After Ukraine asked for a restriction on Russian users at key digital currency platforms, crypto exchange Binance told Reuters on Monday said that it was freezing the accounts of any Russian clients that have been targeted by sanctions, but it would not freeze… Read More ›
Day: February 28, 2022
Western Sanctions On Russia Won’t Be Offset By Its Trade With China, Says The US
According to the White House, China’s commerce with Russia is insufficient to counterbalance the impact of US and European sanctions on Moscow. In the hours following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union… Read More ›
Russia central bank blocks foreign entities and individuals to sell Russian securities
The Russian central bank has ordered professional stock market participants to suspend the execution of all orders by foreign legal entities and individuals to sell Russian securities from Monday morning. The order was published by ACI Russia, the national organisation… Read More ›
Switzerland to decide today on joining EU sanctions against Russia
In a statement Swiss President Ignazio Cassis said, it was “very probable” that Switzerland would follow the European Union (EU) on Monday in sanctioning Russia and freezing Russian assets in the country. In an interview to RTS, Cassis said the… Read More ›
Britain introduces bill aimed at crackdown on dirty money
On Monday, Britain introduced a bill in parliament with the aim of intensify a crackdown on what British Prime Minister Boris Johnson termed as “dirty money”. The bill, introduced in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, comes after many lawmakers,… Read More ›
Ukraine should join the EU: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
In a statement the Chief Executive of the European Union expressed unequivocal support for Ukraine becoming a member of the bloc. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called Ukraine as being “one of us.” She made the comments to… Read More ›
Europe, Canada close airspace to Russian jets, US has yet to decide
Canada and European nations moved to close their airspaces to Russian aircraft, in an unprecedented step aimed at applying pressuring on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the invasion of Ukraine. Following the move, in a statement Russian airlines Aeroflot… Read More ›