Russian government websites blocked in the UK February 28, 2022 Russian government websites appear to be blocked in the UK, including the Civil Aviation Authority, as well as the Kremlin’s official site. City A.M. understands that when UK based browsers attempt to access these sites they are met with the following message: “Website not available. The website you requested cannot be accessed. It may work [...]
Satellite firm Viasat investigates Ukraine broadband cyberattack following Russian invasion February 28, 2022 Satellite communications firm Viasat said this morning that it would be investigating a suspected cyberattack that caused a partial outage in its residential broadband services in Ukraine and across Europe. The US-listed company said a third-party cybersecurity firm was looking into causes of an outage across KA-SAT network, which provides high-speed satellite internet coverage in [...]
Ukrainian delegation begins ceasefire talks with Kremlin officials February 28, 2022 Ukrainian government officials have arrived at the Belarus border for ceasefire talks with the Russian government, after four days of intense fighting across the country. The talks are reported to have began just after 9am GMT, with both sides agreeing to meet without “preconditions”. Ukrainian defence minister Oleksii Reznikov was seen arriving to the negotiations [...]
Poland and Sweden pile pressure on Fifa to expel Russia from World Cup February 28, 2022 Poland’s football association has criticised Fifa for allowing Russia to carry on competing at international level, calling the stance “totally unacceptable”. On Sunday Fifa issued a list of sanctions against Russia following the state’s invasion of Ukraine, including that they must compete as the Football Union of Russia on neutral territory and without an anthem [...]
Norwegian wealth fund to dump all Russian holdings following Ukraine invasion February 27, 2022 Norway’s $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund will drop all its Russian holdings following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the prime minister said today. The fund’s Russian assets consist of shares in 47 companies and government bonds worth $2.83bn, the Oslo government said. “We have decided to freeze the fund’s investments and have begun the process of [...]
EU closes airspace to Russian air traffic February 27, 2022 The EU is closing its airspace to Russian air traffic as part of a new set of measures against the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said this afternoon. “We are shutting down the the EU airspace for Russians,” she said during a press conference. “We’re proposing a prohibition on [...]
Chelsea facing calls to clarify Roman Abramovich role February 27, 2022 Chelsea are facing calls to publicly clarify Roman Abramovich’s role after he said he had handed the club’s “stewardship and care” to trustees of its charitable foundation. Ministers have been urged to seize billionaire Abramovich’s assets on the basis of his links to the Russian state in the wake of the country’s invasion of Ukraine. [...]
France, Germany and Nordic countries close airspace to Russian planes February 27, 2022 France, Germany and the Nordic countries – Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland – are joining the growing list of countries who closed their airspace to Russian aviation following the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. “France is shutting its airspace to all Russian aircraft and airlines from this evening on,” tweeted French transport minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari. “To [...]
Ukraine war day four: Russian Army enters country’s second-largest city as fighting continues February 27, 2022 Russian troops have entered Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv and fighting is under way in the streets, Ukrainian authorities have said. Oleh Sinehubov, head of the Kharkiv regional administration, said Ukrainian forces are fighting Russian troops in the city and asked civilians not to leave their homes. Russian troops approached Kharkiv, which is located about [...]
UK set to fast-track crackdown on Russian ‘dirty money’ February 27, 2022 Number 10 is planning on bringing forward legislation as soon as next week to create a register for the beneficiaries of overseas firms, which would reveal the true owners of properties across the UK as tensions with Russia moves ahead with Ukraine invasion. According to an exclusive report from Sky News, an insider at Number [...]