https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-freezes-assets-of-roman-abramovich-and-6-other-oligarchs-banned-from-travel
Roman Abramovich is among seven oligarchs to be hit with an asset freeze and travel bans under brutal new UK sanctions unveiled today....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/op-ed-a-war-of-endurance
It is very difficult to say how the war in Ukraine will end and how long it will last. It is purely a question of endurance, of who will last longer....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-sanctions-14-more-oligarchs-blocks-transactions-with-belarus-central-bank
The European Union has agreed to impose sanctions on 14 more Russian oligarchs, freeze relations with Belarus’ central bank and curb three top lenders in that country, the EU Commission said on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-soldiers-face-public-anger-in-kherson-400-arrests-video
More than 400 people protesting against the Russian occupation have been arrested by Russian forces in the Ukrainian peninsula, according to Ukrainian authorities....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-approves-purchase-of-grain-by-state-to-deal-with-crisis
The Cabinet approved on Wednesday a proposal tabled by the Minister of Agriculture which provided that the government will buy quantities of grain in order to deal with the crisis following Russia`s invasion of Ukraine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/moscow-says-kiev-planned-assault-before-invasion
Moscow has published documents allegedly showing a secret order for a Ukrainian offensive against Donbass in March 2022, a day before Ankara is set to mediate between the two sides...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-olena-zalenska-s-open-letter-to-media-around-the-world
The first lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, has accused Russia of “mass murder of civilians” in a powerful statement about the devastating invasion of her homeland....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-will-default-on-its-debts-imminently-fitch-ratings-agency-has-warned
Russia will default on its debts 'imminently', a leading credit rating agency has warned, as sanctions over Ukraine continue to pummel the country's economy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coca-cola-starbucks-and-mcdonald-s-suspend-operations-in-russia
Coca-Cola, Starbucks, and McDonald’s have suspended operations in Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-police-seize-cannabis-hidden-in-pet-food
Cyprus’ drug squad has seized cannabis hidden in a pet food shipment this week, with authorities arresting a local man who denies involvement...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-french-joint-drills-off-greece
With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine raging relentlessly, a flurry of activity is expected off the western Greek coast in coming days as the USS Harry S. Truman and the French Charles de Gaulle aircraft carriers conduct joint exercises in the Adriatic and Ionian with units of the Hellenic Navy and Air Force....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-to-ban-all-russian-oil-imports-reports-say
Joe Biden has decided to ban Russian oil imports to America in a dramatic ratcheting up of the economic squeeze on Vladimir Putin’s regime, according to reports from the US....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/stolichnaya-vodka-will-now-be-marketed-simply-as-stoli
The maker of Stolichnaya vodka announced a major rebrand Friday, in direct response to its founder's "vehement position" against the Putin regime and the Russian invasion of Ukraine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/14-containers-of-humanitarian-aid-to-ukraine-to-set-sail-this-afternoon
The Republic of Cyprus is sending a total of 14 large containers of humanitarian aid to Ukrainian, with the Minister of Transport Yiannis Karousos and the Citizen's Commissioner Panagiotis Sentonas expressing their gratitude to the citizens and all the departments involved for the collection, packing and shipping of the goods....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/people-around-the-world-are-booking-airbnbs-in-ukraine-but-they-don-t-plan-to-check-in
One of the social media influencers behind the Airbnb effort also has encouraged his followers to patronize Ukrainian merchants on Etsy but ask sellers not to ship any goods. Etsy has announced it's canceling the current balances and fees owed by all sellers in Ukraine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-plans-to-cut-russian-gas-imports-by-two-thirds-in-a-year
The European Union will outline a plan on Tuesday to cut Russian gas imports by two-thirds within a year as it seeks to reduce its dependency on the country’s fuel supplies after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/500-additional-us-troops-being-deployed-to-europe
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered additional troops and US military assets to be deployed to different parts of Europe amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine to further support the US’s NATO allies, a senior US defense official told reporters yesterday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-ban-on-golden-passports-and-the-ukrainian-crisis-on-the-agenda-at-eu-plenary
The European Parliament is scheduled to have its plenary session this week from the 7th to the 10th of March in Strasbourg. On the agenda will be, most importantly, the Ukrainian issue as well as a discussion on an EU-wide ban on citizenship by investment schemes....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/concerns-over-bioweapons-emerge-in-ukraine
Washington warned this week that Russians could plan a biological or chemical attack in Ukraine, in response to Moscow’s claims that Russian armed forces obtained evidence of US-sponsored research as well as calls for American officials to come clean...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-on-russia-s-list-of-unfriendly-nations
Moscow is firing back at countries that joined sanctions against Russia in the wake of the war in Ukraine, with Cyprus finding itself on the list days after Russian naval ships were denied access to the island’s ports...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kyriakides-10-000-beds-in-european-hospitals-for-sick-or-injured-refugees
In Europe at the moment, solidarity is unprecedented. Commissioner Stella Kyriakidou, after talking to the Ministers of Health in the Member States and Moldova,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukraine-conflict-spills-into-cyprus-school-spats
As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine rages, it risks spilling into an unlikely arena -– classrooms and playgrounds in Cyprus, home to a sizable Russian population and a smaller Ukrainian community...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/italy-seizes-oligarchs-villas-and-yachts-to-put-pressure-on-russia
Italian police have seized villas and yachts worth 143 million euros ($156 million) from five high-profile Russians who were placed on sanctions lists following Moscow's attack on Ukraine, the government said on Saturday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/show-this-to-putin-a-doctor-in-mariupol-says-after-the-death-of-18-month-old-kirill
A man dashes into a hospital with a desperately wounded toddler in his arms, the child’s mother on his heels. Doctors use smartphone torches to examine patients’ wounds....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/first-batch-of-cyprus-humanitarian-aid-to-ukraine-to-be-shipped-on-tuesday
The first batch of the humanitarian aid from Cyprus to the people of war-ravaged Ukraine will be shipped on Tuesday, Commissioner for the Citizen Panagiotis Sentonas said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/moscow-announces-harsh-sanctions-against-british-interests-in-russia
The Russian Foreign Ministry today pledged to impose tough but proportionate measures against British interests in Russia over what it called a "sanctions hysteria" by London in the midst of the war in Ukraine.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/op-ed-our-strength-is-our-unity-putin-chose-war-we-stand-with-ukraine
An op-ed by US Ambassador to Cyprus, Judith Garber...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-denies-russian-ships-access-to-ports
Russian ships are turning elsewhere for replenishment after being denied entry into ports of the Republic of Cyprus, with the island’s foreign ministry scrapping a previous agreement citing the ongoing war in Ukraine...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/europe-wholesale-gas-prices-surge-to-record-on-russia-supply-fears
Wholesale gas prices in Europe have surged above €200 a megawatt-hour for the first time as big consumers fret about supplies from Russia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/switzerland-will-freeze-russian-owned-crypto-assets
Switzerland is to freeze all crypto assets held within its borders that are owned by Russians and the country’s businesses sanctioned by the EU....
