Global community unites as 50 former heads of state and prime ministers agree Putin has to be prosecuted in war crime tribunal April 6, 2022 An international tribunal to try Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine is supported by more than 50 former heads of state and former prime ministers from across the world. A petition supporting the move has topped 1.5 million, it was revealed this morning. Former UK prime minister Gordon Brown, one of those calling for [...]
Roman Abramovich denies ‘false’ claims he asked US friends for millions in loans April 6, 2022 Sanctioned Oligarch Roman Abramovich has categorically denied he asked American friends for millions in loans to ensure he can pay staff on his payroll. The Chelsea owner and alleged confidante of Russian president Vladimir Putin, exclusively told City AM claims published originally by Page 6 were “false.” A spokesperson for Roman Abramovich said he “has [...]
Kremlin furious as Russian Army suffers ‘significant losses’ after bombing own unit, mistaken regiment for Ukrainian troops April 6, 2022 The Russian Airforce bombed several of its own troops in recent days, confusing the location of its own military unit with Ukrainian armed forces. The Russian Army mistakenly fired a missile on its own 38th motorized rifle brigade, known as military unit 21720, according to various media reports in Eastern Europe, including a Facebook post [...]
EU considers offering asylum to Russian soldiers if they desert Ukraine amid claims Kremlin is using hunger as a weapon April 6, 2022 European Council president Charles Michel said EU countries should think about ways to offer asylum to Russian soldiers willing to desert Ukraine battlefields. During an address to the the European Parliament, Michel expressed his “outrage at crimes against humanity, against innocent civilians in Bucha and in many other cities”, and called on Russian soldiers to [...]
European Union proposes total ban on coal from Russia in another £3bn blow to Moscow April 5, 2022 The European Commission has proposed new sanctions against Russia, including an import ban on coal worth 4 billion euros (£3.3 billion) per year. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said the EU needed to increase the pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin after what she described as the “heinous crimes” carried out around Kyiv. [...]
Does Twitter need an edit button? Major shareholder Musk polls 80m followers April 5, 2022 Elon Musk has polled Twitter users to ask if they want an edit button, after the billionaire entrepreneur was revealed to be platform’s largest shareholder yesterday. Based on Friday’s market close, the stake is worth some $2.89bn (£2.2bn), though just a fraction of Musk’s net worth of $233bn (£178bn). Musk, the man behind Tesla and [...]
Merkel defends blocking Ukraine’s Nato bid as Zelensky criticises her ‘policy of concession’ to Moscow April 5, 2022 Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her decision to block Ukraine’s Nato application, as President Zelensky criticised her “policy of concession” towards Moscow. The former leader was called out by President Volodymyr Zelensky, who also took aim at France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy, after mass graves and hundreds of unarmed civilians were found in [...]
Ukraine war is dramatically dialling up risk of global recession April 5, 2022 The war in Ukraine has dramatically dialled up the risk of a global recession, according to leading economist. The conflict has thrown a ‘massive monkey wrench’ into what was a gradually improving post-pandemic picture, Ira Kalish, chief global economist at Deloitte told delegates at the World Retail Congress in Rome. And it could have damaging, [...]
Civilian ship sinking in Mariupol after Russian shelling April 5, 2022 Ukraine says a civilian ship is sinking in the port of Mariupol after Russian forces fired on it. The Ukrainian Interior Ministry said the ship was struck during “shelling from the sea” by Russia, causing a fire in the engine room. The crew was rescued, including one injured crew member, it added. The ministry said [...]
Russian Army soldiers killed ‘for amusement’ in what look like war crimes, says British military bigwig: ‘Systematic and deliberate’ April 5, 2022 The former head of British military operations in Afghanistan has said images of dead civilians in Ukraine point to war crimes committed by Russian troops. Colonel Richard Kemp, a former member of the Joint Intelligence Committee, said there appears to have been a policy of systematically killing civilians to spread terror. Asked if video footage [...]