Month: March 2022
Russia central bank increases capital of reinsurance firm specializing in sanctions risk
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s central bank on Thursday said it was increasing the capital of affiliated reinsurance firm AO RNPK, which specialises in providing protection against international sanctions, to 300 billion roubles ($3.08 billion) from 71 billion roubles. ($1 =
Read MorePutin’s Invasion of Ukraine Has Sparked Antiwar Protests in Russia. They Could Be His Undoing
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 came as a shock to most Russians, who cannot imagine going to war against a country they often call a “brotherly nation.” As protests against the war crop up across
Read More1 Million People Have Fled Ukraine Since Russian Invasion, U.N. Says
(GENEVA, Switzerland) — The U.N. refugee agency said Thursday that 1 million people have now fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion less than a week ago, an exodus without precedent in this century for its speed. The tally from the U.N.
Read MoreRussian aircraft now banned from US airspace – NPR
Russian aircraft now banned from US airspace NPR March 2, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news CNN Russian planes can no longer fly to the U.S. or through its airspace WJXT News4JAX Biden Announces Closure Of American Airspace To Russian Flights NBC News United Airlines Joins US
Read MoreUkraine says nearly 9,000 Russian soldiers have been killed – as first major city ‘falls’ to invaders
Ukraine’s president has claimed nearly 9,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since the invasion of his country began a week ago.
Read MoreHouse Jan. 6 panel alleges Trump engaged in ‘criminal conspiracy’
The 221-page filing marks the committee’s most formal effort to link the former president to a federal crime, though the actual import of the filing is not clear since lawmakers do not have the power to bring charges on their
Read MoreHouse Jan. 6 panel alleges Trump engaged in ‘criminal conspiracy’
The 221-page filing marks the committee’s most formal effort to link the former president to a federal crime, though the actual import of the filing is not clear since lawmakers do not have the power to bring charges on their
Read MoreFormer Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan Charged With Racketeering – NBC Chicago
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan Charged With Racketeering NBC Chicago Irv Miller: Indictment Of Mike Madigan Is Bigger Deal Than Conviction Of Rod Blagojevich CBS Chicago Michael Madigan indicted: Former Illinois House Speaker to face criminal charges Chicago Sun-Times Ex-House Speaker Michael
Read MoreRussia refuses to launch internet satellites, pointing at sanctions – CNN
Russia refuses to launch internet satellites, pointing at sanctions CNN Russia’s space chief says hacking satellites ‘a cause for war’ POLITICO OneWeb’s internet satellites caught in UK-Russia standoff days before launch CNBC Russia Threatens to Block OneWeb Satellite Launch Over UK Links The Wall
Read MoreRussian police detain children and old women as they try to quell anti-war movement
Five children and an elderly woman are among the Russians who have been arrested for protesting against the war in Ukraine.
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