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Russia sanctions impact on EU contained, talks on support for firms ongoing

The main impact of European Union sanctions against Russia is likely to show in the energy sector but the effects can be contained and the EU is already discussing ways to support its companies through subsidies and loans, a top EU official said.

Reuters

One week in, Russia’s war on Ukraine has rocked the world

Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has already had a significant humanitarian, economic, and geopolitical fallout.

Al Jazeera

EU to make sure Russia cannot circumvent sanctions with crypto assets -Le Maire

The European Union is seeking to make sure that crypto currencies are not used to circumvent sanctions imposed by the bloc against Russia, French Finance Minister Bruno le Maire said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Analyst says 'Fortress Russia is gone' in face of US sanctions

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the US, EU and their allies have been announcing measures designed to isolate and weaken the Russian economy. Since 2014, Vladimir Putin has been taking pre-emptive steps to protect Russia's economy from future sanctions. But Brian O'Toole, a former US Treasury official and senior…

France 24

Remembering the past, looking to the future: how the war in Ukraine is changing Europe

Both sides in this war have plundered history. Vladimir Putin claims to be replaying the second world war by “denazifying” Ukraine, while his forces desecrate the Holocaust site of Babyn Yar.

The Conversation

Putin’s Nuclear Comments Lead to Rush for Iodine in Central Europe

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin's comments that Moscow's nuclear deterrent is on high alert have unleashed a wave of anxiety in Central Europe, with people rushing to buy iodine which they believe may protect them from radiation. From Poland to Bulgaria, people living in the former Soviet-era satellite…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Arab Refugees See Double Standards in Europe’s Embrace of Ukrainians

Syrian refugee Ahmad al-Hariri, who fled the war in his country for neighboring Lebanon 10 years ago, spent the last decade hoping in vain to escape to a new life in Europe. Watching European nations open their arms to hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians in less than a week, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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US launches ‘KleptoCapture’ task force against Russian oligarchs

Initiative aims to hold accountable oligarchs who violate US sanctions, restrictions amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

EU Bars 7 Russian Banks from SWIFT, but Spares Those in Energy

The European Union said on Wednesday it was excluding seven Russian banks from the SWIFT messaging system, but stopped short of including those handling energy payments, in the latest sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Russia's second-largest bank VTB, Bank Otrkitie, Novikombank, Promsvyazbank, Bank Rossiya, Sovcombank and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukrainian refugees at ‘acute risk of exploitation by human traffickers’, charities warn

Campaigners ‘hugely alarmed’ people fleeing Russian conflict will fall prey to criminal gangs that are ‘waiting to traffic people across Europe and into the hands of exploitative industries’

The Independent UK

Sanctions and boycotts: how the west has responded to the invasion of Ukraine

Governments are imposing sanctions against Russia while European and US companies have severed ties

The Guardian - UK

Factbox-Russia hit with sanctions from around the world after Ukraine invasion

The European Union, the United States, Britain and others have hit Russia with a wide range of sanctions after its invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

EU carbon permit prices crash after Russian invasion of Ukraine

Slump effectively lowers cost of emitting carbon for the most polluting companies

The Guardian - UK

As war rages on, what is Vladimir Putin’s endgame?

While Vladimir Putin was massing his troops along Ukraine’s border, he caught the attention of the West’s leaders. They beat a path to his door to persuade him not to invade. However, he got mixed messages from the UK, the US and the EU and was emboldened not dissuaded. His…

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Putin's nuclear comments lead to rush for iodine in Central Europe

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Georgia to submit bid to join EU on Thursday - TASS

Georgia plans on Thursday to submit an application to join the European Union, Russia's TASS news agency quoted the former Soviet republic's ruling party as saying on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson claims EU travel rules explain its more generous help for refugees from Ukraine

Prime minister also claimed UK has welcomed more refugees than anywhere else in Europe – despite Germany allowing in one million

The Independent UK

Everton’s ties to Russian sponsors leave them with anxious wait

The club has suspended their relationship with companies linked to Alisher Usmanov, the Uzbek-born billionaire whose assets have been frozen by the European Union

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‘Staunch eurosceptic’ Tory MP calls for free movement for plants

EU free movement campaigners claim request shows ‘irrational and backwards priorities’

Reuters

Arab refugees see double standards in Europe's embrace of Ukrainians

Syrian refugee Ahmad al-Hariri, who fled the war in his country for neighbouring Lebanon 10 years ago, spent the last decade hoping in vain to escape to a new life in Europe.

Reuters

Ukraine's Zelenskiy waiting for positive signals on EU bid

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday after talking on the phone with European Council President Charles Michel he was waiting for news on Kyiv's bid to join the European Union.

The Hindu

Russians, Belarusians to compete as 'neutral athletes' at Beijing Winter Paralympics

The International Paralympic Committee added more restrictions on Russian and Belarusian athletes when the Paralympics open on Friday, but stopped short of expulsion

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine refugees given right to live in EU for three years

The proposal, expected to be approved, is based on a law drawn up in the aftermath of the Balkan wars

Irish Mirror

The Wagner Group mercenaries supporting Russia in Ukraine 'sent to assassinate President Zelensky'

The group, founded in 2014, has been sanctioned by the EU for alleged human rights abuse and is believed to have been sent to Ukraine from the Kremlin to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Radio France Internationale

France to push EU into using law to help fleeing Ukrainians settle more easily

France is expected to flex its muscle as president of the Council of the European Union to resuscitate an unused law making it easier for Ukrainians escaping the conflict in their country to settle elsewhere on the continent. The EU commissioner for crisis management says the war could force 4…

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