Situation in Ukraine
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Romanian Prime Minister: "There is no reason to be afraid of Russia."
Read more: Romanian Prime Minister: "There is no reason to be afraid of Russia."In a televised interview, Romanian Prime Minister Ciuca said, "Russia kills civilians and disregards international wartime law." In the future, Russia will continue to threaten Romania...
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Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Advises All Russian Citizens to Suspend Travel, Judging Difficulty in Leaving the Country
Read moreJapan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Advises All Russian Citizens to Suspend Travel to Japan, Judging that it is Difficult to Leave the CountryThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs raised the danger alert for all of Russia to "Level 3" (travel advisory), the second most severe on a scale of four, on July 7. Ukraine...
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VISA and Master suspend card payments in Russia.
Read more: VISA and Master suspend card payments in Russia.Visa, the largest U.S. credit card company, and MasterCard, the second largest, announced on May 5 that they are suspending their card payment operations in Russia. Both companies will be...
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Deputy Minister in charge of Ukraine requests cooperation from 70 IT companies to counter Russia.
Read moreUkraine's Deputy Minister of State for Ukraine requests cooperation from 70 IT companies to counter Russia.Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation, Vornyakov, told the Nihon Keizai Shimbun on May 5 that in order to counter Russia's continued invasion...
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Logistics Paralysis Hurts Russia, Most Container Sea Routes Blocked in Europe
Read more: Logistics Paralysis Hurts Russia, Most Container Sea Routes Blocked in EuropeTightening sanctions, mainly from the United States and Europe, are causing a logistical paralysis in Russia. Customs authorities in European Union countries are...
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U.S. IT giants expand Russian business shutdown; Microsoft suspends all products
Read more: U.S. IT giants expand Russian business shutdown; Microsoft suspends all products.As the Russian military continues its invasion of Ukraine, a growing number of U.S. information technology (IT) giants are suspending their Russian operations. Ma...
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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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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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