Rublev and others should be banned from Paris 2024 Olympics over pro-Russia stances, say Global Rights Compliance July 18, 2024 Olympics chiefs have been urged to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes – including tennis stars Andrey Rublev and Mirra Andreeva – from Paris 2024 after they were accused of violating rules for “neutral” competitors. The International Olympic Committee is allowing athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete under a neutral banner at the Games, which [...]
Column: Leafleting, manifesto prep and a BBC debate: the final campaign push June 26, 2024 Like it or not, the six-week election campaign is finally drawing to a close - and come the early hours of July 5 we’re likely to have a new government.
Ukraine: Global anti-money laundering body must ‘blacklist’ Russia after North Korea defence pact June 22, 2024 Ukraine has called on the world’s anti-money laundering standards body to ‘blacklist’ Russia after the nation bolstered its ties with North Korea.
JCB defends supplying Russia after Ukraine invasion May 15, 2024 JCB has come out swinging after it was revealed it had continued to supply equipment for Russia despite Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
Western banks pay £684m in taxes to Vladimir Putin’s regime April 29, 2024 The largest western banks that still operate in Russia paid more than €800m (£684m) in taxes to the Kremlin last year in a sign that foreign companies remaining in the country are helping Vladimir Putin weather international sanctions.
Tory MPs led by IDS: Biden’s liquefied natural gas curbs risk reliance on Russian energy April 17, 2024 A group of nearly two dozen Conservative MPs led by former party leader Iain Duncan Smith has warned that Joe Biden's decision to curb US energy exports to the UK and Europe risks making his allies reliant on Russia to meet their energy needs.
UK failing to fight ‘dirty money epidemic’ costing £350bn a year, MPs warn April 17, 2024 The UK is “utterly failing” to fight the “dirty money epidemic” that is costing £350bn a year, MPs have warned.
Putin suggests Ukraine linked to 133 dead in Moscow concert hall March 23, 2024 Addressing the Russian people, Putin said Sunday will be a national day of mourning
Putin launches a game of nuclear chicken in warning to US March 13, 2024 Putin described US President Joe Biden as a veteran politician who fully understands the possible dangers of escalation, and said he does not think the world is heading to a nuclear war.
Alexei Navalny: UK government under fire for ‘pathetic’ response to Putin critic’s death February 21, 2024 A senior Tory MP has called on the government to go “a lot further” in punishing Putin today after ministers sanctioned prison officers at the Artic jail where Alexei Navalny was killed.