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UK sanctions explained - and how Russia-Ukraine war would hit petrol prices

Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian tanks to cross the border into Ukraine and Britain has reacted by slapping sanctions on five Russian banks

Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2022

European Union Nations Unanimously Approve Russian Sanctions

Shocked by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order to deploy troops to separatist regions of eastern Ukraine, world leaders moved quickly Tuesday to impose as forceful a response as possible in hopes of averting a full-blown war in Europe. Germany made the first big move, taking steps to halt the process…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 22, 2022

‘A perfect storm’: How Ukraine crisis could dramatically impact living costs

Russia supplies a tenth of the world’s oil and 40 per cent of Europe’s natural gas imports

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022

What to stream: Learn more about Ukraine conflict with these documentaries

With the conflict unfolding in Ukraine over the past several weeks and months now coming to a head, the world has been waiting in tense anticipation for the potential outbreak of war in Europe. As Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened, postured and rattled his saber over Ukraine’s sovereignty, particularly…

Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2022

Punishing Putin: How Biden Could Cut Russia off from World Tech

If Russia further invades Ukraine, the Biden administration could deprive it of a vast swath of low- and high-tech US and foreign-made goods, from commercial electronics and computers to semiconductors and aircraft parts, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. President Joe Biden would achieve that by requiring that companies…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 22, 2022

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich named in parliament as Boris Johnson announces Russia sanctions

The prime minister wrongly claimed Chelsea owner has already faced sanctions amid Russia being on the brink of full invasion of Ukraine

Football London · Feb 22, 2022

Ukraine: world financial markets have not broken sweat since the Russian escalation – why?

The economic consequences of armed conflicts have received widespread attention at least as far back as when John Meynard Keynes wrote about them in 1919 in relation to the first world war. Yet as the world braces for a possible war in Ukraine, we still know relatively little about the…

The Conversation · Feb 22, 2022

UN Rights Boss Urges Dialogue, End to Violence in Ukraine

The United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Tuesday for efforts to prevent a further escalation of the crisis in Ukraine and a return to dialogue in order to spare civilians and avert an exodus of refugees. Russian President Vladimir Putin granted official recognition on Monday to two…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 22, 2022

Russia says it will evacuate its diplomats from Ukraine

Russia has made a decision to evacuate its diplomatic staff from Ukraine, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Feb 22, 2022

EU to sanction Russian individuals and entities over Ukraine

European Union foreign ministers agreed on Tuesday to sanction 27 Russians and entities after Moscow recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, as well banks, the defence sector and limiting Russian access to European capital markets.

Reuters · Feb 22, 2022