EU to consider Russia's expulsion from SWIFT in third sanctions package
Russia's expulsion from SWIFT, the widely-used system of financial transactions, is back on the table for a third round of EU sanctions, despite previous attempts to exclude it.
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Is it safe to travel to eastern Europe right now? Your questions answered by the experts
Readers planning to travel to eastern Europe have been sharing their concerns about flying in the coming weeks, amidst Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell: ‘Nobody can trust Putin’ after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
As the European Union meets to decide sanctions against Moscow for its military operation, the bloc has so far failed to ban Russia from SWIFT payment system. But Borrell remains hopeful. “We decide by unanimity. The unanimity was not reached at that moment, it doesn’t mean it cannot be reached in the future. Everything is on the table.”
Formula 1 cancels Russian Grand Prix amid Ukraine crisis
London - Formula 1 on Friday announced that they have cancelled September's Russian Grand Prix amid the Ukraine crisis.
What's really behind Putin's invasion of Ukraine?
Europe woke up on Thursday to the news that Russian troops had advanced into Ukraine, as Vladimir Putin warned the international community that intervening would lead to "consequences you have never seen."
Indian chess player Anwesh Upadhyaya stuck in Ukraine, says situation scary
chess champion Anwesh Upadhyaya is one among the several of his compatriots stuck in Ukraine amid a Russian invasion and is desperately hoping to be evacuated from the country which has been his home since 2012. The 30-year old, who is doing apprenticeship in gastroenterology at a Kyiv hospital, had planned to return to India in March. But with Russia launching military operations on Thursday, flights have been suspended and he is unsure of what is in store.
Ukraine travel: All the airlines and countries that have been affected so far
Eastern European countries are monitoring their airspace carefully after Ukraine closed its airspace to commercial flights.
Ukrainian soldiers are 'giving their lives' to avoid a second Chernobyl disaster
Fighting has broken out in Chernobyl as Russian soldiers try to seize the former nuclear power plant, Ukraine's president has said.