By Sarah K. Burris Voice Of America reporter Fatima Tils posted a video showing a Georgian oil tanker refusing to help refuel Russian ships. According to the video, the Russian ship asked to be refueled, begging, “Come on, let’s leave politics aside.” The Georgian ship refused, echoing the military message from those who refused to […]
By Reuters MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) – Russians waited in long queues outside ATMs on Sunday, worried that new Western sanctions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine will trigger cash shortages and disrupt payments. Moves to block some Russian banks from the SWIFT global payments system and freeze the Bank of Russia’s reserves are expected to deal a […]
By Reuters UK WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S.-based United Parcel Service Inc and FedEx Corp, two of the world’s largest logistics companies, have said they are halting delivery service to Russia and Ukraine in light of the Russian invasion of its neighbor. Both inbound and outbound services have been suspended to Ukraine, as well as deliveries to […]