(Reuters) – Buses meant for the rescue of civilians from Mariupol were not able to reach the besieged southern Ukrainian city on Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said. In comments on national television, she accused Russian forces of bloc…
Ukraine finance ministry examines international bonds to fund war defence effort
By Natalia Zinets MUKACHEVO, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine’s finance ministry confirmed on Monday it was looking at options to tap international capital markets in a push to raise fresh financing to fund its defence efforts. “The Ministry of Finance is s…
Ukrainian POWs complain of mistreatment by Russia -Ukrainian ombudswoman
(Reuters) -Returning Ukrainian prisoners of war believe their treatment by Russia while in captivity broke the Geneva Conventions, Ukrainian human rights ombudswoman Lyudmyla Denisova said on Monday. She said some former prisoners had reported that the…
EU must end all economic ties to Russia as fast as possible – Lindner
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union must work toward cutting all economic ties with Russia over its “criminal” war in Ukraine, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Monday, but cast doubt over an immediate embargo on Russian gas imports…
Russia maintains gas deliveries as Europe considers fresh sanctions
By Nora Buli and Nina Chestney OSLO/LONDON (Reuters) – Russia maintained gas flows through key pipeline routes into Europe on Monday, despite uncertainty over payment terms and as European leaders urged further sanctions against Moscow amid allegations…
Exhausted volunteers run low on supplies as Ukraine refugee crisis drags on
By Joanna Plucinska and Gerhard Mey MEDYKA/BORATYN, Poland (Reuters) – Five weeks after the start of the fighting in Ukraine, Kamil Prusinowski and his small band of volunteers are exhausted at their refugee shelter over the border in Poland. Supplies,…
Record cold night gives fruit and wine growers no respite
PARIS (Reuters) – Record low temperatures in many parts of France in the night from Sunday to Monday is expected to have caused severe damage to some fruit and wine production in the country for a second year running, growers said. France recorded the …
Starbucks’ Schultz announces halt to stock buybacks, shares fall
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) -Starbucks Corp will pause billions of dollars of stock buybacks, longtime former chief executive Howard Schultz said on Monday as he returns this week to lead the global coffee chain for the third time. Effective imme…
Musk takes 9% stake in Twitter to become top shareholder
By Nivedita Balu (Reuters) – Tesla Inc top boss Elon Musk revealed a 9.2% stake in Twitter Inc, worth nearly $3 billion, making him the micro-blogging site’s largest shareholder and triggering a more than 25% rise in the company’s shares. Musk’s move c…
Germany resists EU ban on Russian gas as bloc prepares new sanctions
BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -German Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Monday rejected a European Union embargo on Russian gas imports as mounting civilian deaths in Ukraine increase pressure on the bloc to impose sanctions on Russia’s energy sector. …