Section: The United Kingdom
Russias empty shelves wont just hurt the cheese-eating Moscow crowd | Natalia Antonova
Many people are treating the tit-for-tat sanctions as a joke, but trade wars are dangerous. The consequences will ripple far and wideIts a rainy afternoon in Moscow, and Ive just had to placate a sobbing child who doesnt understand why his beloved Diugas cheese has disappeared from the supermarket. Now, as far as the suffering of civilians in...
Russian food import ban leaves shoppers unaffected or a bit peeved
Threat to luxury groceries supply ‘shocking’ to some but many Russians say they accept ban and look to home marketsGoodbye parmesan, hello pelmeni. Goodbye brie, hello borsch. As Moscow’s chattering classes contemplated the horror of life without salami milano or foie gras, many ordinary Russians said they were quite happy with...
Western food imports off the menu as Russia hits back over Ukraine sanctions
Dmitry Medvedev says Moscow is also prepared to introduce measures in aviation, shipbuilding and automobile sectorsRussians will no longer be able to buy fruit, vegetables, meat, fish or dairy products from the EU and the US, as the full scope of Moscow’s food import ban became apparent on Thursday. … …read more Source: The...
Ukraine activists lament ‘betrayal’ of Kiev’s Maidan as war rages in the east
Fate of centre of months of bloody protests is hotly debated topic in country as Ukrainian forces tighten grip on rebel-held DonetskThick smoke from burning tyres once again billowed into the blue sky over Kiev’s Independence Square on Thursday as a group of demonstrators still living in the protest camp scuffled with authorities trying to...
Eurozone recovery on track, says Draghi
European Central Bank president acknowledges that crises in Ukraine and Middle East increase threats to growth as bank keeps rates on hold …read more Source: Financial...
Russian-linked cyber attack on Ukraine PM
Sensitive diplomatic information has been made available to perpetrators of a cyber attack using Snake malware that has been linked to Russia …read more Source: Financial...
Zonkey called Telegraph born at Crimean zoo
A ‘Zonkey’ has been born in Crimea and named Telegraph – after a local newspaper, not this organisation …read more Source: The...
Barack Obama’s 53rd birthday marked with racist laser projection and banner in Moscow
As icy relations between the West and Russia show little sign of improving, protesters in Moscow marked Barack Obama’s birthday by unleashing racist imagery in the city, comparing the US President to a monkey. …read more Source: The...
Clashes in Kiev as Ukraine moves to clear Independence Sqaure protest camp
New clashes at the epicentre of Ukraine’s revolution which overthrew Viktor Yanukovych in February …read more Source: The...
Russia tensions with west over Ukraine hit Coca-Cola bottler and Adidas
Both companies affected by deterioration in Russia market, weak rouble and reduction in region’s consumer spendingThe world’s second-largest bottler of Coca-Cola drinks has become the latest company to be hit by the escalating standoff between Russia and the west, along with the sportswear maker Adidas.Coca-Cola HBC, which bottles and...
