The Russian oligarchs, until recently highly valued in Israel for their investments and patronage, are now a stone in the shoe. The country, which has not sanctioned Russia, may become a haven for Jewish tycoons seeking to circumvent sanctions and get away from the Kremlin entourage. The names of Roman Abramovich and other billionaires of […]
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Who is a war criminal and who decides?
President Joe Biden on Wednesday categorically declared his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” over the ongoing battle in Ukraine, where Russian forces have bombed hospitals and maternity wards. But declaring someone a war criminal is not as simple as just saying the words. There are definitions and established processes to determine who is […]
Russian cyberattacks fail to affect Ukrainian networks
The cyber attacks russians so far they have struggled to successfully bring down the critical national infrastructure of Ukraineaccording to government officials. While they are aware of Russian intent to disrupt or infiltrate Ukrainian systems, according to officials, they have continued to function and Ukraine has mounted a strong defense. Many denial-of-service attacks targeting Ukraine […]
Madonna, Sting, The Cure: the sphere of rock and pop supports Ukraine
Madonna condemns the invasion, Iggy Pop cancels a tour of Russia, Sting asks for donations, The Cure promotes charitable t-shirts: initiatives in favor of Ukraine multiply in the sphere of rock and pop. In a video on his Instagram account, madonna juxtaposes in a montage the images of Adolf Hitler and Vladimir Putinon the background […]
A Chelsea, in a state of convulsion, does not even have for the plane to go to Madrid
Nobody expects Chelsea to have to travel to Madrid aboard a bus driven by Thomas Tuchel, but the coach’s offer to get behind the wheel of a coach if his club doesn’t have money for a plane illustrates well the turbulent moment that the entity is going through londoner A year after having left Real […]
Isolate Russia from the Internet? A punishment that could go too far
Western countries have confiscated the yachts of Russian oligarchs and expelled Russian banks from the international system in response to the invasion of Ukrainebut sanctions that limit access to Internet create divisions. The Ukrainian government has called for Russia to be disconnected from the World Wide Web. But experts, politicians and human rights advocates warn […]
Firm of sanctioned Russians invested heavily in hedge funds
In recent years, LetterOne Holdings, the investment firm co-founded by Russians including Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven, bet big on hedge funds and private equity with billionaires’ fortunes from the sale of a giant energy company. Now that the pair is sanctioned in the European Union and the United Kingdom Following the Russian invasion of […]
Zelensky: It’s time to restore Ukraine’s territorial integrity
the president of UkraineVolodimir Zelenski, urged this Saturday to “restore territorial integrity” of his country after 23 days of military invasion russianswhich amounted to as many as those who demonstrated on Friday in Moscow for the eighth anniversary of the annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea. “I want everyone to listen to me now, […]
War in Ukraine: Eurasian Economic Union plans to give up the dollar as currency of payment
The countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) announced their plans to give up the dollar as payment currency in favor of national currencies such as the Russian ruble. The issue was raised during a meeting of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission, Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov said. “A very important issue […]
Putin’s alarming criticism of Russians who oppose the war recalls Stalinist rhetoric
Overwhelmed by fierce resistance in Ukraine and devastating economic sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin is using language reminiscent of the rhetoric employed in the Josef Stalin-era courtroom shams of the 1930s. In a disturbing speech on Wednesday, Putin described his opponents as “mosquitoes” trying to weaken the country for the benefit of the West, a […]