Number 10: Russian state actors made prank calls to Ben Wallace and other ministers March 21, 2022 Prank calls to defence secretary Ben Wallace and home secretary Priti Patel last week were made by Russian state actors, according to Number 10. Boris Johnson’s official spokesman said the calls come “straight from the Kremlin playbook to try and distract from their illegal activities in Ukraine and their human rights abuses there”. Wallace said [...]
More than 100 listed UK companies sound alarm as Ukraine war makes investors move away from shares to gold March 21, 2022 115 UK listed companies have now warned of the effects of the war in Ukraine in their stock exchange announcements. The number of companies warning of the risk the situation in Ukraine poses has risen almost fivefold in the past week, up from 20 the week before. So far few have quantified the impact on [...]
Oil prices bounce back as EU considers joining UK and US with Russian energy sanctions March 21, 2022 Oil prices climbed over three per cent this morning, as eu nations weigh up the possibility of imposing energy sanctions on Russia.
Olympics investor UK Sport hit by almost a quarter of a million cyber attacks in past year March 21, 2022 UK Sport, the government agency responsible for investing in Olympic and Paralympic sport in the United Kingdom, has been hit by almost a quarter of a million cyber attacks during the past year, according to official figures.
Capital punishment: private sector sanctions in Russia March 21, 2022 The corporate response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is representative of a wider shift in the role of the private sector in society. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is first and foremost a human tragedy and has far-reaching consequences for millions of people. Our thoughts are with those caught in the atrocious situation, those that have [...]
Claims grow Russian Army is abducting and deporting Ukrainians to remote regions for slave labour March 21, 2022 Ukraine has rejected a Russian deadline to surrender in the city of Mariupol, according to various reports this morning. Details of the Russian proposal was put forward last night by General Mikhail Mizintsev, who said Ukraine had until 05am Moscow time, 2am UK time, this morning to accept its terms. Under Russia’s proposal, civilians would [...]
Abramovich used football to wash himself clean, now Chelsea must tidy itself up March 21, 2022 The cynicism with which Roman Abramovich entangled good things into his ownership of Chelsea puts the real gains made under his tenure at risk. As a Chelsea fan, he was a person I felt some pride in. He invested in the club, and helped it win. He also created generational role models and changed the [...]
Ex-Minister Sir Alan Duncan maintains role at Vitol Services amid pressure to exit Russia-linked firms March 20, 2022 Former Tory MP Sir Alan Duncan has continued his role at Vitol Services, despite its links Vitol and Kremlin-backed oil projects.
Australia ramps up sanctions with export bans of alumina and aluminium to Russia March 20, 2022 Australia has imposed an immediate ban on exports of alumina and aluminium ores to Russia as it ramps up sanctjons on the country.
Turkey claims Ukraine and Russia have inched closer to peace deal March 20, 2022 Ukraine and Russia have moved closer toward a peace deal and have agreed on four points in principle, according to Turkey’s foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Cavusoglu told local Turkish media today that there had been a “convergence” between the Russian and Ukrainian governments during peace talks over the past week. He said there had been [...]