War
EU expected to announce sanctions on Russian oil; Mariupol steel plant evacuees reach safety
EU expected to announce sanctions on Russian oil The EU is expected to announce further sanctions on Russia on Wednesday, this time targeting Russian oil imports. The move is difficult for the bloc as some member states, particularly Hungary and Slovakia, are heavily reliant on oil imports from Russia, prompting expectations that these countries could […]
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This is Ukraine’s ‘finest hour,’ UK says, as it boost military supplies; Russia seen trying to annex eastern regions
Russia’s military now ‘significantly weaker’ because of its invasion of Ukraine A member of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces stands on a damaged Russian tank on the outskirts of Nova Basan village in Ukraine on April 01, 2022. Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24 coincided with what’s known locally as the “muddy road season,” or “Rasputitsa” […]
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Evacuations from besieged Mariupol steelworks continues; explosions heard in Russian border region. Follow our live updates
Explosions heard in Russian city of Belgorod, regional governor says Two explosions took place in the southern Russian city of Belgorod near the Ukrainian border, the region’s governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote in a social media post. “There were no casualties or damage,” Gladkov wrote, according to a Reuters translation. Belgorod is home to fuel and […]
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Finland has walked a political tightrope between Moscow and the West for decades. But that could be about to end
Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin has said that her country will be deciding on whether to join NATO within weeks. This could also propel neighbouring Sweden to do the same. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images Finland could be about to announce that it’s joining the military alliance NATO — in what would mark […]
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Pelosi visits Kyiv; ruble to be used in occupied Kherson from today, UK says. Follow our live updates
Russia wants to impose ‘strong political and economic influence’ over Kherson, UK says A Ukrainian soldier stands outside a school hit by Russian rockets in a southern Ukraine village. The U.K. Ministry of Defence said Russia has been seeking to legitimise its control of Kherson since seizing it in March. Bulent Kilic | Afp | […]
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Russia forced to merge depleted forces, UK says; Lavrov claims West will fight until ‘the last Ukrainian’
Lavrov claims West will fight until ‘the last Ukrainian’ Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made another string of assertions in an interview with Chinese state media agency Xinhua, published Saturday morning. Lavrov claimed that NATO was interfering with a political settlement in Ukraine and that the West intended to fight until “the last Ukrainian,” according […]
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Russian strikes hit Kyiv amid UN chief’s visit; Ukraine plans evacuation of civilians from last Mariupol holdout
Russian strikes in Kyiv injure 10 people amid UN leader’s visit Russian strikes in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on Thursday hit residential buildings and wounded 10 people, Ukrainian emergency services said. Witness reported large explosions in Kyiv’s northwestern Shevchenkivsky district that left windows blown out and parts of buildings blackened. It came as UN Secretary-General Antonio […]
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Why diesel prices are driving up the cost of everything
Consumers notice spiking gasoline prices every time they drive to the pump. But energy industry analysts say the current spike in diesel prices is historic — and is pushing up the cost of all kinds of goods. Diesel prices are hovering around all-time highs, forced upward by the same circumstances that have fueled gasoline’s rise. […]
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Putin warns of ‘lightning fast’ retaliation to intervention in war; White House plans more aid for Ukraine
Blinken says Europe has ‘ambitious’ plans to cut energy reliance on Russia U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in Washington, U.S., April 26, 2022. Blinken and the defense secretary on Monday committed a total of $713 million in foreign military financing for Ukraine and 15 allied and […]
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Exxon declares force majeure on Russian Sakhalin-1 operations
The Exxon Mobil corporate pavilion at the 21st World Petroleum Congress in Moscow, June 16, 2014. Exxon Mobil said on Wednesday its Russian unit Exxon Neftegas has declared force majeure for its Sakhalin-1 operations due to sanctions on Russia that have made it increasingly difficult to ship crude to customers. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | […]
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