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Big K Street shops will close offices in Russia - Roll Call

In reaction to the invasion of Ukraine and sanctions that followed, firms are closing Russian offices or dropping clients.

Roll Call

Ukraine war: US turns to old foe Maduro to help shut off Russia’s oil revenues

Venezuela released two jailed US citizens on Tuesday in an apparent goodwill gesture toward the Biden administration, which has reached out to the regime of Nicolas Maduro as it looks for help in shutting off Russia’s oil revenues amid the war in Ukraine.

France 24

EU says Russia reports of biolabs in Ukraine likely disinformation

The European Union said on Wednesday it doubted the credibility of Russian government claims it had uncovered a militarybiological programme in Ukraine, saying that Moscow had a history of spreading disinformation about biological weapons.

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Russia's "Z" campaign drums up support for 'operation' in Ukraine

It's popped up on bus stops, road signs and even a pram in Russia: a "Z" sign to whip up support for what Moscow describes as its "special military operation" in Ukraine.

Reuters

Explainer-Ousting Russia from WTO, IMF would mark end of an era

Amid the devastation of World War Two, the United States and its allies created the institutions that have governed the post-war global economic order, focused on rebuilding Europe, fighting poverty and bringing rivals together to work out trade disputes peacefully.

Reuters

Nigel Farage’s new group accuses Bolton Wanderers of ‘Moscow-style rebuke to free speech’

The League One club declined to host an anti-climate action rally by the right-wing commentator

The Independent UK

‘History can be funny’: Muscovites get used to life without Dior and McDonald’s

The first McDonald’s marked the embrace of capitalism in 1990 but the big brands have deserted in days

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Ukraine war: fresh warning that Africa needs to be vigilant against Russia's destabilising influence

It’s commonly held that Russian president Vladimir Putin’s objective for invading Ukraine is to install a puppet regime that is pliable to Moscow’s interests. If so, this would be consistent with the approach Russia has taken with its forays into Africa in recent years.

The Conversation

Orchestra plays national anthem in central Kyiv as Russians advance

In an act of defiance on a Kyiv square where recent uprisings have scuppered Moscow's ambitions in Ukraine, an orchestra assembled before a small crowd on Wednesday to play the national anthem as Russian forces advanced on the city.

Reuters

Conor McGregor's relationship with Vladimir Putin and what the UFC star has said about the Russian President

Conor McGregor posed for photos with Vladimir Putin when they met in Moscow

Irish Mirror

UK considering donation of anti-air missiles to Ukraine, Ben Wallace says

Defence secretary insists Moscow has only achieved one of its military objectives

The Independent UK

What are capital controls and how is Russia seeking to use them to ease the pain of sanctions?

Moscow forced to introduce damage-limitation measures to control economy as ruble crashes to historic low in response to hard-hitting penalties for Ukraine invasion

The Independent UK

Russia Demands US Explain Alleged Bio Labs with Plague and Anthrax in Ukraine

Russia demanded on Wednesday that the United States explain to the world why it had supported what Moscow cast as a military biological program in Ukraine involving deadly pathogens including plague and anthrax. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova demanded transparency from Washington over the allegation, which is denied by Kyiv…

Asharq Al-Awsat

On Syrian frontline, Russia's war on Ukraine evokes painful memories

Using trench and tunnel warfare, Syrian rebel fighter Abu Ahmad said he and his group held out for years against government forces in eastern Ghouta until Russian air power came to President Bashar al-Assad's aid in 2015, to devastating effect.

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McDonald's, Coca-Cola Join US Firms Halting Russia Operations

McDonald's, Coca-Cola and Starbucks on Tuesday bowed to public pressure and suspended their operations in Russia, joining the international corporate chorus of outrage over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Several of these companies, symbols of American cultural influence in the world, have been the subject of boycott calls on social media…

The Independent UK

Airspace bans: where are they and how are they disrupting travel?

As the UK makes it a criminal offence for Russian aircraft to breach its airspace ban and airlines the world over re-route their Europe to Asia flights, these are the chief effects of the new ‘Cold War of the Skies’

Benzinga

International Energy Agency To Draw Up Plan To Cut Oil Usage As Prices Surge: Reuters

The International Energy Agency (IEA) head says they could plan to release more oil from stocks to ease surging fuel prices and would draw up an action plan to reduce oil usage swiftly, reported Reuters. After Russia invaded Ukraine, oil prices spiked higher, and the West toughened sanctions on Moscow, stirring fears…

Daily Record

Company director calls on Lanarkshire businesses to refuse Russian trade so its people learn the truth about 'evil' war

Eco-Mist Biotechnics took the bold move to axe its Moscow-based supplier, and wants others to take similar action

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EU working on new sanctions on about 100 Russians, Borrell says

European Union governments are preparing a new round of travel bans and asset freezes on some 100 Russians over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and a decision could come later on Wednesday, the EU's top diplomat said.

The Guardian - UK

Russian bombing of maternity hospital ‘genocide’, says Zelenskiy

Authorities say at least 17 wounded by airstrikes including women in labour as shelling again halts evacuations

The Independent UK

Why is Belarus supporting Russia and how is it involved in Ukraine?

Old school Soviet relic Alexander Lukashenko increasingly dependent on Vladimir Putin’s patronage for survival as grip on power slips and economy teeters on brink of disaster

The Independent UK

Russia sanctions: McDonald’s and Pepsi join firms severing ties over Ukraine invasion - see full list

Sporting fixtures and music tours targeted by worldwide boycott of Russia

Reuters

Russia says U.S. has biolabs with plague and anthrax in Ukraine, U.S. calls claim absurd

Russia said on Wednesday the United States must explain what Moscow claims was a military biological programme in Ukraine - an allegation Washington has already dismissed as "absurd" misinformation.

The Independent UK

Why does Russia want to block Ukraine from joining Nato?

Russian leader vehemently opposed to neighbouring state signing up to western military alliance

The Independent UK

Russia claims Ukraine invasion ‘is going to plan’ but wants to ‘achieve resolution peacefully’

British Ministry of Defence intelligence tells a different story of Moscow’s advance being slowed by fiercer resistance than expected from Ukrainians

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