NEW YORK—An employee of Russian state television who interrupted a live news program to protest the war in Ukraine was released from custody Tuesday and fined about $270, but still could face a prison sentence. Marina Ovsyannikova told reporters she was not allowed to sleep while held in police custody and that she was interrogated…
Russian On-air Protester Fined, Faces Possible Prison Term
March 17, 2022
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Russian Invasion of Ukraine Shows Need to Protect Canada’s North: Norad
A senior Canadian general in charge of protecting North American airspace says Russia has the capability to strike this continent, bolstering the need for improved defensive systems. Russia has spent years investing in its military, including when it comes to things like cruise missiles, and developing a variety of non-nuclear weapons among other defence measures….
CRTC Bans Russian State-Run Broadcaster RT From Canadian Airwaves
Canadian broadcasters are no longer allowed to distribute Russia’s state-run broadcaster, RT, after the federal regulator found the programming has targeted Ukrainians during the ongoing Russian invasion. The Canadian Radio-television and Communications Commission is removing RT, formerly known as Russia Today, and RT France from its authorized list of non-Canadian programming services and stations. The…
Russian Gas Flows to Europe Decline as Nominations Drop
OSLO—Russian gas deliveries to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline were steady while lower through Ukraine on Wednesday as the Yamal-Europe pipeline remained in reverse mode for a second day, flowing to Poland from Germany. Flows to Germany through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline across the Baltic Sea were stable at 73,769,549 kWh/h on…
Russian Nationals in Turkey Racing to Open Bank Accounts to Protect Savings Against Sanctions
March 16, 2022
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Russian nationals who have left their country and relocated to Turkey are racing to open bank accounts in an effort to avoid sanctions levied by Western nations in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. According to local reports, there has been a significant increase in demand from Russian citizens seeking to open bank accounts…
Injured Canadian Says There Was No Warning Ahead of Missile Attack on Ukrainian Base
A New Brunswick man who was injured when a military base near Ukraine’s western border was struck by Russian missiles on Sunday says there was no warning of the attack. Hunter Francis of the Eel Ground First Nation in northeast New Brunswick says there were no air raid sirens before the missiles hit. In text…
Anonymous Hacker Group Targets German Subsidiary of Russian Oil Giant Rosneft: Reports
Hackers have targeted the German subsidiary of the Russian state-controlled energy giant, Rosneft, Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) said on March 14. Anonymous, an online group of hackers that has previously targeted Russian media channels, published a statement on Friday claiming responsibility for the attack on Rosneft Deutschland GmbH. The group said it had captured 20 terabytes…
Journalist Arrested After Interrupting Russian State Television to Protest Against War in Ukraine: Reports
A journalist at one of Russian state television’s biggest channels has reportedly been arrested after protesting against the Moscow-led invasion of Ukraine live on the show. The woman, identified by multiple reports as Marina Ovsyannikova, allegedly works as an editor at Russia’s state TV flagship program, Channel One. She interrupted a live broadcast by running…
IMF Chief: Russian Default on Sovereign Debts No Longer ‘Improbable Event’
A Russian default on its sovereign debts is no longer an “improbable event” after Western sanctions, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva said March 13. “In terms of servicing debt obligations, I can say that no longer we think of Russian default as improbable event,” Georgieva said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “Russia has the…
Power Supply Resumed at Chernobyl After Nuclear Plant Was Seized by Russian Forces: Officials
Ukraine says it has resumed the power supply to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant after it was seized by Russian forces in February, energy officials in Kyiv said Sunday. A broken power line at the site was reportedly restored at 18:38 CET by the repair personnel of Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s transmission system operator, meaning external electricity supplies to the…
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