Russia McDonald's franchisees keep restaurants in Russia open Mcdonald's has temporarily closed all of the Russian outlets that it owns because of the country's invasion of Ukraine -- but around 100 under franchise remain open. 30/03/2022
Art Seoul museum refuses to return Russian artworks After South Korea sanctioned Russia due to Putin's war against Ukraine, a Seoul museum has been subject of a demand to return its Russian art early. 30/03/2022
Georgia Georgians suffer fallout from Western sanctions imposed on Russia Georgians used to receiving financial assistance from relatives working in Russia as migrants are finding their remittances have been hampered. 25/03/2022
Europe News Russia committing 'massive war crime' in Mariupol, says Borrell Ukrainian authorities rejected a Russian ultimatum for Mariupol to surrender. 21/03/2022
Europe News Brussels mulls Russian oil embargo in new sanctions round Russian provides more than a third of EU imports of petroleum products and 40% of all EU imports of natural gas. 21/03/2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina Why is Bosnia not joining rest of Europe in sanctions against Russia? Bosnia is one of the few remaining countries in Europe that has not introduced any sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. 18/03/2022
Tech News Kaspersky could be used in cyberattacks in Europe, German agency warns Software by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky could be "misused" by the Russian government, Germany's information security agency claimed on Tuesday. 15/03/2022
Travel News Putin overrides international rules on leased jets to keep them flying The President's new law to keep foreign planes puts Russian airlines in a catch-22. 15/03/2022
Tech News Can Russia cut itself off from the Internet and is it going to? Russia is rumoured to be planning to cut itself off from the global Internet. Here's why that's easier said than done. 14/03/2022
Money Crypto under fire for not blocking access to all Russian users The crypto community has said cutting users off goes against its libertarian values, sparking concerns crypto could be used to circumvent sanctions. 11/03/2022
Work Russian OnlyFans models are being hit by Ukraine war sanctions too When Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, the country's OnlyFans creators didn't expect to be hit by international sanctions. Then their accounts were frozen. 10/03/2022
Russia 'The right thing to do': McDonald's closes all restaurants in Russia “Our values mean we cannot ignore the needless human suffering unfolding in Ukraine,” the company's president and CEO said. 08/03/2022
Travel News Luxury Italian villas now being seized from Russian oligarchs Other European countries are now being urged to move quickly and seize assets from those included in the EU sanctions. 07/03/2022