Category: Russia-Ukraine War

US Blacklists 5 Chinese Companies for Allegedly Aiding Russian Army

June 30, 2022
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The Biden administration on June 28 added five Chinese companies to its economic blacklist for allegedly supporting Russia’s military and defense industrial base, blocking them from U.S. technology. The U.S. Department of Commerce said in a press release on Tuesday the companies had supplied ties to Russian “entities of concern” before Russia launched its attack on Ukraine…

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NATO Allies: West Needs to Reassert Its Values to Counter Sino–Russia Alliance

June 30, 2022
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Leaders from the UK and Australia have told the NATO summit that the West needs to assert its values globally, or they will risk seeing China and Russia continue to test the rules-based international order. This comes as NATO issued a declaration saying it will include China in its new strategic concept after identifying the…

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UK Pledges Further £1 Billion in Military Support to Ukraine

June 30, 2022
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The UK has announced a further £1 billion ($1.2 billion) in military aid to Ukraine, a significant increase on the £1.3 billion of military assistance already provided to help the country resist the Russian invasion. The extra support was announced at the NATO summit in Madrid by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who said the Russian…

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Ukrainians Search for 20 Missing After Russia Strikes Mall

June 30, 2022
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KREMENCHUK, Ukraine—Russian forces battled Wednesday to surround the Ukrainian military’s last stronghold in a long-contested eastern province as shock reverberated from a Russian airstrike on a shopping mall that killed at least 18 people in the center of the country a day earlier. Moscow’s battle to wrest the entire Donbas region from Ukraine saw Russia…

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New Zealand PM Pushes for Nuclear Disarmament and Calls out China Human Rights Abuses at NATO Event

June 29, 2022
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called for nuclear disarmament and criticised China for its human rights abuses in her speech at the NATO summit in Madrid. “This crossroads that the world finds itself at should be the basis for us to put a halt in the production of weapons that create our mutually…

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Ukraine’s New Status as EU ‘Candidate Member’ a Dangerous Game to Play

June 29, 2022
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Commentary The European Council has now accepted the application of Ukraine and Moldova to become a “candidate member” countries of the European Union (EU). The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, welcoming the award of candidate membership, described it as “a unique and historic moment” in his country’s relationship with the 27 members of the EU…

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Energy Crisis: France to Restart Coal Plant After Officials’ Warnings

June 29, 2022
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France is considering restarting at least one of its coal plants following a warning issued by top power company executives amid energy shortages caused by European and U.S. sanctions against Russia. “As a precautionary measure, given the situation in Ukraine, we are reserving the option to reactivate the Saint Avold plant … if needed this…

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Demand Surges For Pirated Microsoft Products in Sanctions-Hit Russia

June 29, 2022
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Russian citizens are increasingly searching for pirated Microsoft products online after the company stopped in-country sales following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Google searches for Windows 10 activation methods in Russia have risen by 80 to 250 percent during the past 90 days, according to a June 27 report by Kommersant newspaper. One of the fastest-growing…

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Powell Says Economic Growth Will Likely Slow as De-Globalization Pressures Build

June 29, 2022
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he thinks it’s rather “likely” that the forces of de-globalization will mount, leading to a more fractionalized new normal characterized by higher inflationary pressures, lower productivity, and slower economic growth. Powell made the remarks on June 29, during a panel discussion at the European Central Bank’s annual policy forum…

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Any Chinese Attempt to Invade Taiwan Would Be ‘Catastrophic Miscalculation’: UK Minister

June 29, 2022
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Any attempt by China’s communist regime to invade Taiwan would be a “catastrophic miscalculation,” Britain’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has warned. Speaking at the NATO summit in Madrid, Truss said Beijing is in danger of making the same mistake that Russian President Vladimir Putin made in Ukraine. “We’ve seen increased collaboration between Russia and China…

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