Tag: sanctions
Explosions rock Crimea in suspected Ukrainian attack • FRANCE 24 English
Explosions and fires ripped through an ammunition depot in Russian-occupied Crimea on Tuesday in the second suspected Ukrainian attack on the peninsula in just over a week, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 people. Russia blamed the blasts in the...
Putin leaves 10,000 soldiers stranded & understanding the cyber war | Ukraine: The Latest | Podcast
Day 173. Today, we discuss the latest updates from the battle front, looking at the situation in Kherson and the East. Plus, we also welcome the Telegraph’s Senior Tech Reporter to unpack developments from the cyber war.
Large explosions rock Russian military air base in Crimea • FRANCE 24 English
At least one person was killed and several others wounded as powerful explosions rocked a Russian air base in Crimea. Russia’s Defense Ministry denied the base had been shelled and said instead that munitions had blown up there. But Ukrainian social netwo...
Life Under Sanctions in Provincial Russia
Provincial Russia is notorious for low income, bad roads, excessive drinking, gopniks and many more stereotypes. Potentially economic sanctions against Russia could make life of people even worse, with only 250$ of monthly state pension and increasing pri...
The true impact of sanctions on Russia | DW Business Special
As Europeans suffer high energy costs and the prospect of a rough winter, some have begun to ask if Western sanctions against Russia were in fact an own goal. On the face of it, Russia’s economy is not going through the meltdown once predicted and Moscow...
TASTY PERIOD: Russia's McDonald's replacement, is it really that bad? w/ @Depressed Russian
Because of Russia's invasion to Ukraine, many sanctions were imposed on Russia. Many companies left the country, but some were bought by new owners and continued working. After a three months break McDonalds reopened with the new name "Vkusno i tochka", t...
Study shows: Western sanctions take a heavy toll on Russia's economy | DW News
Researchers at Yale University say the Russian economy is suffering massive damage due to Western sanctions, despite Moscow downplaying the effect. The authors claim their work casts doubt on Moscow's claims that the economy remains robust and that the We...
Wagner Group in eastern Ukraine: A 'sign' that Russian forces are 'not doing the job' • FRANCE 24
Britain's defence ministry said that private Russian military firm Wagner Group has headed to eastern Ukraine, where "they are expected to deploy more than 1,000 mercenaries, including senior leaders of the organisation, to undertake combat operations" fo...
Battle for Donbass: Ukraine pulls out of Severodonetsk • FRANCE 24 Français.
Ukraine's forces will have to retreat from Severodonetsk, a regional governor said Friday, after weeks of fierce fighting against Russian forces in the battleground eastern city.
Ukraine War: Tanks hidden near the frontline.
Sky News' John Sparks travels to an area not far from the front line in Ukraine and speaks to tank crews, many of who operate hidden in the woods.
REPLAY: Lavrov holds press conference in Turkey for talks on unblocking grain exports • FRANCE 24
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks on Wednesday in Ankara with Turkish officials on a plan that would allow Ukraine to export its grain through the Black Sea to global markets amid an escalating food crisis. Ukraine is one of the world's l...