Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Kyiv mayor invites pope to make peace plea in Ukrainian capital
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The mayor of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv has urged Pope Francis to travel to the city even in the current circumstances, saying his presence there was "key" ...
Mar 15, 2022
Exclusive-ECB tells banks to watch all Russian clients in widening of sanctions net -sources
By Francesco Canepa and Jess Aguado FRANKFURT/MADRID (Reuters) - European Union regulators have told some banks to scrutinise transactions by all Russian and Belarusian clients, including EU residents...
Mar 15, 2022
Ukraine-born businessman gets one year in prison in U.S. campaign finance case
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A Ukraine-born U.S. businessman was sentenced to one year and one day in prison on Tuesday after being convicted last year of campaign finance violations alongside a f...
Mar 15, 2022
Portugal backs EU sanctions against Russian oligarchs even if citizens
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal will implement restrictive measures against Russian oligarchs agreed at European Union level even if those sanctioned by the bloc are Portuguese citizens, foreign minister ...
Mar 15, 2022
Russian court fines woman for anti-war protest on state TV
LONDON (Reuters) - A Russian court fined a woman 30,000 roubles ($280) on Tuesday after finding her guilty of flouting protest legislation when she interrupted a live news bulletin on state TV and den...
Mar 15, 2022
Biden expected to join EU leaders in Brussels on March 24 to discuss Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will "in all likelihood" join a summit of the European Union's 27 leaders in Brussels on March 24 to discuss the conflict in Ukraine, an EU official said ...
Mar 15, 2022
Coffee traders scramble to redirect Russia, Ukraine shipments
By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) - Coffee traders are scrambling to redirect shipments headed for Russia and Ukraine as trade flows to the two countries collapse due to Western sanctions imposed on M...
Mar 15, 2022
Russia quits Council of Europe rights watchdog
(Reuters) -Russia on Tuesday quit the Council of Europe, a human rights watchdog based in Strasbourg, pre-empting possible expulsion over its attack on its neighbour Ukraine. Pyotr Tolstoy, head of th...
Mar 15, 2022
Defying sanctions, Russia's Sberbank adds smart TVs to technology offering
(Reuters) - Russia's top lender Sberbank, with its international operations heavily compromised by Western sanctions against Moscow over events in Ukraine, on Tuesday unveiled a range of smart TVs, th...
Mar 15, 2022
Russia bars entry to Biden and Canada's Trudeau
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday it had put U.S. President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and a dozen top U.S. officials on a "stop list" that bars them from entering the c...
Mar 15, 2022
