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British American Tobacco halts Russia sales after U-turn

Owner of brands including Rothmans had said it would still sell products – but will now pull out

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2022

An American Success Story, Cannabis Mogul Boris Jordan Of Curaleaf: Meet Our Keynote Speakers

From his beginnings on Wall Street in the 1980s to building and overseeing one of the largest cannabis companies on the East Coast, Boris Jordan, executive chairman at Curaleaf Holdings Inc (OTC: CURLF), has come a long way.

Benzinga · Mar 11, 2022

Seafood sanctions could lead to product shortages and price increases - Seafish

Russia is understood to supply 30 per cent of UK seafood - with little alternative available according to industry body

Birmingham Post · Mar 11, 2022

US bans import of Russian vodka, seafood and diamonds

‘Putin must pay a price,’ Biden says while also banning export of US luxury goods to Russia

The Guardian - US · Mar 11, 2022

Lithuania's premier joins rush to sign up for paramilitary volunteer force

Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte was sworn in on Friday as a member of the Riflemen's Union, a paramilitary volunteer force that supports the police and the army and has seen a surge in applications since Russia invaded Ukraine.

Reuters · Mar 11, 2022

Putin’s war on Ukraine will shake our world as much as 9/11. Let’s not make the same mistakes

This threat is far worse than al-Qaida’s. To defeat it, the west must refuse to conflate Russia with its nihilistic leader, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2022

Exactly how many Russians has Britain sanctioned now?

After facing criticism for being too slow to target billionaire Russian oligarchs with links to the Kremlin, Britain has stepped up the pace on sanctions in recent days.

Evening Standard · Mar 11, 2022

Two weeks of war in Ukraine – photo essay

Powerful photojournalism has illustrated the brutal conflict in Ukraine since the Russian invasion began two weeks ago

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2022

UK politics: UK will support Ukraine with weapons and diplomacy in face of ‘barbaric war’, says Truss – as it happened

The UK will target those complicit in Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, the foreign secretary says, as sanctions are announced for some Russian MPs

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2022

Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev insists he is not ‘an agent of Russia’

Media magnate issues statement in relation to peerage, as 386 Russian MPs added to UK sanctions list

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2022