By Reuters UK By Maria Tsvetkova and Aleksandar Vasovic KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces have attacked oil and gas facilities in Ukraine, sparking huge explosions, officials said on Sunday, as Western allies prepared new sanctions, including banishing key Russia banks from the main global payments system. Ukrainian forces were holding off Russian troops advancing on the […]
By Reuters By Alexandra Ulmer ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump on Saturday condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and said he was praying for Ukrainians, marking a sharp shift of tone from earlier this week when he praised Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump delivered his remarks at the CPAC conservative gathering in Florida […]
By Reuters UK By Catherine Belton, Paritosh Bansal and Megan Davies LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A decision by Western allies on Saturday to block “selected” Russian banks from the SWIFT payments system will inflict a crippling economic blow, but also cause much pain to their own companies and banks. And the allies still have room […]