Apple halts all product sales in Russia and removes RT and Sputnik from app store Move comes amid increasing public pressure on tech companies to act against Russia over Ukraine invasion The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2022
Latest Ukraine updates: UNGA votes to demand Russian withdrawal Russia-Ukraine news from March 2: UN General Assembly resolution condemns Russia for the invasion of Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Mar 1, 2022
Russian media outlet RT will no longer be available on Sky – Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries said the move would mean that ‘Putin’s polluting propaganda machine’ would have ‘severely restricted’ access to British homes. The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022
1 million Sputnik coronavirus vaccines expire in Guatemala Health authorities in Guatemala say over a million doses of the Russian Sputnik coronavirus vaccine have expired, because nobody wanted to take the shot The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022
Ukraine war: RT coverage is biased and misleading but banning the network may not be a good idea YouTube has blocked access across Europe to Russia’s state-funded international broadcasters, RT (formerly Russia Today) and Sputnik – including to the UK. The decision follows the announcement on February 27 of expanded sanctions against Russia by the European Commission, which saw RT, Sputnik and their subsidiaries, banned across the EU.… The Conversation · Mar 1, 2022
YouTube to Block Channels Linked to Russia’s RT and Sputnik across Europe YouTube is blocking channels connected to Russian state-backed media outlets RT and Sputnik across Europe effective immediately, due to the situation in Ukraine, the company operated by Alphabet Inc's Google, said on Tuesday. "It'll take time for our systems to fully ramp up. Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 1, 2022
Tehran, Damascus Hold Security Coordination Meeting to Confront US Moves Security talks between Iran and Syria were conducted in Tehran at a time when Syria’s Special Adviser at the Republic Presidency Luna al-Shebel announced Damascus having information about extremist fighters leaving the Middle East region and heading to Ukraine and Kazakhstan. Speaking to Sputnik on Monday, al-Shebel revealed that the… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 1, 2022
YouTube blocks access to Russia’s RT and Sputnik across Europe amid war in Ukraine Google said it was cutting access to Russian state-owned media and channels linked to it across Europe, including in the UK Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2022
YouTube blocks access to RT and Sputnik across Europe Google said it was cutting access to Russian state-owned media and channels linked to it across Europe, including in the UK. The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022
YouTube bans Russia Today, Sputnik and connected Russian media channels in Europe Google has banned the YouTube channels of Russia Today and Sputnik in Europe. The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022
YouTube to block channels linked to Russia's RT and Sputnik across Europe YouTube is blocking channels connected to Russian state-backed media outlets RT and Sputnik across Europe effective immediately, due to the situation in Ukraine, the company operated by Alphabet Inc's Google, said on Tuesday. Reuters · Mar 1, 2022
EU commission proposes sanction on RT, Sputnik access to Europe The European Commission is seeking EU countries' approval to sanction Russian state-controlled media outlets RT and Sputnik by restricting their access to the European media market regardless of their distribution channel. Reuters · Mar 1, 2022
Facebook to restrict access to Russian state media outlets in EU Meta’s head of global affairs says company will limit access to RT and Sputnik in EU amid Russian attack on Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Feb 28, 2022
Meta will restrict access to Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik across the EU, Nick Clegg says Meta, parent company of Facebook, will restrict access to Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik across its platforms in the European Union. The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 28, 2022 Twitter Will Label, Reduce Visibility of Tweets Linking to Russian State Media Twitter is adding labels and reducing the visibility for tweets containing content from Russian state-affiliated media websites like RT and Sputnik, the social media company said on Monday. It said that since Russia invaded Ukraine on Thursday, it had seen more than 45,000 tweets a day from people sharing these…
Reuters · Feb 28, 2022 Twitter will label, reduce visibility of tweets linking to Russian state media Twitter is adding labels and reducing the visibility for tweets containing content from Russian state-affiliated media websites like RT and Sputnik, the social media company said on Monday.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2022 EU to ban Russian state-backed channels RT and Sputnik Ursula von der Leyen says stations will ‘no longer be able to spread their lies to justify Putin’s war’
Dynamite News · Feb 27, 2022 Trump blames 'dumb' US administration for Ukraine situation Calling the current US administration "dumb", former President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would have never allowed the Ukraine situation to unravel like this, reported Sputnik news agency.
France 24 · Feb 26, 2022 As it happened: EU bans 'Kremlin’s media machine', closes airspace to all Russian planes EU leaders announced tough new sanctions on Russia on Sunday, such as closing the entirety of EU airspace to Russian planes – including private jets – and banning Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik, which European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen called “the Kremlin’s media machine".
Reuters · Feb 21, 2022 Putin orders Russian troops to Ukraine after recognising breakaway regions Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of troops to two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine after recognising them as independent on Monday, accelerating a crisis the West fears could unleash a major war.
Reuters · Feb 18, 2022 Lukashenko expects Russia to build a port for Belarus potash exports Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko expects Russia to build a new Baltic Sea port for exports of Belarusian potash which were hit by Western sanctions, he said on Friday after he met Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Hindu · Feb 6, 2022 Submitted proposal to DCGI to test Sputnik Light as Covid booster dose: Dr Reddy's Last year, the company received permission from the DCGI to import the Sputnik vaccine into India for restricted use in emergency situations
The Hindu · Jan 30, 2022 Sputnik Light seeks nod for use as booster Manufacturer wants to team up with govt. hospitals for greater participation in vaccine programme
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 19, 2022 Egypt to Start Building 1st Nuclear Reactor this Year Egypt plans to start constructing the first power unit at El-Dabaa nuclear power plant in July of this year, Rosatom Group CEO Alexey Likhachev announced on Tuesday. Cairo “wants to do everything so that the first concrete is poured in the summer, around July," Likhachev said, according to Russian news…