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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 · Mar 9, 2022

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 · Mar 9, 2022

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 · Mar 9, 2022

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 · Mar 9, 2022

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 · Mar 9, 2022

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 · Mar 9, 2022

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 · Mar 9, 2022

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 · Mar 9, 2022

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 · Mar 9, 2022

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…

The Conversation · Mar 9, 2022