The last weeks have seen several domestic criminal prosecutions of Russian soldiers accused of war crimes. Further trials are anticipated as the Office of the Prosecutor in Ukraine collects evidence o...
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Russian Diplomat Quits Citing ‘Shame’ Over Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
Topline A Russian diplomat in Geneva said on Monday he had resigned from his role, contending that in his 20 years of service he had never “been so ashamed” of his country as he was for its “aggressiv...
Everstake and crypto fundraising to help Ukraine
Everstake, a leading Ukraine-based staking services platform, has released a video to encourage people not to stop donating cryptocurrencies to Ukraine. The crypto world, as we all know, has played an...
Russian Soldier Sentenced To Life In Prison, Setting The Stage For Dozens More War Crimes Trials In Ukraine
Topline Ukraine on Monday sentenced a 21-year-old Russian soldier to life in prison for killing a 62-year-old unarmed citizen, marking an end to the first war-crimes trial since Russia began its invas...
Latest EU Sanctions Target Different Set Of Russia’s Business Elite
A man walks outside the headquarters of Yandex company, Russia’s internet search engine, in Moscow. … [+] The company’s shares were halted in New York and its cheif executive is sanc...
How Russia defended the ruble from Ukraine war sanctions — Quartz
The Russian ruble has emerged as the best-performing currency in 2022, despite wide-ranging sanctions imposed for its invasion of Ukraine. It is nearly 30% higher against the US dollar, as of May 23, ...
Exposed By Putin, The Energy Know-Nothings Must Now Go Away
US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) speaks with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin during a meeting … [+] at the Kremlin in Moscow on December 15, 2015. / AFP / POOL / MANDEL NGAN (Photo c...
Moody’s Downgrades Ukraine as Drawn Out War Raises Debt Risk
(Bloomberg) — Moody’s Investors Service cut Ukraine’s credit rating to the third-lowest level as a more drawn out war than expected increases risks around the nation’s debt sustainability. Most ...
Russian TV Shows Off Rare 2S4 Mega Mortar-Then Ukraine Blows It Up
A Russian 2S4 self-propelled mortar explodes near a building in southern Rubizhne, Luhansk Oblast, … [+] as recorded by a Ukrainian military drone. Video capture. As Russian troops attempt to br...
Giant Artillery Opens Fire As Russia Goes On The Attack In Donbas
A Russian 2S4 mortar in Donbas. Telegram user @epoddubny capture Fighting has sharply escalated in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region. Both sides are bringing in more and heavier artillery, adding to the...
Stephen Roach gives stagflation warning, calls peak inflation absurd
Stagflation is making a comeback, according to former Morgan Stanley Asia chairman Stephen Roach. He warns the U.S. is on a dangerous path that leads to higher prices coupled with slower growth. ̶...
Russia Prepares To Cut Gas Supplies To Finland Days After NATO Application
Topline Finland will be cut off from Russian gas after it refused demands to pay in rubles, Finnish state-owned firm Gasum said on Friday, just days after the Nordic country formally set aside decades...
Are Russia’s New Drone Killing Lasers Effective Weapons or A Sign of Desperation?
A picture taken on March 22, 2022 shows a downed Russian drone in the area of a research institute, … [+] part of Ukraine’s National Academy of Science, after a strike, in northwestern Kyi...
Putin’s ‘Under Pressure’ Commanders Will Push Unprepared Forces To Donbas, U.K. Defense Ministry Says
Topline Russia will likely hastily redeploy forces from Mariupol to Donbas without time for “adequate preparation” once it has secured the city, the U.K.’s defense ministry said on Friday, as Moscow’s...
The Russians Are Throwing Everything They’ve Got At One Ukrainian Garrison
Russian paratroopers in Popasna. Social media capture With a thunderous artillery barrage, the Russian army on Thursday launched its latest offensive in Ukraine. Much of what’s left of the Russian arm...
Small But Growing Share Of GOP Voters Think U.S. Is Doing ‘Too Much’ To Aid Ukraine
Topline A growing minority of Republicans believe the U.S. is doing too much to stop Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a poll released by Morning Consult on Thursday—the same day that Senate ...
Kohl’s, BJ’s Wholesale, Spirit and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Kohl’s (KSS) – Kohl’s reported adjusted quarterly earnings of 11 cents per share, well short of the 70-cent consensus estimate. Re...
Julian Lennon Can Imagine How To Help Ukraine
Julian Lennon Robert Ascroft For Four Eleven Agency What is a more perfect illustration of how the old world and the new world are colliding than this: Ukraine is invaded by its neighbor Russia who ca...
How Ukraine’s President Demonstrated Historic Servant Leadership
Members of Congress give Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky a standing ovation before he speaks in a virtual address to Congress in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center Congressional Auditorium in Washi...
Russian Soldier Pleads Guilty To Killing Unarmed Civilian In Ukraine’s First War Crimes Trial
Topline A Russian soldier pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing an unarmed civilian during Ukraine’s first war crimes trial since Russia invaded the country in February, in what could be the first of ma...
Ukraine’s Guns Are In Range Of Izium. That’s Bad News For Russia.
Ukrainian howitzers are no farther from Izium than this circle. David Axe/Google Maps art Ukrainian gunners shelled a Russian air-defense system in eastern Ukraine probably sometime in the past couple...
WHO calls for probe into Russia attacks on Ukraine health facilities
CHERNIHIV, UKRAINE – MAY 09: A healthcare professional searches for medicines and medical equipment in a destroyed hospital as Russian attacks continue in Chernihiv, Ukraine on May 09, 2022. Pat...
Energy, health care are attractive sectors to watch for rest of year
“Segments of the health-industry should also perform better than most,” says Andrew Graham, founder and managing partner of Jackson Square Capital, pointing to Eli Lilly, in particular. Te...
Viktor Orban’s Goulash Energy Policy Makes Hungary Putin’s Trojan Horse In Europe
Hungary’s Prime Minister addresses cheering supporters during an election night rally in Budapest, … [+] Hungary, Sunday, April 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) ASSOCIATED PRESS On Wed...
McDonald’s to sell Russia business after pausing operations due to Ukraine war
McDonald’s said Monday that it will sell its business in Russia, a little more than two months after it paused operations in the country due to its invasion of Ukraine. “The humanitarian c...
Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Fueling ‘Catastrophic’ Malnutrition Among Children, Unicef Warns
Topline Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is fueling a “catastrophic” wave of malnutrition among young children, the United Nations’ children’s agency agency warned on Tuesday, urging governments to do mor...
Ukraine war exposes crypto as no hedge against equities
The recent drop in cryptocurrency prices has mirrored a stock market sell-off. The declines suggest that digital currencies may not be a trustworthy investment during economic uncertainty. The Russia-...
Global Car Sales To Fall, Spooked By Russian Invasion, China’s Shutdown
Aerial view Vehicle carrier vessel cruising at car park in sea port or manufacture waiting for … [+] shipping export to worldwide. getty Global car sales were supposed to rally this year as manu...
The Ukraine war is creating a jobs crisis in Russia — Quartz
As companies flee Russia, their Russian employees are seeing their jobs suddenly vanish. Tens of thousands of such employees will be cut loose into an economy where inflation is at a 20-year-high, and...
Will Europe Ignore U.S. Warnings About China Like They Ignored Warnings Of The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine?
TOPSHOT – French President Emmanuel Macron (2ndL) welcomes EU Commission President Jean-Claude … [+] Juncker (L), German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) b...