Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky said in his speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, September 19, that Russia’s war against Ukraine poses a threat to global security as the Kremlin weaponizes energy and food against nations across the world. Zelensky said that blocking Ukraine’s grain exports and attacking Ukrainian ports is a plot by Russia to escalate global food shortages and blackmail the world into recognizing its conquest of Ukraine’s territory. “It is a clear Russia’s attempt to …
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Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky said in his speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, September 19, that Russia’s war against Ukraine poses a threat to global security as the Kremlin weaponizes energy and food against nations across the world. Zelensky said that blocking Ukraine’s grain exports and attacking Ukrainian ports is a plot by Russia to escalate global food shortages and blackmail the world into recognizing its conquest of Ukraine’s territory. “It is a clear Russia’s attempt to …
Russia’s second-richest man, Vladimir Potanin has been included in the UK Government’s latest wave of sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. The UK Government also placed sanctions on Anna Tsivileva, Vladimir Putin’s first cousin, who is president of coal mining company, JSC Kolmar Group. Tsivileva’s husband Sergey Tsivilev is Governor of the coal-rich Kemerovo region and the couple have significantly benefitted from their relationship with Putin, according to a statement released by the Foreign Office. The Foreign Office …
The UK has announced sanctions on two more Russian oligarchs, Alisher Usmanov and Igor Shuvalov following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Usmanov, an Uzbekistan-born metals and telecoms tycoon who Britain said was worth $18.4 billion – is best known in Britain for his investment in and former sponsorship of Premier League soccer clubs Arsenal and Everton. Shuvalov is a former aide to Putin who now chairs Russian bank VEB, itself under Western sanctions. As deputy prime minister he led Russia’s …
President Vladimir Putin on Sunday February 27, took an “unprecedented” post-Cold War action by ordering his nuclear deterrent forces to be on alert as international tensions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine spiraled. The Russian President claimed he took the decision due to “aggressive statements” by leading NATO powers. The move means Putin has ordered Russia’s nuclear weapons prepared for increased readiness to launch, raising the threat that the tensions could boil over into a nuclear war. In giving it, the Russian leader …
Two teenage girls who were sexually attacked and robbed while they were out for a walk during Russia’s lockdown were threatened with fines for breaking Coronavirus restrictions. The two friends, aged 17 and 18, were reportedly attacked in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk last month when residents were banned from going outside in a bid to stop the spread of the deadly virus. Police sources told local outlet Tayga that one of the teenagers had been raped while the other …