US hints at sanctions on Russian oil March 7, 2022 A senior US official yesterday dangled the prospect of a worldwide ban on Russian oil imports, ratcheting up tensions between both sides.
Editorial: Oil ban dilemma points to sad truth that there are no good choices left March 7, 2022 If, as the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hinted at yesterday, the European continent is set for a Russian-oil-free future, the implications will be enormous. Energy prices, already high, will spike further. Vast swathes of the continent – and the UK’s – manufacturing sectors will be forced to hike prices too, creating the sort [...]
PwC announces separation of Russian firm in first Big Four exit March 6, 2022 Pricewaterhousecoopers (PwC) will no longer have a member firm in Russia, with the multinational due to announce its decision tomorrow to separate its Russian company from the rest of its global network in the wake of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The move by the Big Four giant will affect 3,700 partners and staff in Russia, [...]
Crackdown on misinformation: TikTok suspends live streaming in Russia March 6, 2022 TikTok have said it will be suspending live streaming and new content in Russia as the social media firm faces questions about the spread of misinformation. However, the Chinese tech giant has said that the in-app messaging will not be impacted in Russia as the company evaluates its safety measures, according to reports from Reuters. [...]
Labour calls for investigation of claims PM intervened to help get friend a peerage March 6, 2022 Labour is calling for a parliamentary investigation into claims that Boris Johnson intervened to get his Russian billionaire friend Evgeny Lebedev a peerage, after security services initially recommended against it. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer today told the BBC that a Westminster committee should probe the “very concerning” case and that “there’s at least the [...]
Sunak under pressure to drop NI rise in wake of Ukraine invasion March 6, 2022 Rishi Sunak is under increased pressure to drop his 1.25 percentage points increase of National Insurance next month in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It is expected the war will lead to higher inflation than expected due to Europe’s large reliance on Russian gas and Ukrainian agricultural products, like wheat. Annual growth in [...]
Johnson promises Ukraine more defensive weapons in call with Zelensky March 6, 2022 Boris Johnson has promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky more “defensive equipment” to fight off the Russian invasion in a call today. A Number 10 spokesperson said the pair “discussed the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Ukraine, precipitated by Russia’s indiscriminate attacks and ceasefire breaches” and “the increasing threat Russia’s barbaric attacks pose to Ukrainian civilians and [...]
Ukraine invasion: Zelensky warns Russia gearing up for ‘historic’ attack on Odessa March 6, 2022 Russia is preparing to unleash an “historic” attack on the major Ukrainian city of Odessa in the coming days, according to Volodymyr Zelensky. Zelenksy said during a Facebook broadcast today that Putin will soon drop “bombs against Odessa”, a key port city in Ukraine’s south, and that this “will be an historic war crime”. Around [...]
Russia takes BBC World News off air March 6, 2022 BBC World News has been taken off air in Russia as Putin’s government retaliates to Western boycotting. As the global news channel for the broadcaster, Russians will no longer be able to access the channel or the BBC content. It comes after media watchdog Ofcom said that it had opened a further 12 investigations into [...]
Cheap Chinese tires blamed for Russian convoy unable to reach Kyiv March 6, 2022 Cheap Chinese tires have been blamed for a Russian convoy of armoured vehicles being unable to reach Kyiv.