Category: Russian

Dui Loses Appeal in Russian Court Over ‘Extremist Activity’ Tag: TASS

MOSCOWA—Moscow court on Monday rejected an appeal brought by Meta Platforms Inc after it was found guilty of “extremist activity” in Russia in March, the TASS news agency reported. Russia restricted access to Meta’s flagship platforms Facebook and Instagram, as well as fellow social network Twitter, in the wake of Moscow sending tens of thousands…


Meta Loses Appeal in Russian Court Over ‘Extremist Activity’ Tag: TASS

MOSCOW—A Moscow court on Monday rejected an appeal brought by Meta Platforms Inc after it was found guilty of “extremist activity” in Russia in March, the TASS news agency reported. Russia restricted access to Meta’s flagship platforms Facebook and Instagram, as well as fellow social network Twitter, in the wake of Moscow sending tens of…


Russian and Belarusian Players Allowed to Compete at US Open

Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to compete at the U.S. Open this year but only as neutrals, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced on Tuesday, a decision that stands in stark contrast to Wimbledon which banned them. Wimbledon’s move to ban them from the tournament which begins later this month prompted the…


Trudeau Says Canadian Attendance at Russian Embassy Event ‘Absolutely Unacceptable’

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it was “absolutely unacceptable” that any Canadian representative attended a Russia Day party at the Russian embassy in Ottawa, adding that it never should have happened. According to a Globe and Mail report, Global Affairs Canada’s deputy chief of protocol Yasemin Heinbecker was at the party on Friday. In Tuesday’s…


Send Ukraine the Rockets It Needs—and Quickly

Commentary Ukraine’s cities are under increasing pressure from Russia’s more powerful and better-supplied artillery forces, according to the latest reports. Kyiv is rightly calling for more and better military materiel, including longer-range rockets and plenty of ammunition, required to drive back Vladimir Putin’s invaders. Ukrainian artillery forces are so scanty at present that they can…


Russian Parliament Votes to Break With European Court of Human Rights

LONDON—Russia’s parliament on Tuesday passed a pair of bills ending the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECHR) jurisdiction in the country. Parliament’s lower house, the Duma, approved two bills—one removing the country from the court’s jurisdiction and a second setting March 15 as the cut-off point, with rulings against Russia made after that date not…


Consultants to Russian Oil, Including PR and Advertising, Targeted in Fresh Sanctions

Advertising and public-relations agencies have been banned for working for Russian oil and gas firms as part of a new wave of sanctions designed to increase pressure on the Putin regime. The latest round of sanctions following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine includes a ban on the export of services, including engineering and…


Germany Faces 5 Billion Euros a Year Hit From Russian Gas Sanctions: Newspaper

BERLIN—Russia’s sanctions against Gazprom Germania and its subsidiaries could cost German taxpayers and gas users an extra 5 billion euros ($5.4 billion) a year to pay for replacement gas, the Welt am Sonntag weekly reported, citing industry representatives. In May, Russia decided to stop supplying Gazprom Germania, which had been the German subsidiary of Gazprom,…


Russian Pacific Fleet Begins Week-Long Exercises With More Than 40 Vessels: Russian Agencies

Russia’s Pacific Fleet launched a week-long series of exercises with more than 40 ships and up to 20 aircraft taking part, Russian news agencies quoted the defense ministry as saying. The ministry statement said the exercises, taking place from June 3–10, would involve, among other matters, “groups of ships together with naval aviation taking part…


Biden Confirms US Sending Advanced Rocket Systems, Munitions to Ukraine

The United States is providing Ukraine with “more advanced rocket systems and munitions” as Russia’s invasion continues, President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. Writing in a New York Times opinion piece, Biden said that America’s goal in Ukraine is “to see a democratic, independent, sovereign and prosperous Ukraine with the means to deter and defend itself against further…