A Russian-born tennis player will be competing at Wimbledon this month despite its ban on Russian players after changing her nationality to represent Georgia. Natela Dzalamidze, 29, who is ranked 43rd in the world in women’s doubles, appears on the championship’s ladies’ doubles entry list (pdf) as Georgian. She competed at the French Open last month under…
Ukrainian Refugee Influx Could Ease Eurozone Labor Shortage: ECB
June 20, 2022
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FRANKFURT—The influx of Ukrainian refugees into the European Union could gradually ease labor shortages in the eurozone as some of those fleeing the war are likely to settle permanently, the European Central Bank said on Monday. Around seven million people, mostly women and children, have fled Ukraine so far since Russia launched its invasion on…
Russians Advance, Zelenskyy Expects Escalation as EU Set to Welcome Ukraine
KYIV—Russian forces captured territory along a frontline river in eastern Ukraine on Monday, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy predicted Moscow would escalate attacks ahead of a summit of European leaders expected to welcome Kyiv’s bid to join the EU. Moscow’s separatist proxies claimed to have captured Toshkivka, a town on the mostly Ukrainian-held western bank of…
European Natural Gas Prices Surge as Russia Closes Taps
June 20, 2022
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European natural gas prices jumped over 7 percent intraday Monday, building on last week’s sharp rally as Russia’s supply cuts drove concerns about critical shortages and rationing. The European benchmark for natural gas, the Dutch TTF front-month gas futures contracts, were up 7.442 percent at 126.5 euros per megawatt-hour as of 8:44 a.m. on June…
Ukraine Parliament Votes in Favor of Restricting Russian Music, Books
June 20, 2022
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Russian music is set to be banned from being broadcast in Ukrainian media and on public transport after the country’s Parliament voted Sunday in favor of a new bill aimed at reducing Russia’s influence. Members of Ukraine’s Parliament, also known as the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, also voted on Sunday in favor of a bill that would place…
Russian Superyacht Arrives in Hawaii After US Seizure Order
June 19, 2022
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A superyacht seized in Fiji last month at the request of U.S. authorities, who say the $300 million Amadea is owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, has arrived in Hawaii, Refinitiv Eikon vessel tracking data showed. The U.S. Justice Department’s KleptoCapture task force has focused on seizing yachts and other luxury assets of Russian…
UK’s Johnson Sets out 4-Point Plan to Support Ukraine in ‘A Long War’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday set out a four-point plan to support Ukraine. He also warned against “Ukraine fatigue,” saying it’s “very important to show the UK is in “for the long haul.” It comes as NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the war “could take years.” Meanwhile, the UK’s new army chief warned that…
NATO Warns of Long Ukraine War as Russian Attacks Follow EU Boost for Kyiv
June 18, 2022
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KYIV—The head of NATO said on Sunday the war in Ukraine could last years and Ukrainian forces faced intensified Russian attacks after the EU executive recommended that Kyiv should be granted the status of a candidate to join the bloc. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was cited by Germany’s Bild am Sonntag newspaper as saying…
Russia Continues Attacks After EU Boost for Ukraine
June 18, 2022
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Ukrainian forces faced intensified Russian attacks after the EU executive recommended that Kyiv should be granted the status of a candidate to join the bloc. Sievierodonetsk, a prime target in Moscow’s offensive to seize full control of the eastern region of Luhansk, was again under heavy artillery and rocket fire as Russian forces attacked areas…
Russian Missiles Destroy Fuel Depot in East Ukraine Town, Injure 11: Official
Three Russian missiles destroyed a fuel storage depot in the eastern Ukrainian town of Novomoskovsk on Saturday, the head of the regional administration said in an online message. Valentyn Reznichenko posted a picture of what he said was a large blaze at the depot. Novomoskovsk lies just to the north east of Dnipro, the regional…
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