Crypto mining could help Russia evade sanctions, IMF warns April 19, 2022 Crypto mining could enable sanctioned Russians evade punitive restrictions researchers from the International Monetary Fund said.
Treasury revokes Moscow Stock Exchange status as ministers look to cut off funding April 19, 2022 The Treasury has announced plans to revoke the Moscow Stock Exchange’s recognised status today as ministers look to further cut off funding from flowing into Russian firms.
Putin stamps out foreign listings for Russian firms April 19, 2022 Russia is set to stamp out foreign listings for homegrown firms as Putin looks to close ranks in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.
Zelensky says the Kremlin is embarking on latest phase of war targeting region of Donbass April 19, 2022 Ukraine’s president has warned that the Kremlin is embarking on the latest phase of its war, targeting the eastern Donbass region. Volodymyr Zelensky made his comments in a video message to his country, saying: “The Russian troops have begun the battle for the Donbas, for which they have been preparing for a long time.” “A [...]
Captured British fighters paraded on Russian state plead Boris Johnson for prisoner swap with Putin ally April 18, 2022 Two British fighters captured in Ukraine have been paraded on Russian state TV, with the pair pleading with Boris Johnson to exchange them for an ally of Vladimir Putin. Shaun Pinner, 48, and Aiden Aslin, 27, were captured by Russian forces last week while defending the South-East port city of Mariupol alongside Ukrainian marines. Footage [...]
Billionaire beer heir and George Osborne enter the fray in Chelsea sale race April 18, 2022 An American billionaire beer heir and former chancellor George Osborne have joined separate bids to buy Chelsea Football Club, with a decision on the sale now expected this month. Sky News reports Alejandro Santo Domingo, who sits on the board of Budweiser owner AB InBev, is a part of an investor group led by ex-Liverpool [...]
Easter Reads part two: the best in our opinion pages on politics, the economy and Ukraine April 18, 2022 The much debated Online Safety Bill was introduced on March 17. It means US tech giants finally have a set of standards to adhere to, to safeguard online communities. The piece of legislation, however, is a behemoth bill of confusion, writes Leah Montebello. It’s not clear yet what content counts as “harmful”, and who should [...]
Ukrainians increasingly confident Zelensky is beating Putin as thousands of refugees make plans to return home April 18, 2022 Many Ukrainians who fled their country in recent weeks are increasingly confident the Russian Army is losing the war. A new poll in the Netherlands among refugees in the Benelux countries showed this Easter weekend that over half believe it is safe to return home to Kyiv as well as north, west and central Ukraine. [...]
Moscow recruiters race to find more soldiers for Russian Army as tense Kremlin scrambles to replace mounting losses in Ukraine April 18, 2022 Tens of thousands of vacancies are currently inviting Russians to sign up to join their country’s army, with double pay offered to those willing to serve in Ukraine. The Russian employment agency HeadHunter offered 3,000 military vacancies in the last few weeks, three times as many as in the whole of 2019, while its rival [...]
Made in Britain: As Brexit and Covid dismantle supply chains, boom in ‘reshoring’ leads to renaissance in UK manufacturing April 18, 2022 sAs the government admitted last week that there are ‘significant challenges’ to UK stock levels because of Brexit and Covid, is reshoring then perhaps the answer? Last week’s government report, from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), revealed the full extent of tumbling stock levels and broken global supply chains in the wake of Brexit and [...]