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 ›
Geopolitics
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 ›
Taiwan Claims Its Semiconductor Makers Are Following Russia’s Export Regulations
Taiwanese companies that manufacture semiconductor chips are keeping up with the export controls imposed by the government to Russia. According to the Economy Ministry of Taiwan on Sunday, these controls were put in place as a part of Taiwan’s sanctions… Read More ›
Russian Planes Subjected To A Near-Total Airspace Prohibition To The West
Following an EU’s announcement that most European nations will implement flight bans, Russian airlines face a near-total airspace blockade to the country’s west. On Sunday, a formal decision on the measure is likely. European countries, one by one, announced that… Read More ›
Despite The Ukraine Crisis, Airbus CEO Says Transatlantic Flights And Europe Tourism Will Expand Post-Covid
Airlines are now trying to assess the future and fate of air travel in Europe given the crisis in Ukraine. This crisis is hardly what airlines wanted as it comes as another stumbling block for the European airline industry wihch is… Read More ›
China Eases Restrictions For Importing Of Russian Wheat
China has eased limits on Russian wheat imports, potentially alleviating food security worries in the world’s second largest economy while also reducing the impact of Western sanctions on Russia. The decision to allow wheat imports from all areas of Russia… Read More ›
Preparing to comply with sanctions on Russia : SWIFT
In a statement the SWIFT international payments system said, it was preparing to implement new sanction measures by Western countries targeting select Russian banks in coming days. “We are engaging with European authorities to understand the details of the entities… Read More ›
Russia To Suffer Severe Hit By The SWIFT Ban; Yet, There Is Still Opportunity For Tightening
The decision by Western allies on Saturday to restrict “selected” Russian banks from the SWIFT payments system would not only deal a catastrophic economic blow to Russia, but will also cause significant pain to their own businesses and institutions. And… Read More ›
Fallout of Russian invasion of Ukraine spreads to global aviation industry
The fallout of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has spread to the global aviation industry with two more European countries banning Russian carriers and the European Union saying it would restrict the exports of aircraft parts. Virgin Atlantic and British Airways… Read More ›
Limited impact from Russia Ukraine war on chip supply chain
On Saturday, in a statement the government of Taiwan said, it expects little impact on the supply of raw materials for semiconductors from the war in Ukraine. Following a meeting of the cabinet, Vice Premier Shen Jong-chin, said there would… Read More ›