Washington— The U.S. State Department announced new sanctions on Russian state media Friday, accusing aKremlin news outletof working hand-in-hand with the Russian military and running fundraising campaigns to pay for sniper rifles, body armor and other equipment for soldiers fighting in Ukraine. ...
The U.S. sought to build support for squeezing more money for Ukraine out of frozen Russian assets and for uniting against China’s trade practices as finance ministers from the Group of Seven rich democracies opened a two-day meeting on Friday on the shores of northern Italy’s scenic...
Now such flags in Ukraine are being totally denied/ignored. Everhopeful February 28, 2022 From The Washington Post Feb 26th “Oligarchs in London,” Johnson declared, “will have nowhere to hide.” “For too long, our country has been a safe haven for the money Putin and his fellow band...
Russia's central bank cautiously reopened bond trading on the Moscow exchange Monday for the first time since the country invaded Ukraine, with the price of Russia’s ruble-denominated government debt falling and sending borrowing costs higher. Stock trading remained closed, with no word o...
“I’m very pleased to share that this week … the G7 signed a plan to finalize and unlock $50 billion from the proceeds of those frozen assets, to put that money to work for Ukraine and other reminders toPutin,we’re not backing down. In fact, we’re standing together against this...
They stipulate this by saying they will only loan Ukraine money made on the profits of holding these assets. The risk will be shared among the G7 nations, and this risk is substantial, for Ukraine will no longer exist as a nation when this is over based on our computer models. Zelensky...
A US-Russian woman who admitted giving around £40 to a charity supporting Ukraine could be jailed for up to 15 years, if prosecutors in Russia have their way, the country's news agencies have said. Ksenia Karelina was accused of treason for collecting money f...
s invasion of Ukraine. Those billions have been sitting untapped as the war grinds on, now in its third year, while officials from multiple countries have debated the legality of sending the money to Ukraine. More than two-thirds of Russia’s immobilized cen...
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Sunday forbidding her state from doing business with Russia. She ordered state agencies to divest money and assets from companies or institutions aiding Russia in its war against Ukraine. The Democratic governor also said New York would welcome...
OMB acting Director Shalanda Young's letters to Pelosi and other top Democrats noted that even more money for Ukraine and Covid will likely be needed down the road. Read more here. —Kevin Breuninger Thu, Mar 3 20229:34 AM EST Former Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says U.S. should impose maxi...