Government minister urges Brits to leave Ukraine as West fears looming Russian invasion February 12, 2022 Armed Forces Minister James Heappey has urged British nationals living in Ukraine to "leave now" as the RAF will not be able to rescue them.
Biden: US citizens should leave Ukraine February 11, 2022 US President Joe Biden has advised American citizens living in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, amid growing fears of a Russian invasion.
UK sends 350 soldiers to Poland to ‘stand firm’ with Ukraine, says defence secretary February 8, 2022 The UK is set to send 350 soldiers to bolster security on the Polish border, as prime minister Boris Johnson prepares to deploy RAF Typhoons and warships to eastern Europe. “Poland is one of our oldest allies,” defence secretary Ben Wallace said today. “As strong partners in NATO and Europe we will both stand firm [...]
Biden: Nord Stream 2 pipeline will be halted if Russia invades Ukraine February 8, 2022 The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will be halted if Russia invades Ukraine, announced US president Joe Biden yesterday.
Exclusive: As ‘hawkish’ Liz Truss threatens Putin with sanctions, questions emerge about UK’s enforcement agency February 6, 2022 As the West, led by President Biden, threatens Russia with far-reaching sanctions in case Putin does order an invasion of Ukraine, questions are raised about the UK’s sanctions enforcement agency. As it turns out, it has only handed out six fines in the last six years. In fact, the six fines by the agency, OFSI, [...]
Cybersecurity: ‘To cripple UK, Putin does not need nuclear weapons’ February 4, 2022 The UK’s public sector needs to be “agile” in employing the government’s new cybersecurity strategy, according to analysts, amid fears of a Russian devised cyberattack. While the strategy, published last week, “looks good on paper” – there are significant areas of improvement, say experts. “To cripple the UK, Putin does not need nuclear weapons,” explained cybersecurity expert [...]
US officials echo concerns about Russian ‘dirty money’ in London hindering sanctions January 28, 2022 US officials have raised concerns about effective sanctions on President Putin if Russia invades Ukraine because of “dirty money” tolerance in the UK.
EU economy would be hit by Russian supply shortages warns think tank January 27, 2022 Any potential halt to all Russian gas imports would have "profound consequences" for economies across the European Union.
Market sentiment driven by events on Russia vs NATO over Ukraine and today’s Fed meeting January 26, 2022 European markets had a slightly more resilient tone yesterday, reversing some of their early week losses, however we still remain below the closing levels of last week, so it might be a little early to sound the all clear so to speak. US markets also saw another rollercoaster session, opening sharply lower, as they looked [...]
Oil prices rebound as fears of Russia invading Ukraine rise January 25, 2022 Oil prices have recovered amid growing fears of Russian invading Ukraine and a consequent tightening in supplies.