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Russia wants to rebuild troop strength with recently retired soldiers, UK MoD says. Follow our live updates
Russia seeks to rebuild troop numbers with retired soldiers, U.K.’s MoD says Russia’s military is aiming to increase its troop strength with soldiers discharged in the last decade after suffering heavy losses in its invasion of Ukraine, the U.K.’s Ministry of Defence said in its daily intelligence update on Twitter Sunday. “In response to mounting […]
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Ukraine demands strong global response to train station killings; EU candidacy expected within months or less. Follow our live updates
Ukraine ‘expects to be granted EU candidate status in June’, minister says Ukrainian minister Olga Stefanishyna says she expects Ukraine to be given European Union candidate country status in June. Ukraine is “ready to move fast” with its application to become an EU member, Stefanishyna, who is Ukraine’s deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic […]
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Kremlin admits ‘significant losses’ of troops; Russia expected to shift defeated forces to east Ukraine. Follow our live updates
Russian forces in northern Ukraine have ‘fully withdrawn” but will be redeployed, UK ministry says Russian troops that had invaded the northern part of Ukraine have “fully withdrawn” to Belarus and Russia, the U.K. Ministry of Defence said on Friday. In an intelligence update, the ministry said at least some of those units will be […]
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Senate passes ban on Russian oil and gas imports
Rail wagons for oil, fuel and liquefied gas cargo stand in sidings at Yanichkino railway station, close to the Gazprom Neft PJSC Moscow refinery in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, April 27, 2020. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday passed a bill to ban imports of oil and gas […]
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UN votes to remove Russia from Human Rights Council
Russia’s UN Ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, speaks at a meeting of the UN Security Council on threats to international peace and security, March 18, 2022, in New York. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The United Nations suspended Russia from its seat on the Human Rights Council on Thursday as the world calls […]
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Ukraine asks NATO for ‘weapons, weapons and weapons’; Shell reveals financial hit of leaving Russia. Follow our live updates
Ukrainianian foreign minister’s request to NATO: ‘Weapons, weapons, and weapons’ Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with G7 and NATO members on Thursday in a bid to gather more support for his country’s fight against Russia. “I came here today to discuss three most important things: weapons, weapons, and weapons. Ukraine’s urgent needs, the sustainability […]
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Oil major Shell to write off up to $5 billion in assets after exiting Russia
Royal Dutch Shell products in Torzhok, Russia. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shell has announced that it will write off between $4 and $5 billion in the value of its assets after pulling out of Russia following the country’s unprecedented invasion of Ukraine. Thursday’s announcement offers a first glimpse at the potential financial impact to […]
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U.S. charges Russian oligarch with Ukraine-related sanction violations
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces a federal investigation of the City of Phoenix and the Phoenix Police Department during a news conference at the Department of Justice on August 05, 2021 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Wednesday announced the first known criminal charge against a Russian […]
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U.S. sanctions Putin’s adult children, bans all new investment in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on agriculture via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on April 5, 2022. Mikhail Klimentyev | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The United States on Wednesday announced it would impose a new slate of sanctions on Russia that includes first-time sanctions on the […]
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European stocks fall amid hawkish Fed comments, new Russia sanctions; Stoxx 600 down 1.6%
LONDON — European markets declined on Wednesday against a backdrop of hawkish comments from U.S. Federal Reserve officials and further sanctions against Russia. The pan-European Stoxx 600 fell 1.6% by early afternoon trade, with autos dropping 3.5% to lead losses as all sectors and major bourses slid into negative territory. Fed Governor Lael Brainard said […]
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