Category: Moscow

Moscow Retaliates Against Western Sanctions With Export Bans

Russia sought on Thursday to retaliate against Western sanctions imposed over its invasion of Ukraine by banning exports of certain goods and agricultural commodities. Exporting telecom, medical, auto, agricultural, electrical, and tech equipment, as well as some forestry products, will be banned until the end of 2022. “These measures are a logical response to those…


Evacuation Corridors Underway in Ukraine; GOP Lawmakers Call for Domestic Energy Production | NTD News Today

Civilian evacuations are underway in some Ukrainian cities, Moscow threatens to cut off gas supplies to Europe, and Republican lawmakers are calling for domestic energy production.


Pro-Russia Propaganda Proliferates in China as Moscow’s Isolation Grows

If Russia needs to find some support amid the piling Western condemnation for its invasion of Ukraine, all it takes is a browse of the Chinese internet. In China’s tightly controlled online space, pro-Moscow sentiment dominates. Celebrities have been chastised for voicing sympathy for Ukraine. Hawkish Russian remarks are cheered. And some Chinese users have…


Canada’s Foreign Minister Meets Counterparts at NATO to Ramp up Pressure Moscow

Canada’s foreign affairs minister met counterparts at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday to co-ordinate continuing efforts to sanction Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Before the meeting, Mélanie Joly said ministers planned to discuss a Russian attack on a major nuclear power plant in the eastern Ukraine city of Enerhodar. Russian troops seized the…


Moscow Bans UK Flights in Response to Britain Prohibiting All Russian Aircraft Amid Ukraine Invasion

Russia has banned British flights from landing at its airports and from crossing its airspace after the United Kingdom closed its airspace to Russian airlines, including Aeroflot. Prime minister Boris Johnson confirmed that the UK has banned all aircraft on a scheduled service which is, “owned, chartered or operated by a person connected with Russia, or…


Ukraine to Give Weapons to Anyone Who Wants to Defend Country: President

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday morning that the government would provide anyone with weapons from a Russian invasion that was launched in the early morning hours. “We will give weapons to anyone who wants to defend the country. Be ready to support Ukraine in the squares of our cities,” Zelensky said in a…


Ukraine Responds to Allegation Russia Killed 5 of Its Soldiers

Ukrainian officials on Monday denied Moscow’s claims that Russian soldiers killed five of its soldiers near the border between the two countries. A spokesman for Ukraine’s military, Pavlo Kovalchuk, said that Russian claims are false. “I reiterate that the Ukrainian armed forces have not attacked Donetsk and Lugansk, have not sent saboteurs or APCs [armored personnel…


Russia Expels US Embassy’s Second-in-Command in Moscow

The Russian government expelled the second-highest ranking U.S. diplomat from the American Embassy in Moscow, according to the State Department. Bart Gorman, the U.S. deputy chief of mission to Russia, was expelled from Moscow on Thursday, a Department of State spokesperson told news outlets. “Russia’s action against [Gorman] was unprovoked and we consider this an…


Russia Expels US Embassy’s Second-in-Command From Moscow

The Russian government expelled the second-highest ranking U.S. diplomat from the American Embassy in Moscow, according to the State Department. Bart Gorman, the U.S. deputy chief of mission to Russia, was expelled from Moscow on Thursday, a Department of State spokesperson told news outlets. “Russia’s action against [Gorman] was unprovoked and we consider this an…


Russia Expels US Embassy’s 2nd-in-Command From Moscow

The Russian government has expelled the second-highest-ranking U.S. diplomat from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, according to the State Department. Bart Gorman, the U.S. deputy chief of mission to Russia, was expelled on Feb. 17, a State Department spokesperson told news outlets. “Russia’s action against [Gorman] was unprovoked, and we consider this an escalatory step…