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EU excludes 7 Russian banks from SWIFT

The EU on Wednesday excluded seven Russian banks from the global SWIFT network, as sanctions were ratcheted up over Moscow’s war on Ukraine. The banks immediately cut out from the secure interbank

2nd March 2022

Business/World

Biggest shipping groups suspend Russian deliveries

The three biggest container shipping groups in the world announced they were suspending non-essential deliveries to Russia, adding to the country’s economic isolation following a raft of sanctions by the West. Danish

2nd March 2022

Maritime

Russian invasion upends international relations

Russia’s war against Ukraine is a week old, but its consequences are already reverberating across the globe: it has upended international relations, left Moscow isolated, united a previously divided West, and raised

2nd March 2022

Comment/World

Russia steps up attacks on Ukrainian cities

Russian forces stepped up attacks on cities across Ukraine Tuesday and warned they would target security buildings in the capital Kyiv, as the West promised more devastating sanctions, and the UN appealed

1st March 2022

World