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Britain Sanctions Russian Media, Targeting Disinformation
Date: March 31, 2022
By William James LONDON (Reuters) -Britain announced sanctions on 14 more Russian entities and people on Thursday, including state media organisations behind RT and Sputnik and some senior figures, saying it was targeting those who push out President Vladimir Putin’s “fake news and narratives”. Britain is acting in concert with its Western allies to try...
UK Sanctions Russian Media Organisations, Targeting Disinformation
Date: March 31, 2022
By William James LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Thursday announced sanctions on 14 more Russian entities and people, including on state media organisations behind RT and Sputnik and some of their senior figures, saying it was targetting those who push out President Vladimir Putin’s “fake news and narratives”. Britain is acting in concert with its Western...
Britain Is Not Seeking to Remove Russia’s Putin – PM Johnson
Date: March 30, 2022
By Kylie MacLellan and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is focused on helping protect Ukrainians from the war and is not aiming to remove Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday. U.S. President Joe Biden has said that Putin “cannot remain in power”, later clarifying that his words reflected his moral...
Russians Bombard Cities as Losses Force Them Back
Date: March 30, 2022
By Natalia Zinets and Gleb Garanich LVIV, Ukraine/KYIV OUTSKIRTS (Reuters) – Russian forces bombarded a besieged city in northern Ukraine on Wednesday, a day after promising to scale down operations there, and Kyiv and its Western allies dismissed a pullback near the capital as a ploy to regroup by invaders taking heavy losses. Nearly five...
Hong Kong Leader Says City’s Brain Drain Is ‘unarguable’
Date: March 30, 2022
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said it was “unarguable” that the global financial hub was seeing a brain drain due to stringent coronavirus rules, but added she valued the city’s international status and envisioned a “better development” after the pandemic. Lam’s comments come amid a backlash from businesses and residents who see...
Soccer-Ukrainian Club Chief Calls for Removal of Russia From Fifa
Date: March 29, 2022
By Simon Evans DOHA (Reuters) – The head of one of Ukraine’s top soccer clubs has called for Russia’s football federation to be removed from FIFA and UEFA membership. Serhiy Palkin, CEO of Shakhtar Donetsk, winners of four of the last five Ukrainian championships, told Reuters that Russia should be removed from sports organisations in...