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Johnson says UK must have security checks as Ukraine calls for visa relaxation

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday Britain needed to carry out security checks on Ukrainian refugees, after facing calls to relax visa conditions for those fleeing relentless bombardment by invading Russian forces.

Reuters

Croatia legend Darijo Srna explains Ukraine evacuation "chaos" as UEFA chief intervened

Darijo Srna is currently director of football at Shakhtar Donetsk, where he spent much of his playing career, and helped the current squad leave Kyiv after the Russian invasion

Daily Mirror

Heineken and Imperial Brands latest to halt Russian operations

Coca-Cola, Starbucks and McDonald’s said on Tuesday they were all suspending operations in Russia amid a growing consumer backlash.

The Independent UK

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Backlogs force Ukrainians to face long visa waits - Roll Call

Millions have fled Ukraine following Russia’s invasion, but those hoping to secure a U.S. visa will likely face long wait times.

Roll Call

Reliance Industries stepping in to supply diesel-starved Europe

NEW DELHI: The global energy crunch spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is giving the world’s biggest refining complex a much-needed boost.

The Times of India

Mothercare and Imperial Brands join Russia boycott as Evraz, Polymetal and Petropavlovsk reassure on sanctions

The corporate boycott of Russia over war in Ukraine gathered pace today, at the same time as a string of Russian businesses listed in London were forced to reassure investors over sanctions.

Evening Standard

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…

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French finance minister Le Maire warns world heading for 1970s-style energy crisis

French Minister of Finance Bruno Le Maire has warned that the spike in energy prices caused by Russia's war in Ukraine will produce knock-on effects comparable to the 1973 oil emergency.

Radio France Internationale

Dow And 3 Other Stocks Bought By Insiders

Although US stocks closed lower on Tuesday amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine tensions, there were a few notable insider trades.

Benzinga

Fact or fiction? The role of the far right in the war between Russia and Ukraine

To justify Russia's war on Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin has described the Ukrainian government as Nazis. Not only is the claim totally unfounded, but President Volodymyr Zelensky is himself Jewish and some of his relatives were murdered by the Nazis. Though experts have almost unanimously dismissed the Kremlin's claim, there…

France 24

Clash between Poland and US over MiG-29s reveals tensions in escalating war

Analysis: the public spat over planes is a setback and the upshot of this mini-debacle is that Russia retains air superiority

The Guardian - UK

The areas of Wales that are hotspots for properties owned by people in tax havens

Russians have also snapped up property in some parts of Wales

Wales Online

Russia has never threatened NATO, foreign ministry says

Russia has never threatened NATO and does not threaten the Western military alliance now, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday, adding that her country still must react to NATO's "confrontational course".

Reuters

Ukraine's cultural heritage faces destruction as Russian bombing continues

Ukraine is a country with a vast cultural heritage. It is dotted with sites of profound historic, artistic and archaeological importance – from Unesco world heritage monuments such as the Cathedral of St Sophia in Kyiv to exquisite examples of Cossack baroque architecture. But this rich cultural history is now…

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Axios

Putin's military failures force bitter Russian reckoning

"He has no sustainable political end game."

Reuters

Kremlin says world must know truth about Ukraine's alleged bio-warfare programme

Russia considers its claims that Ukraine conducted military biological programmes as an important issue for the whole world, which needs to know the truth, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.

Benzinga

Bored Ape Yacht Club Donates $1M In Ethereum To Ukraine

Cryptocurrency donations continue to pile up ever since Ukraine urged the community form help after it was invaded by Russia.

The Independent UK

Chernobyl ‘cut off from grid by Russians’, sparking fears over cooling of spent nuclear fuel

Work to repair connection not possible because fighting is still under way

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Reuters

Russia says it skipped World Court case because Ukraine suit is 'absurd'

Russia did not attend a World Court hearing in a lawsuit brought by Ukraine seeking to halt hostilities on its territory because of the "absurdity" of the suit, Russia's foreign ministry said on Twitter on Wednesday, its first public statement on the matter.

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’

The Independent UK

Ukrainian ambassador says wife experienced ‘hassle’ when applying for UK visa

Vadym Prystaiko told MPs that Britain’s visa bureaucracy had been ‘tough’ for Ukrainians to wade through even before the conflict with Russia started.

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…

Reuters

Ukraine to pull troops and equipment from U.N. missions

Ukraine will repatriate troops and equipment, including helicopters, involved in U.N. peacekeeping missions in Africa and Europe to bolster defences at home in the face of Russia's invasion, a U.N. official said.

Daily Record

Girl shot dead by 'bored' Russian soldiers as family forced to bury her in garden

Russian troops began 'shooting everywhere they could see' after a Ukraine boy fired a gun into the air.

France 24

French far-right candidate Zemmour says Ukrainians welcome, but not Arab refugees

French far-right presidential contender Eric Zemmour, on the back foot over past support for Russian President Vladimir Putin, says Ukrainians with family links to France should be given visas, unlike those fleeing conflicts in Arab Muslim nations.

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