Britain to boycott boxing championships over decision to allow Russia athletes to compete under flag February 14, 2023 Great Britain will snub the women’s boxing world championships in India over the decision to allow Russian athletes to compete under their flag. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had advised all governing bodies to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing under their own flags but the International Boxing Association (IBA) has gone against such [...]
Russia rejects Moldova President’s claim of plot to overthrow her government as Ukraine war anniversary nears February 14, 2023 Russia angrily rejected the Moldovan president’s claims about an alleged plot by Moscow to overthrow her government and accused Moldovan authorities of trying to distract public attention away from the country’s own domestic problems. Moldova’s President Maia Sandu said that the purported Russian plot envisioned attacks on government buildings, hostage-takings and other violent actions by [...]
Ukraine: Putin orders Wagner group and Russian troops to advance in ‘most sectors’ but MoD says gains won’t ‘achieve decisive effect’ February 14, 2023 Vladimir Putin’s troops have been commanded to advance in “most sectors” but are struggling to achieve a major breakthrough on the Ukrainian front line, British military chiefs have said. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Tuesday that the Russians have “not massed sufficient offensive combat power” on any one axis to “achieve a decisive [...]
Berlusconi: Ex Italy PM and long-time Putin ally blames Russia’s war in Ukraine on president Zelensky February 13, 2023 Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi has blamed Ukraine’s president for Russia’s invasion, again putting him at odds with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s support for Kyiv. Mr Berlusconi, whose Forza Italia party is part of Ms Meloni’s right-wing coalition government, is a long-time friend and ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. He said the war in [...]
Energy: UK forked out £90bn protecting customers from Russian supply squeeze as Europe spent £700bn February 13, 2023 European countries have forked out over £700bn to shield businesses and households from soaring gas prices since the energy crisis began.
Russia slashes oil output by 500,000 barrels per day in response to Western sanctions February 11, 2023 Russia will cut oil production by 500,000 barrels per day after the West imposed price caps on Russian oil and products.
Ukraine: Russia unleashes barrage of bombers, drones and rockets amid speculation Putin still wants Kyiv February 10, 2023 Russia has unleashed strategic bombers, killer drones and rockets in a barrage of attacks on Ukrainian targets. The assault comes as a Russian military push that Kyiv says has been brewing for days appeared to pick up pace ahead of the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin’s forces focused their bombardments on [...]
UK imposes ‘first of their kind’ sanctions on Russian hackers who attacked British firms, schools and hospitals February 9, 2023 The UK government has imposed “first of their kind” sanctions on seven Russian hackers accused of using ransomware attacks to take millions from British firms. The Russian hackers are alleged to have used “cynical cyberattacks” to extort at least £27m from 149 British victims, including schools, hospitals, and private businesses. The cybercriminals will now be [...]
Olympics’ governing body urges Ukraine to drop Paris 2024 boycott threat February 9, 2023 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today urged Ukraine to stop making boycott threats in relation to next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. The war-torn country have said on multiple occasions that they would ditch plans to go to the Olympics if the IOC lifts a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes from [...]
Ignore the re-heated Thatcherism but listen to Truss: we need a growth plan February 9, 2023 Liz Truss has played a blame-game for her failures. But her diagnosis was right - Britain is failing to touch the sides of America's plan for growth. On this front, at least, Rishi Sunak needs to listen, writes Josh Williams.