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Twitter Says It Accidentally Removed Ukrainian Accounts Tracking Russian Troop Movements Ailan Evans on February 23, 2022 Twitter admitted Wednesday it had accidentally suspended several accounts from Ukraine and elsewhere …

Ukrainian Government Faces Massive Cyberattack Amid Russian Escalation Sebastian Hughes on February 23, 2022 Ukraine suffered a massive cyberattack on Wednesday, crippling the websites of the country’s government, foreign ministry …

– The European Union said on Wednesday it had imposed sanctions on a number of senior Russian officials, including Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Economy Minister Maxim Reshetnikov, after Moscow …

President Joe Biden suggested that Americans may be negatively impacted at the pump as a result of a sanctions package targeting Russia he unveiled Tuesday. “As we respond, my administration …

DONETSK – Andrey Turchak, a senior member of Russia’s ruling party, said on Wednesday that the Russian military would only enter two breakaway regions in Ukraine recognised by Moscow as …

– MSCI said it had not taken any action on Russia following a volley of sanctions by Western governments, but signalled it would consider taking steps such as freezing Russian …

– The United States imposed sanctions on Russia’s VEB Bank and Promsvyazbank on Tuesday, according to statement from the U.S. Treasury Department, after Moscow formally recognized two regions of eastern …

A top Russian government official warned that energy costs would skyrocket in Europe after Germany halted certification of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline Tuesday. “German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has issued …

LONDON – Aluminium and nickel prices hit multi-year highs on Tuesday after Russia ordered troops into two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine, raising fears of war and sanctions on Moscow …

-JPMorgan analysts downgraded Russian equities to “neutral” from “overweight” on Tuesday, after Moscow sent troops to two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine after recognising them as independent. President Vladimir Putin’s …

By Vera Eckert and Kate Abnett FRANKFURT/BRUSSELS – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday halted the new Nord Stream 2 pipeline designed to bring more Russian natural gas to Germany, …

MOSCOW – The Russian central bank still expects inflation to return to its 4% target in mid-2023, news agencies cited Deputy Governor Alexei Zabotkin as saying on Tuesday, as the …

MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin ordered his defence ministry to despatch Russian peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine’s two breakaway regions, according to a decree published early on Tuesday after he said …

MOSCOW – Russia’s finance ministry on Monday said it would take proposals on cryptocurrencies from the country’s central bank into account so long as they do not contradict its own …

LONDON – Britain has an issue with Russian money funnelling through the City of London and it must be dealt with, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday. Johnson has …

By Sabine Siebold and Matthias Williams MUNICH/KYIV -Reports that Ukraine has been shelling regions controlled by Moscow-backed separatists and inside the Russian border are “pure lies”, Ukraine’s president said on …

– U.S. officials held discussions with Saudi Arabia about a “collaborative approach” to managing potential market pressures stemming from a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, the White House said on …

By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber, Chang-Ran Kim and Julien Pretot BEIJING -Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva tumbled to fourth place in the women’s singles event on Thursday, yielding to the pressure …

U.S. and Russian military aircraft flew dangerously close to each other during three separate encounters between Feb. 11-12, including an incident where they came within five feet of one another, …

WASHINGTON – Russian aircraft came close to three U.S. Navy planes in the Mediterranean Sea over the weekend, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, at a time of heightened tensions between …

Former U.S. olympic figure skater Adam Rippon said it was a “slap in the face” to clean athletes for Russian skater Kamila Valieva to be allowed to compete at the …