Kremlin cronies face more sanctions while furious Putin fires eight generals: ‘Clusterf**k’ invasion not going well’ March 15, 2022 More family members of Russian oligarchs can expect to be targeted with sanctions, a UK official said this afternoon. The official, asked about the potential to sanction family members of Russian elites, said: “Yes, there is actually quite a wide range, out of the 370, who are family members. “There is a number of members, [...]
Hundreds of thousands of crypto addresses linked to sanctioned Russians March 15, 2022 Several hundred thousand crypto wallets have been linked to Russia-based individuals facing sanctions amid conflict with Ukraine.
Oil prices plunge below $100 per barrel as supply concerns ease March 15, 2022 Oil prices tumbled below $100 for the first time in three weeks with both benchmarks weighed down by multiple geopolitical headwinds.
London’s largest law firm DLA Piper closes Russian offices March 15, 2022 The City of London’s biggest law firm by revenue, DLA Piper, is set to close its Moscow and St Petersburg offices, as law firms from across the globe continue to pile out of Russia. In a statement, DLA Piper said it will transfer its Russian business to the UK, in line with the “legal and [...]
Spain seizes Russian oligarch’s £107m superyacht March 15, 2022 A $140m (£107m) superyacht owned by Russian oligarch Sergei Chemezov has been taken by Spanish authorities. The vessel’s seizure was announced by its Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who said “there will be more” to come, with two yachts docked in Barcelona owned by non-sanctioned oligarchs, being monitored. Luxury boats linked to Russian oligarchs have been [...]
Maersk to stop buying Russian oil to fuel vessels March 15, 2022 Maersk has stopped buying Russian oil for its cargo fleet following the country's invasion of Ukraine, revealed the company's chairman.
Russian judge rolls back Peppa Pig copyright in retaliation against Western sanctions March 15, 2022 Peppa Pig has been dragged into the conflict between Russia and the West, after a Russian judge said Russians are free to use the children’s cartoon character in retaliation against Western sanctions. A judge in the Russian city of Kirov said Russian businesses are free to copy Peppa Pig and create their own versions of [...]
Justice in Russia: Journalist who crashed country’s state news show dragged to court the day after March 15, 2022 A Russian journalist who interrupted a state broadcast with a sign saying it was “lying” about the war in Ukraine, has now appeared in court the following day. Lawyers for Marina Ovsyannikova accompanied her to court, after saying she had been “imprisoned for more than 12 hours” with no contact. Ovsyannikova was detained after the [...]
Tennis No1 Medvedev should renounce Putin to play at Wimbledon, says sports minister March 15, 2022 Daniil Medvedev, the Russian current world No1 men’s tennis player, should be asked to renounce Vladimir Putin before being allowed to play at Wimbledon, sports minister Nigel Huddleston has said. Huddleston said international measures against Russian athletes should go beyond merely banning national teams and those individuals who compete under the Russian flag. “We need [...]
German economy hurtling towards recession on Russia-Ukraine war March 15, 2022 The German economy is hurtling towards a recession as the Russia-Ukraine war sours investors’ optimism for Europe’s largest economy, reveals a closely watched survey released today. Moscow’s barbaric assault of Ukraine and the West’s sweeping set of sanctions to lock Russia out of the global economy is “significantly dampening the economic outlook for Germany,” Achim [...]