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S&P downgrades Belarus for involvement in Ukraine invasion.
Read more: S&P downgrades Belarus due to its involvement in the invasion of Ukraine.On April 4, S&P Global Ratings, a U.S. rating agency, announced that in response to Russia's involvement in the invasion of Ukraine, Belarus...
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BBC suspends news-gathering activities in Russia; CNN also concerned about information control
Read moreBBC suspended coverage in Russia, CNN also concerned about information control.The BBC announced on April 4 that it has temporarily suspended all journalists' reporting activities in Russia. On the same day in the Russian parliament, the wartime control of information...
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Singapore government freezes assets of 4 Russian banks under economic sanctions
Read more: Singapore government freezes assets of 4 Russian banks under economic sanctions.The Singapore government announced economic and financial sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine on May 5. Russia's second largest bank, VTB Bank, and four other...
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North Korea launches ballistic missile, presumed to fall outside Japan's EEZ
Read more: North Korea launches ballistic missile, presumed to have fallen outside Japan's EEZ.According to the South Korean military, North Korea launched what is believed to be a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan from the Sunan area of Pyongyang at around 8:48 a.m. on May 5...
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New U.S. sanctions on Russian oligarchs, targeting private jets and other personal assets.
Read more: New U.S. sanctions against Russian oligarchs target private jets and other personal assets.The U.S. administration of Vladimir Biden announced on March 3 a new asset freeze and other measures against close associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin and businessmen of an emerging oligarchic conglomerate (oligarchs)....
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S&P Downgrades Russian Government Bonds by Eight Levels
Read more: S&P Downgrades Russian Government Bonds by Eight LevelsRatings agency S&P Global announced a downgrade of Russian government bonds on March 3. The long-term foreign currency debt rating was downgraded to "double B pu...
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Brazilian Government Issues Humanitarian Visas to Ukrainians
Read moreBrazilian Government Issues Humanitarian Visa to Ukrainian NationalsThe Brazilian government announced on March 3 that it will issue humanitarian visas to people in Ukraine and neighboring countries affected by Russia's invasion of...
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G7 foreign ministers "more severe sanctions" if Russian aggression continues.
Read moreG7 Foreign Ministers: "More Tough Sanctions" if Russian Aggression ContinuesThe foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G-7) major economies held talks for about an hour on April 4. After the talks, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters, "If Russia does not stop attacking...
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UK cooperates with Japan on diversification of telecommunications equipment, mindful of eliminating Chinese companies.
Read moreUK cooperates with Japan to diversify telecommunications equipment, with an eye to eliminating Chinese firms.On April 4, the UK Ministry of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport agreed to cooperate with Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to diversify telecommunications infrastructure equipment...
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Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Calls Ukrainian President: Attack on Nuclear Power Plants "An Outrage That Will Never Be Forgiven"
Read more: Japanese Prime Minister Kishida talks with Ukraine's President by phone, calling the attack on nuclear power plants "an unforgivable outrage.Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on the evening of April 4 that he had a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Zelensky that evening. In the meeting, the Prime Minister said that Ro...