Russian energy squeeze pushes Uniper to the brink July 4, 2022 The German government could acquire a stake in troubled energy giant Uniper, amid escalating energy prices and tensions with Russia.
Two more Brits charged with being mercenaries in separatist-held Ukraine July 2, 2022 Two Brits have been charged with being mercenaries after being captured by Russian forces in Ukraine, a Russian state news agency has reported. Criminal charges had been filed against Dylan Healy and Andrew Hill under article 430 of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR)’s criminal code, it has been reported. Healy is understood to be [...]
Kremlin orders seizure of gas facility which Shell has 27 per cent stake in worth £3.4bn July 1, 2022 Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has ordered the seizure of a gas facility in the county which UK firm Shell has a 27 per cent stake in. The Kremlin signed a decree to take control of rights of the Sakhalin-2 plant, which will be transferred into Russian hands. This comes as Moscow continues to come under [...]
Lewis Hamilton calls for Bernie Ecclestone and Sir Jackie Stewart to be censored after Nelson Piquet’s racial slur July 1, 2022 Formula One legend Lewis Hamilton believes Bernie Ecclestone and Sir Jackie Stewart should be censored, as he declared “enough is enough” after Nelson Piquet’s racial slur. The seven-time world champion was speaking ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix – days after 69-year-old Piquet’s offensive reference to Hamilton emerged from a podcast recorded last November. [...]
Johnson says sky-high inflation is ‘big chance’ to fix cost pressures and ‘do things differently’ as PM denies being complacent June 30, 2022 The Prime Minister said today there is a “big chance” to fix unnecessary cost pressures for people and businesses across the UK as Boris Johnson denied that his Government is being “complacent” about spiralling inflation. Speaking at a press conference at the close of the Nato summit in Madrid, Johnson said the “very, very tight [...]
‘Kaboom!’ Ukraine announces recapture of Black Sea’s strategically important Snake Island June 30, 2022 Russia have abandoned the Ukrainian Black Sea outpost of Snake Island in a strategic victory for Kyiv against the Kremlin’s blockade. Ukrainian president Vlodymyr Zelensky’s office announced the major coup after Russia’s defence ministry said it withdrew as a “gesture of goodwill”. Its supposed gesture was done, according to Reuters, was to prove the Kremlin [...]
UK government is failing to match words with action in stamping out dirty money, MPs say June 30, 2022 The UK government is failing to match its rhetoric with real efforts to crack down on dirty money, MPs have warned. The government is continuing to let the UK become a “safe deposit box” for morally bankrupt billionaires, despite its rhetoric around “clamping down” on Russian money, the Foreign Affairs Committee said. The committee said [...]
Gazprom and Uniper shares plunge as fallout from Ukraine crisis deepens June 30, 2022 Shares at two of Europe’s largest energy firms have plummeted this week, as the gas crisis and between Russia and the West escalates.
Seeing G7 leaders naked would be ‘a disgusting sight’ as they abuse alcohol and don’t do sports, says Putin June 30, 2022 Western leaders would look “disgusting” if they tried to emulate Putin’s bare-torso appearances, the Russian president said as he hit back at the G7 for mocking his athletic exploits. The Russian president made the comment during a visit to Turkmenistan when asked about western leaders joking about him at the G7 summit. As they sat [...]
EU draws record gas supplies from UK as National Grid reveals emergency plan to cut flows to Europe June 30, 2022 The UK has exported record amounts of gas to the continent since March as EU member states scramble to fill their gas reserves ahead of winter.