Oligarchs’ London mansions are ‘gold bricks to launder money’ says Sadiq Khan as Mayor labels UK refugee response ’embarrassing’ March 14, 2022 London Mayor Sadiq Khan described properties owned by Russian oligarchs in London as “gold bricks used to launder money”. Repeating his call for some to be used to house refugees from Ukraine, he said it would be a form of “poetic justice”. He told Times Radio: “I, for some time, with others, have been complaining [...]
UK looks north: Oil and gas remain key to energy independence March 14, 2022 The UK is seemingly committed to North Sea oil and gas as it cuts itself off from Russian energy supplies following the invasion of Ukraine.
Russia attack on Ukraine army base near Nato border kills 35 March 13, 2022 An attack on a Ukrainian army base near the border of Poland has killed 35 people and brought the war close to Nato territory. In the most deadly single strike of the war, Russia reportedly fired 30 rockets at the Yavoriv International Centre for Peacekeeping and Security near the city of Novoiavorivsk – a base [...]
UK steel firms suspend imports of Russian coal March 13, 2022 Tata Steel UK (Tata) and British Steel have both suspended imports of Russian coal, according to The Mail on Sunday. The decision follows sustained pressure from Western governments for businesses to divest from Russia, as it ramps up sanctions on the country following the invasion of Ukraine. Coal is used to heat blast furnaces up [...]
Chaos at the Kremlin: Isolated Putin detains senior FSB security chiefs while third Russian general is killed in Ukraine March 13, 2022 Two senior officers in the Russian security service, the FSB, have been put under house arrest by President Vladimir Putin, according to a report this weekend. Andrei Soldatov, of the investigative website Agentura, reported that Sergei Beseda, the head of the Fifth Service – the FSB’s foreign intelligence branch – and his deputy have been [...]
Russian troops abducted Ukrainian mayor after capturing city of Melitopol March 12, 2022 Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russian troops of kidnapping the mayor of the Ukrainian city of Melitopol, after he refused to cooperate with their demands. In a video briefing, Zelensky said: “Today in Melitopol the invaders captured mayor of the city, Ivan Federov – a mayor who courageously defends Ukraine and the people of [...]
Israel and Ukraine deny claims Zelensky was told to ‘surrender’ to Putin’s demands March 12, 2022 Israel and Ukraine have denied claims that Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennet told Volodymyr Zelensky to strike a deal with Vladimir Putin, in order to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The denials come after US new site Axios said Bennet had advised Zelensky to accept Putin’s proposals and cave in to Russia demands, to end [...]
Putin’s girlfriend Alina and their four children go into hiding in luxury chalet in Switzerland March 11, 2022 The long-term girlfriend of Russian president Vladimir Putin - Alina Kabaeva - has reportedly gone into hiding in Switzerland, together with the couple's four young children.
Russia sent ‘400 mercenaries’ to kill Ukraine’s President Zelensky March 11, 2022 Vladimir Putin sent more than 400 Russian assassins to kill Ukraine’s democratically elected president Vlodymyr Zelensky – and break up his government. Kyiv was placed under a ‘hard’ curfew for 36-hours last week, after news of the mercenaries reached its government, and its army tried to clamp down on any possible infiltrators. A source close [...]
Evraz board quits after Abramovich hit with sanctions March 11, 2022 Russian steelmaking giant Evraz said 10 of its board members had quit today after the firm’s largest shareholder Roman Abramovich was slapped with sanctions, leaving only the chief executive remaining in post.