https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-embassy-in-greece-says-bank-accounts-of-citizens-frozen
The Russian Embassy in Greece said Wednesday it was “concerned” about reports it had received from Russian citizens in the country who said that their bank accounts have been frozen, “without any warning or written notification.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/op-ed-putin-s-war-threatens-millions-with-hunger
Russia’s army is attempting to starve the people of Mariupol into submission in an act of barbarity that almost certainly constitutes a war crime. But the knock-on effects of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine threaten hunger, even starvation, for millions of people beyond the immediate theatre of war....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/putin-spokesman-not-ruling-out-use-of-nuclear-weapons
Russian President Vladimir Putin's chief spokesman has conceded that Russia has yet to achieve any of its military goals in Ukraine and refused to deny that Moscow could resort to the use of nuclear weapons....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/abramovich-superyacht-eclipse-docks-in-marmaris
A second superyacht linked to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich docked in a Turkish resort on Tuesday and sources familiar with the discussions said he and other wealthy Russians were looking to invest in Turkey given sanctions elsewhere....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/biden-to-announce-sanctions-on-hundreds-of-russian-lawmakers-on-thursday
The Biden administration will reportedly sanction hundreds of Russian lawmakers in an extension of current sanctions on the Kremlin over its nearly month-long invasion of Ukraine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/some-towns-in-ukraine-don-t-have-more-than-3-4-days-worth-of-food-according-to-aid-agency
Some towns in Ukraine don’t have more than three or four days’ worth of food, the aid agency Mercy Corps said Tuesday, warning that the humanitarian system in the country “is entirely broken down.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/new-russian-asset-tracker-platform-launched-by-non-profit
A nonprofit reporting network launched on Monday the Russian Asset Tracker, a database to track the assets of prominent Russians who have links to Vladimir Putin....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dmitry-muratov-donates-auction-proceeds-of-nobel-medal-to-ukrainian-refugee-fund
Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, a co-winner of last year's Nobel Peace Prize, said on Tuesday he would donate his Nobel medal to be auctioned to raise funds for Ukrainian refugees....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-turkey-s-circumvention-of-sanctions-hugely-impacts-cyprus
The President of the Republic Mr. Nicos Anastasiadis participated today in a preparatory teleconference convened by the President of the European Council Mr. Charles Michel...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/jailed-kremlin-critic-alexey-navalny-sentenced-to-another-nine-years-in-prison-for-fraud
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been sentenced to nine years in a maximum-security jail, according to Russian state-owned news agency Tass....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/elon-musk-s-starlink-helping-ukraine-s-elite-drone-unit-destroy-russian-tanks-and-trucks-in-the-night
Elon Musk's Starlink satellite system is helping an elite Ukrainian drone unit destroy Russian weaponry, according to The Times of London....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/agriculture-minister-cyprus-faces-difficulties-in-food-supply-and-raw-materials
The EU’s Ministers for Agriculture discussed the current situation in the agricultural market as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, during the Agriculture and Fisheries Council which was held in Brussels on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/world-baffled-as-biowar-talk-in-ukraine-builds-up
Washington and Moscow have been exchanging accusations over possible use of biological weapons in Ukraine, with Russians expecting to reveal 'more ugly facts' about US activities and Americans warning the former Soviets were getting desperate...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hellenic-acquires-553-million-euros-worth-of-cypriot-corporate-loans-from-rcb
Hellenic Bank has acquired 553 million euros worth of Cypriot business loans from RCB Bank, increasing its loan portfolio to over 7.2 billion euros....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/war-in-ukraine-russia-s-elite-allegedly-want-putin-out-successor-in-mind
Russian elites are allegedly planning to remove President Vladimir Putin, according to Ukrainian intelligence, with a successor already in mind....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/abramovich-s-$600-million-solaris-cruising-for-8-days-off-turkey-s-coast-without-destination
A luxury superyacht owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich that has been sailing without a destination for more than a week has updated its status for the first time since leaving port, ship-tracking data shows, suggesting that the vessel has no immediate intention of docking....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/op-ed-gas-to-europe-via-greece
One of the many aspects of the war in Ukraine is the European recognition of the pressing need to become independent from Russia on energy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/everything-you-need-to-know-about-crypto-today-at-least-for-the-next-8-hours
Don’t be intimidated by my headline if you know nothing about Bitcoin or the Bored Ape Yacht Club. You are in the majority....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/what-i-saw-i-hope-no-one-will-ever-see-says-greek-diplomat-returning-from-mariupol
Greece's consul general in Mariupol, the last EU diplomat to evacuate the besieged Ukrainian port, said on Sunday the city was joining the ranks of places known for having been destroyed in wars of the past....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukrainians-run-out-the-clock-in-mariupol
Russian forces called on Ukrainian nationalists in surrounded Mariupol to lay down their weapons on Monday morning and leave the city before civilian evacuations by noon, with Ukrainian officials putting Moscow on notice that there would be 'no talk of any surrender'...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-offers-to-rebuild-bombed-maternity-hospital-in-ukraine
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday said the country is ready to rebuild a maternity hospital destroyed last week by Russian shelling in the southeast Ukrainian city of Mariupol....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-images-of-disaster-in-kyiv-drone-footage
The scale of the devastation in Kyiv is heartwrenching. Images captured by a drone show the immense destruction after buildings in residential areas were bombed overnight.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-says-post-1991-illusions-about-the-west-are-over
Russia has lost any illusions about ever relying on the West and Moscow will never accept a world order dominated by the United States, which is acting like a sheriff seeking to call all the shots in a saloon bar, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/putin-vows-russia-will-prevail-in-ukraine-but-glitch-cuts-tv-broadcast
Russian President Vladimir Putin justified the invasion of Ukraine before a packed soccer stadium on Friday but coverage of his speech on state television was unexpectedly interrupted by what the Kremlin said was a technical problem with a server....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-conflict-putin-lays-out-his-demands-in-turkish-phone-call
On Thursday afternoon, President Vladimir Putin rang the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and told him what Russia's precise demands were for a peace deal with Ukraine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-revokes-russian-channel-rt-s-licence-citing-links-to-kremlin
Britain's media regulator on Friday revoked Russian-backed television channel RT's licence to broadcast in the United Kingdom, citing its links to the Kremlin....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/divided-cyprus-vows-protection-for-ukrainians
People fleeing war in Ukraine have been promised protection in Cyprus, but questions remained as both sides on the divided island rushed to declare their support before finalizing all the details...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/moscow-jumps-on-burisma-links-to-kiev
Moscow has put together an elaborate diagram alleging Biden connections to Ukrainian biological labs, with new revelations initially described by Washington as “Russian disinformation” now gaining traction in the United States and reaching all the way to Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/facebook-removes-posts-from-russian-embassies-in-greece-denmark-costa-rica-iceland
Facebook on Wednesday removed official Russian posts that falsely claimed reports of Russia bombing a children’s hospital in Ukraine were a hoax, a company spokesperson said, even as similar messages appeared on other social media platforms....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-op-ed-the-new-cold-war
Sometimes important news is overlooked. I read in Bloomberg on Tuesday that China and Saudi Arabia are negotiating oil sales in the Chinese yuan, rather than in dollars....