US warns China of ‘consequences’, Xi calls for Nato-Russia talks
U.S. President Joe Biden warned Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday of ‘consequences’ if Beijing gave material support to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the White House said, while ...
Russia blasted by West at UN for spreading bioweapons ‘nonsense’ over Ukraine
The United States and Western allies slammed Russia on Friday for spreading propaganda, disinformation and “nonsense” at the United Nations Security Council by alleging that parts of biological weapons were ...
Russia’s biggest cargo airline to suspend all Boeing flights
Russia’s biggest cargo airline Volga-Dnepr Group has suspended all flights using Boeing BA.N aircraft due to Western sanctions, it said on Friday.
Sanctions have cut off the supply ...
Russia tells Google to stop spreading threats against Russians on YouTube
Russia on Friday demanded that Alphabet Inc’s GOOGL.O Google stop spreading what it called threats against Russian citizens on its YouTube video-sharing platform, a move that could presage ...
Russia contemplates ‘parallel imports’ after top brands halt sales
Russia is considering allowing retailers to import products from abroad without the trademark owner’s permission, the competition regulator said on Friday, after global brands halted sales or stopped exports ...
Russians have up to $213 billion stashed offshore in Swiss banks
Switzerland’s secretive banks hold up to $213 billion of Russian wealth, the country’s financial industry association estimates, as sanctions on Russia give a rare glimpse inside Swiss vaults.
The ...
Russian sovereign bond payment received by JPMorgan and processed
Coupon payments on Russian sovereign bonds due this week were received by correspondent bank JPMorgan (JPM.N), processed and the bank then made an onwards credit to the paying agent ...
Russia sanctions pierce luxury jet world’s ultra-private bubble
The gleaming, late-model European jet for sale was a rarity in the hot market for second-hand corporate aircraft.
It was only after aviation lawyer Amanda Applegate’s client did some ...
Wary of Western sanctions, Turkey’s banks resist Russian customers
Newly arrived Russians in Turkey are struggling to make deposits and transfers at banks that are taking a careful and sceptical approach for fear of contravening Western sanctions on Moscow, ...
Kremlin calls Biden irritable and forgetful, says he insulted Putin
The Kremlin on Friday called comments by U.S. President Joe Biden about his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin “personal insults” and said Biden’s remarks appeared to have been fuelled ...
UK revokes Russian channel RT’s licence after probe into Ukraine coverage
Britain’s media regulator on Friday revoked Russian-backed television channel RT’s licence to broadcast in the United Kingdom with immediate effect, citing its links to the Kremlin.
The regulator, ...
Putin pulls UN vote on Ukraine, Russia and Canada in Twitter spat
The U.N. Security Council will no longer vote on Friday on a Russian-drafted call for aid access and civilian protection in Ukraine as Russia’s U.N. envoy accused ...
Russian missiles hit area near airport in Ukraine’s Lviv, mayor says
Several missiles have hit an aircraft repair plant in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Friday morning, destroying its building, city mayor Andriy Sadovy said.
The plant had been ...
Biden and Xi set to clash over Putin’s war
U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to tell Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday that Beijing will pay a price if it supports Russia’s military operations in Ukraine, ...
Moscow sets out strict new controls on foreigners trading Russian assets
Russia laid down strict new rules for foreigners seeking permits to buy and sell Russian assets ranging from securities to real estate, a client memo by Citigroup (C.N) showed, ...
Australia sanctions Russian billionaires with mining industry links
Australia imposed sanctions on Friday on two Russian oligarchs with links to its mining industry, one of them a billionaire with an investment connection to Rio Tinto’s Gladstone alumina ...
Putin’s warning to ‘traitors’ sends chilling message
Graffiti warnings daubed on the doors of activists in Moscow. A food blogger threatened with up to 15 years in jail for “discrediting” Russia’s army. A call to sack a ...
Scant progress in peace talks as Ukrainian cities pounded in more Russian attacks (Update 3)
Rescue workers on Thursday dug survivors out of the rubble of a theatre in the besieged city of Mariupol which Ukraine said had been hit by a Russian air strike ...
Russian law on leased jets could help in claiming insurance
A new Russian law on leased aircraft showed Moscow could “confiscate” planes and such a move might help it claim insurance, Air Lease Corp (AL.N) said at a time ...
Russian government sites facing unprecedented cyber attacks
Russian government websites are facing unprecedented cyber-attacks and technical efforts are being made to filter foreign web traffic, the TASS news agency cited the digital ministry as saying on Thursday.
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Facebook removes more Russia posts claiming children’s hospital bombing a hoax
Facebook on Wednesday removed official Russian posts that falsely claimed reports of Russia bombing a children’s hospital in Ukraine were a hoax, a company spokesperson said, even as similar ...
Shells hit theatre sheltering Ukraine civilians, Biden calls Putin a war criminal
International outrage over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine grew on Thursday as U.S. and Ukrainian officials said civilians waiting in line for bread and sheltering in a theatre had ...
BMW, Michelin hit by supply-chain disruption, Publicis cedes control in Russia
Michelin and BMW were among the latest companies on Wednesday to warn of disruption to their operations from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while ad group Publicis said it had ...
Musk’s ‘combat challenge’ to Putin prompts mockery in Russia
The Kremlin may have ignored billionaire Elon Musk challenging President Vladimir Putin to a fight over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but several Russian officials have stepped in to defend ...