runner up to the [...]
UK small businesses being priced out of cyber insurance by high premiums and cost-of-living crunch June 16, 2022 The UK’s small businesses are increasingly being priced out of cyber insurance policies, due to sky-high premiums and the cost-of-living crunch. Almost a third (29 per cent) of companies with fewer than 250 staff cancelled their cyber insurance policies last year, as part of efforts to cut costs, research from GlobalData shows. A further 17.3 [...]
France’s Macron, Germany’s Sholz and Italy’s Draghi take train to Ukraine and offer Kyiv a ‘message of unity’ June 16, 2022 German, French and Italian leaders have visited Kyiv to send a “message of unity” to Ukraine, as officials push for more weapons to be sent to the country. French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi took an overnight train, on a secret trip which reportedly took months to [...]
Russia attacking eastern city of Luhansk ‘in nine different directions’ June 16, 2022 Ukraine has said the Kremlin is attacking the eastern Luhansk region from nine different directions. The head of Kyiv’s military said Moscow was launching strikes across the north of the region of eastern Ukraine. This comes amid major concerns about the encirclement of the city of Sievierodonetsk in the Donetsk region, leaving thousands of people [...]