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UK to provide $5.4 million to tackle 'disinformation' in Russia, Ukraine

The UK government will allocate more than 4 million pounds sterling ($5.4 million) to the BBC World Service for the information war against Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls for 'unrestricted' NATO aid

Zelenskyy called on NATO to provide effective and unrestricted support to Ukraine, including any weapons the country needs to fend off the Russian invasion.

China, India and Russia have advantages on hypersonic, says US Senator

The US is no longer dominating several advanced technologies, an influential American Senator has observed here, saying that China, India and Russia have advantages on hypersonic.

Russia expels several American diplomats, declares them 'persona non grata'

Russia has expelled several American diplomats from the US Embassy in Moscow and declared them "persona non grata", a State Department spokesperson has said

Russian stock market, crushed by Ukraine invasion, will partially reopen

Russia plans to reopen its stock market for limited trading on Thursday, nearly one month after shares plunged and the exchange was shut down following the invasion of Ukraine. There will be heavy restrictions on trading intended to prevent the kind of massive selloff that took place on Feb. 24 in anticipation of crushing financial and economic sanctions from Western nations. Trading will be allowed in 33 of the 50 companies that are part of the country's benchmark MOEX index, including air carrier Aeroflot, state-owned gas producer Gazprom and the oil company Rosneft, according to the central bank announcement about the reopening. Stocks last traded in Moscow on Feb. 25. A day earlier the MOEX sank 33% after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine. When Moscow's market reopens, trading will be limited, and investors' true sentiment difficult to judge. The country has banned short-selling, in which investors essentially bet on stock prices to go down. And

UN Security Council defeats Russia humanitarian resolution on Ukraine

The UN Security Council defeated a Russian resolution that would have acknowledged Ukraine's growing humanitarian needs -- but without mentioning the Russian invasion that caused the escalating crisis

Ukraine invasion: US considers freezing Russia's gold reserves

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was set to meet with US lawmakers Wednesday to discuss a possible freeze on Russian reserves of gold.

Billions at stake: Wall Street scrambling for the exit

The past few weeks have been a frantic dash to understand and implement sanctions that are being continually updated by jurisdictions including the US, UK and the European Union

Russia's G20 membership under fire as Biden heads for Nato meet

The US and its allies would consult whether Russia should remain within the G-20 grouping of major economies after its invasion of Ukraine, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said

Nestle suspends brands in Russia, ING Group ends new financing

Nestle shares were down 1.3 per cent at 1236 GMT, after hitting a session low shortly after the news.

Russians forces destroy laboratory in Chernobyl nuclear power plant

Russian military forces have destroyed a new laboratory at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant that among other things works to improve management of radioactive waste

Sending international peacekeepers to Ukraine would be reckless: Russia

Ukrainian forces have mounted stiff resistance and the West has imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia in an effort to force it to withdraw its forces.

Russia will start selling gas to 'unfriendly' countries in roubles: Putin

European countries' dependence on Russian gas and other exports has been thrown into the spotlight since Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine on Feb 24

EU wants natural gas storage topped up to curb reliance on Russia

EU leaders have already vowed to wean the bloc off its dependence on Russian energy by 2027, but tangible measures still have to be put in place

Biden heads to Europe as Russia shells cities, besieged Mariupol burns

Biden, due to arrive in Brussels on Wednesday evening, will meet NATO and European leaders in an emergency summit at the Western military alliance's headquarters

Russia warns of possible payment delays for domestic Eurobond holders

Russia's National Settlement Depository (NSD) said that Russian holders of domestic corporate Eurobonds may see delays in receiving payments

New humanitarian aid fund directs its support to Ukraine's long-term needs

The humanitarian needs of more than 10 million displaced Ukrainians have quickly become staggering, and longer-term problems resulting from Russia's invasion will grow ever larger

Amid Russia's new crackdowns, small signs of defiance emerge

When Alexei Navalny was arrested last year, tens of thousands of Russians filled protested, demanding that the Kremlin critic be released and chanting slogans against Putin. Thousands were arrested.

Ukraine war: People are fighting and dying for Putin's version of history

Vladimir Putin invoked history to justify his country's invasion of Ukraine. His regime is feeding domestic audiences propaganda insisting that the Russian army fights "against Nazism"

Putin plans to attend G20 summit, says Russia's ambassador in Indonesia

Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to attend a G20 summit being hosted by Indonesia later this year, Russia's ambassador in Jakarta said