All posts tagged "Ukraine"

McDonald’s to re-open restaurants in Ukraine to restore a sense of normalcy

U.S. based burger chain, McDonald's has announced plans to reopen outlets in Ukraine, which it closed after Russia invaded the country in...

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4 more ships leave the Ukrainian Port of Odesa and Chornomorsk

A total of 4 more ships have left the Ukrainian Port of Odesa and Chornomorsk for Turkey, carrying grain and sunflower oil.

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U.S. planning U.S. 1 billion package for Ukraine, Russia fires 2 rockets at the Zaporizhzhia plant

U.S. 1 billion security package for Ukraine would be one of the largest so far and is expected to be announced next...

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Gazprom cuts off gas supplies to Latvia

The Russian State-owned energy giant - Gazprom has suspended the gas supplies to Latvia, accusing it of violating the conditions of purchase

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IMF warns U.K. growth to fall to 0.5% in 2023; world economic growth to fall to 3.2%

IMF has said that U.K. is set for the slowest growth among the G7 economies next year

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EIB announces financial assistance of € 1.59 billion to help Ukraine

The EIB Board, supported by EU has announced to help Ukraine rebuild the most essential damaged infrastructure and resume critically important projects

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Hungary says E.U. sanctions on Russia have failed and they need a new strategy on peace talks

Orban has been saying that Hungary is not in favour of sanctions imposed by E.U. on Russia.

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Ukraine and Russia sign deal to resume grain export from ports in Ukraine

In a major breakthrough, Russia and Ukraine signed a deal in Istanbul for resuming exports of grains from Ukrainian Black Sea ports

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EU to invest € 1.2 billion in defence R&D projects

European Commission will invest € 1.2 billion to support 61 collaborative defence research and development projects

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European Commission urges Member States to reduce gas usage by 15%

The European Commission also adopted a European Gas Demand Reduction Plan which sets out measures, principles and criteria for coordinated demand reduction

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Putin to discuss Ukraine, food grain and Syria with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Erdogan

Russia is looking to deepen ties with Iran as both of them have been a target of Western sanctions

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Zelenskyy suspends Head of SBU and Prosecutor General over charges of treason

Head of SBU- Ivan Bakanov and Prosecutor General- Iryna Venediktova have been suspended on charges of treason and collaborating with Russia

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Sri Lanka looking up to Putin for fuel bail-out

Russia is expanding footprints in Asia with Sri Lankan president urging Putin to help import fuel

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E.U. to set-up a platform for rebuilding Ukraine

The platform to rebuild Ukraine will be used to map investment needs, coordinate action and channel resources

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U.S. provides more LNG to E.U. than Russia for the first time

The E.U. is preparing an emergency plan to help Member States cut back on Russian energy

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U.S. to send more weapons to Ukraine worth U.S. $ 820 million

The U.S. $ 820 million ammunition will be a part of U.S. assistance package, announced by Joe Biden during the gathering of...

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Germany

G7 pledges to isolate Russia and support Ukraine for as long it takes

The G7 leaders showed intent to impose severe and immediate economic costs on Russia and look into steps to cap Russian income...

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Russia defaults on foreign-currency sovereign debt for the first time since 1998

Western sanctions have now started hitting Russia its Eurobonds have traded at distressed levels since the start of March 2022 and Central...

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G7 to announce ban on import of Russian gold to hit its ability to fund war

The announcement to ban the import of Russian gold cam as a retaliatory measure after Russia carried out a series of missile...

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NATO and U.K. warn that Ukraine war could last for years

Both NATO and Boris Johnson said in separate warnings, that West must prepare for a long war in Ukraine, as Russian intensifies...

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European Commission recommends E.U. candidate status for Ukraine

The European Commission issued an opinion on Friday recommending that Ukraine be granted European Union candidate status

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UK

Johnson announces training programme to help Ukrainian forces combat Russian troops

Boris Johnson has announced to launch a major training operation for Ukrainian troops, to enable them to combat the invading Russian forces.

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European leaders meet Zelenskyy to extend continued support to Ukraine

Macron, Scholz and Draghi held talks with Zelenskyy on Ukraine’s European Union membership

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