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.
Russia’s ‘most favoured nation’ trade status to be revoked by US and EU today March 11, 2022 US President Joe Biden is expected to announce today that, along with the European Union and the Group of Seven countries, the US will move to revoke “most favoured nation” trade status for Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. That is according to a source familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of [...]
Ukraine: 40-mile Russian convoy fans out into towns and forests around Kyiv with artillery into firing position March 11, 2022 A massive convoy outside the Ukrainian capital has split up and fanned out into towns and forests around Kyiv, according to new satellite photos, with artillery pieces raised into firing position in a potentially ominous movement of the Russian military. Satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies showed that the 40-mile convoy of vehicles, tanks and artillery [...]
Boris Johnson to ask Brits to open their homes to some of the 2.2m Ukrainians fleeing Russian invasion March 11, 2022 The British public will be asked by the government to open their homes to Ukrainians fleeing the fighting in their country amid continuing criticism of its response to the refugee crisis. Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove will set out on Monday details of a new “sponsored” humanitarian route to allow Ukrainians without family links to [...]
PM warns Moscow could use chemical weapons in Ukraine March 11, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson said today that Russia might be ready to deploy chemical weapons in Ukraine, echoing White House warnings. “That the stuff that you’re hearing about chemical weapons is straight out of their playbook,” Johnson told Sky News. “They start saying that there are chemical weapons that have been stored by their opponents or [...]
Chelsea in race to find new backer or risk administration as Abramovich sanctions bite March 10, 2022 Chelsea face a race to find a new benefactor after Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK government – or run the risk of administration. The sanctions prevent any new money going into the Premier League club, effectively forcing Abramovich to offload Chelsea or watch it run out of money. The club have consistently spent [...]
Oil prices to remain high despite ‘unprecedented’ volatility March 10, 2022 Oil prices have gone on a wild journey this week - with prices fluctuating amid escalating conflict in Ukraine.
Twitter removes Russian embassy’s post calling Ukraine’s maternity bombing staged March 10, 2022 Tweets from the Russian embassy in London have been removed by the social media giant after it suggested that images from Ukraine's Mariupol maternity hospital bombing yesterday were staged.
CF Fertilisers confirm UK operations continue despite energy market volatility March 10, 2022 One of the UK's leading fertiliser, CO2 and ammonia providers insist there have been no changes to its operations.