Russia has suspended launches from the Kouros spacecraft in French Guiana in response to European Union sanctions against Moscow following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian space agency Roscosmos announced today. “In response to EU sanctions on our companies, Roscosmos is suspending its cooperation with European partners in the organization of space launches from […]
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Russia’s exclusion from Swift ” matter of days ” says eurozone central banker
LAST UPDATE: 17:51 A decision to cut Russia off from the global SWIFT payment system will be made within days, the governor of a central bank within the eurozone told Reuters on Saturday. “SWIFT is just a matter of time, very short time, days,” said the central bank governor, who asked not to be named. […]
Medvedev: Russia will seize foreign funds in retaliation against the West
LAST UPDATE: 12:38 Russia will respond to the confiscation of Russian citizens and companies abroad by confiscating the capital of Russian citizens and foreign companies in Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy head of the Security Council, said on Saturday, according to RIA Novosti. Moscow does not rule out nationalizing the assets of companies registered in […]
Russia: Warnings to the media to cover the war with Ukraine
Russia’s foreign intelligence service has denied the allegations in a statement issued Friday stating “Similar, baseless allegations concerning Russia’s foreign policy have been made more than once. Among those sent warning letters were the popular radio station Echo Moskvy and the Novaya Gazeta, a government-critical newspaper whose editor-in-chief, Dmitry Muratov, was awarded the Nobel Peace […]
EU: Second package of sanctions against Russia in force for attack on Ukraine in force
The second package of EU sanctions against Russia enters into force. The additional restrictive measures were published in the EU newspaper at midnight on Friday. The EU has decided to impose sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, but also on an additional package of individual and economic measures that will […]
Cypriot Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Cyprus did not oppose Russia’s secession from SWIFT
Cyprus has not opposed any EU sanctions on Russia, including cutting the country off of the international SWIFT payment system, Finance Minister Konstantinos Petridis said in a Twitter post, according to sigmalive. “EU leaders have responded to illegal Russian military action in Ukraine with economic sanctions on Russia. In the name of EU unity and […]
Contact K. Mitsotakis with the Greek ambassador to Ukraine
This morning, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had telephone conversations with Ambassador Francesco Costellenos, who has been sent to Mariupol to strengthen the operation of the Greek Consulate General there and the Consul General in Odessa, Dimitris Dohtsis. Government sources say that the Prime Minister thanked them for the services they offer in very difficult conditions, […]
Russia-Ukraine credit rating downgraded by Moody’s, S&P and Fitch
The credit rating of Russia and Ukraine was downgraded by the rating agencies S&P, Moody’s and Fitch, in the midst of the war between Kiev and Moscow, according to Bloomberg. In particular, S&P downgraded Russia to BB +, below the investment grade, from BBB- and warned of further downgrades, citing “strong” international sanctions imposed on […]
The Netherlands sends 200 anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine – France will also send defense equipment
LAST UPDATE: 11:47 The Netherlands will supply 200 anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine as soon as possible, the Dutch government said in a letter to parliament on Saturday, Reuters reported. He also said he would move Dutch embassy staff from the western Ukrainian city of Lviv to Yaroslavl, across the border in Poland, due to deteriorating […]
Kiev: Dozens of people were injured last night, according to the city mayor
Dozens of people were injured last night in Kiev, said this morning the mayor of the city Vitali Klitschko. By 6.00 local time (Greek time), 35 people, including two children, had been injured. It is not clear if he was referring only to civilians. Klitschko added that at the moment there is no significant Russian […]
