World Bank to offer $30 bln as Ukraine war threatens food security
The World Bank said on Wednesday it will make $30 billion available to help stem a food security crisis threatened by Russia’s war in Ukraine, which has cut off most ...
‘I mean Ukraine’: Former U.S. president George Bush calls Iraq invasion ‘unjustified’
Former U.S. President George W. Bush mistakenly described the invasion of Iraq as “brutal” and “unjustified” before correcting himself to say he meant to refer to Russia’s invasion ...
Ukraine officials give conflicting accounts of attack on Russian train
Ukraine‘s territorial defence force said on Wednesday its fighters had blown up an armoured train carrying Russian troops, but an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelinskiy later said the attack ...
Russia uses new generation of laser weapons in Ukraine
Russia on Wednesday said it was using a new generation of powerful laser weapons in Ukraine to burn up drones, deploying some of Moscow’s secret weapons to counter a ...
Ukraine President Zelenskiy’s life story told in new comic book
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s life story – from comedian to war-time leader – has been given the graphic novel treatment in TidalWave Comics’ latest biography, ‘Political Power: Volodymyr Zelenskyy.’
The 22-page ...
Russian soldier pleads guilty in war crimes trial in Ukraine
A Russian soldier accused of war crimes in Ukraine pleaded guilty on Wednesday to killing an elderly unarmed civilian.
Vadim Shishimarin, a 21-year-old Russian tank commander, entered his plea in ...
EU unveils escape route from Russian fossil fuels by 2027
The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled a 210 billion euro plan for Europe to end its reliance on Russian fossil fuels by 2027, and to use the pivot away from Moscow to ...
About 300,000 T of wheat bought by Egypt stranded in Ukraine
About 300,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat booked by Egypt’s state grains buyer for delivery in February and March is yet to be shipped, with one cargo stuck in port and ...
Finland, Sweden submit application to join Nato
Finland and Sweden formally applied to join the NATO alliance on Wednesday at allied headquarters, a decision spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and setting in motion an accession ...
Albanian company struggles to deliver ambulances for Ukraine
A small company in Albania is struggling to meet demand and produce the first batch of about 500 ambulances governments and agencies are planning to send to Ukraine.
“We were given ...
Russians line up for final Big Mac ahead of McDonald’s exit
Russians lined up in a Moscow train station on Tuesday for what may be their last Big Mac from one of the few McDonald’s restaurants still open in the ...
Azovstal siege ends as hundreds of Ukrainian fighters surrender – Reuters witness
Dozens of Ukrainian fighters, some apparently unwounded, surrendered on Tuesday after weeks holed up in the bunkers and tunnels below Mariupol’s Azovstal steel works as the most devastating siege ...
Kremlin: G7 using Russia’s reserves for Ukraine would be ‘outright theft’
The Kremlin said on Tuesday it would be “outright theft” for the Group of Seven economic powers and European Union to seize Russia’s frozen reserves and spend them on ...
Russia jumps to 4th position as oil supplier to India
Russia became the fourth-largest oil supplier to India in April, with volumes set to rise further in coming months as low prices spur demand from the world’s No. 3 oil ...
The long war and its collaterals
By Ioannis Tirkides
Wars are highly uncertain events and never go as initially planned. This one in Ukraine is no exception. Russia was surprised by the resistance it met in ...
German finance minister open to seizing Russia cenbank assets – Handelsblatt
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner is open to the idea of seizing Russian state assets to finance the reconstruction of Ukraine, he said in an interview with German business daily ...
Eni to open bank accounts to pay for Russian gas after EU clarification
Italian energy group Eni (ENI.MI) will open bank accounts this week to pay for Russian gas after clarification that such a move will not breach sanctions, two sources said ...
EU ministers fail to persuade Hungary to sign up to Russian oil embargo
EU foreign ministers failed on Monday in their effort to pressure Hungary to lift its veto of a proposed oil embargo on Russia, with Lithuania saying the bloc was being “...
Putin appears to back off threats as Nordics seek to join Nato
Vladimir Putin appeared to climb down on Monday from Russia’s objections to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, saying Moscow had no issues with them entering the U.S.-led ...
Russia says it will evacuate wounded Ukrainian soldiers from Azovstal
Russia said on Monday that it had agreed to evacuate wounded Ukrainian soldiers from the bunkers below the besieged Azovstal steel works in Mariupol to a medical facility in the ...
McDonald’s to exit Russia after more than 30 years
McDonald’s said on Monday it has started a process to sell all its restaurants in Russia, exiting the country after more than 30 years following its invasion of Ukraine.
The ...
Protesters block Greek tanker with Russian cargo from entering UK port
Greenpeace protesters have blocked the entry of a Greek tanker into a southern English port due to its Russian fuel cargo with police making arrests, the green group said on ...
Factbox: Companies sell their businesses in Russia
Some Western companies have agreed to sell their Russian assets or hand them over to local managers as they scramble to comply with sanctions over the Ukraine conflict and deal ...
Russia calls Finland, Sweden joining Nato a mistake with ‘far-reaching consequences’
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Monday said Finland and Sweden should have no illusions that Moscow will simply put up with their joining the NATO military alliance, calling ...