By Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) -KKR remains interested in taking over Telecom Italia (TIM) and also wants to discuss the phone group’s own plans to combine its fixed line assets with those of state-backed rival Open Fiber, two sources said on Thursd…
Russia can’t blackmail EU with its energy resources -Von der Leyen
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Russia cannot blackmail Europe with its energy resources and will not be allowed to circumvent sanctions by demanding roubles for its shipments of oil and gas, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday. “…
U.S. making plans in case Russia uses chemical, nuclear weapons
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House has set up a team of experts to plan how the United States could respond should Russia use weapons of mass destruction – chemical, biological or nuclear – during its invasion of Ukraine, senior ad…
Russian space chief says cooperation with Europe now impossible
(Reuters) -Russia’s space director said on Thursday that Europe had wrecked cooperation by imposing sanctions against his agency, and rockets that were meant to launch European satellites would now be used for Russian companies or countries friendly to…
Ukraine tells Belarus to cut diplomatic staff in reciprocal move
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine’s foreign ministry said on Thursday it had told Russia-allied Belarus to cut its diplomatic staff in Kyiv to five, responding to the expulsion of a dozen Ukrainian diplomats from Belarus a day earlier. “We caution the …
Daimler Truck currently not in talks over stake in Russia’s Kamaz
BERLIN (Reuters) – Daimler Truck said on Thursday it was not now in talks over whether it would take over a stake in Russia’s Kamaz from its former parent Mercedes-Benz AG, an issue that predated the Ukraine crisis. Mercedes-Benz AG, then Daimler AG, t…
Biden: China knows its economic future is tied more to the West than Russia
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that China understands its economic future is more closely tied to the West than to Russia, after warning Beijing it could face consequences for aiding Moscow’s war in Ukraine. “I made no t…
EU’s sanctions regime against Russia needs to be strengthened -Nauseda
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU countries need to strengthen their sanctions regime against Russia and prepare themselves to get rid of their reliance on Russian fossil fuels, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on Thursday. “The sanctions regime should …
Poland says EU must crush Russia with sanctions for “massacre” of Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday the European Union needed to “crush” Russia with sanctions over the war in Ukraine, which he said has turned into a “massacre”. “Russia is trying to re-establish the Empire …
West ready to impose new sanctions on Russia when necessary -Macron
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that Western powers were ready to ramp up sanctions against Russia if necessary as they continue to try to isolate Moscow over its war in Ukraine and force a ceasefire. “These sanct…