Updated on 03/04/2022 11:02 am The UK will seek to target Russia’s energy sector in future rounds of sanctions, a move the government has so far resisted over warnings that energy bills could rise. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, the UK has banned Russia from selling debt on its capital markets, sanctioned […]
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UK freezes assets of Russian oligarchs Usmanov and Shuvalov
The UK announced new sanctions against two Russian oligarchs it sees as linked to the Kremlin, mining and telecommunications tycoon Alisher Usmanov, and former Russian deputy prime minister Igor Shuvalov. With immediate effect, their assets in British territory are frozen and their entry into the country is vetoed, the Foreign Ministry reported in a statement, […]
UK sanctions Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, and its sovereign wealth fund
The British government on Tuesday added Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, and the country’s sovereign wealth fund to the list of Russian entities sanctioned in the UK, warning that the economic cost of the Ukraine invasion will only worsen for the Kremlin. . The Russian direct investment fund, RDIF, created in 2011 by Moscow to promote […]
Criticism of the United Kingdom for its passivity in the face of the flow of Russian money of dubious origin
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has harshly condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine, has been criticized for his passivity over the flow of dubious Russian money that has entered London in recent years and could be used to influence politics. The conservative leader promised a “strong” response to Moscow and has shown firmness since […]
Boris Johnson accuses Russia of trying to ‘discredit’ Ukraine by bombing a school
Updated on 02/17/2022 10:55 am British Prime Minister Boris Johnson accused Russia of wanting to “discredit” Kiev to justify an invasion, after a nursery school was hit by a shell in eastern Ukraine, the scene of a conflict with pro-Russian separatists. “A nursery school was bombed in an operation designed to discredit Ukrainians, designed as […]
Rishi Sunak, a popular finance minister scoring points to replace Johnson in the UK
Rising star of British politics, UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak, after only two years in office, is seen as a serious candidate, if necessary, to replace Boris Johnson, weakened by several scandals, as prime minister. With an eternal smile, as if drawn on his lips, with the air of being the first in the class, […]
These are the European countries that have lifted the restrictions of the pandemic
The fifth wave of COVID-19 in Europe set off the alarm at the end of 2021, but calm seems to be returning to several countries. The old continent has already lifted several restrictions and freedom is beginning to arrive, such as in Sweden, the United Kingdom and France, countries where the main restrictions against the […]
England plans to end COVID isolation at the end of February
Updated on 02/09/2022 11:08 am The British government plans to eliminate the current rule that forces those infected with COVID-19 in England to isolate themselves at the end of February, “a month earlier than expected,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Wednesday. In an intervention during the control session in the House of Commons (lower) […]
The worst of food price inflation is yet to come
Updated on 02/08/2022 02:50 am The inflation of the prices of food could rise as much as 5% in the Northern Hemisphere spring, exacerbating the growing cost-of-living crisis in the United Kingdomaccording to the president of the largest supermarket chain in the country. John Alan, chairman of Tesco Plc since 2015, said the worst of […]
UK authorities investigate omicron subvariant
Updated on 01/23/2022 04:28 am health authorities of the United Kingdom announced that they are investigating a version of the omicron variant based on an increase in the number of cases, but that it is too early to assess its importance or seriousness. “The nature of viruses is to evolve and mutate, so it is […]