VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGEXPLAINED: WHY EU IS STRUGGLING TO PASS RUSSIAN OIL BANFresh EU sanctions on Russian crude and refined oil have been on the table for weeks without progress. EuroNews2 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGRUSSIA'S BLOCKADE DEAL TO REMOVE SANCTIONSUkraine's inability to export agricultural produce is contributing to the rising global food prices. EuroNews3 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGSELLING RUSSIAN SUPERYACHTS TO PAY FOR UKRAINE REBUILDBrussels is proposing a plan to confiscate and sell frozen Russian assets to help rebuild war torn Ukraine. Member states will have to adapt their domestic legislation to enable the confiscation of... EuroNews3 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGINTERVIEW: RUSSIA IS GOING TO BE A TOTALLY ISOLATED COUNTRY'British investor and Kremlin critic Bill Browder believes Russian President Vladimir Putin will go to any length to maintain his power. But it will come at a cost. DW News4 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGEU BAN ON RUSSIAN OIL 'DAYS AWAYWith world leaders at Davos set to discuss energy independence and sustainability, Germany's economy minister says an EU ban on Russian oil could be "days away". Meanwhile, supply chain disruptions... France 245 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGRUSSIAN HOLIDAYMAKERS CAUGHT OUT BY TRAVEL BANSRussians are rethinking their summer travel plans abroad amid rising prices and fears of growing anti-Russian sentiment. This report produced by Jonah Green. Reuters5 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGSTARBUCKS TO EXIT RUSSIA AFTER 15 YEARSStarbucks said on Monday it will exit the Russian market after nearly 15 years as the coffee chain joins McDonald's in marking the end of the presence of some of the top Western brands in the count... Reuters5 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGZELENSKY DEMANDS 'MAXIMUM SANCTIONS' AGAINST RUSSIAAs the World Economic Forum's annual meeting kicks in Davos, Switzerland. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls for “maximum" sanctions against Russia. EuroNews5 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGMOLDOVA MAKING A NAME AS 'UNLIKELY' WINE REGIONMoldova is Europe's 11th largest wine-producing country, with 3.8% of its territory consisting of vineyards. Previously, the country had sold primarily into Russia but with the sanctions in place w... EuroNews6 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKINGTENNIS PUNISHES WIMBLEDON FOR RUSSIA BANWimbledon will be stripped of ranking points by sport’s main tours in a move that threatens to reduce Grand Slam to exhibition status, after the tournament banned Russian and Belarusian players fro... Al Jazeera7 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGFORMER AMBASSADOR: MORE COUNTRIES TO JOIN NATORosemary Barton Live speaks with former U.S. ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker about Finland and Sweden's historic applications to join the alliance, as well as how this expansion is a direct response... CBC News7 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKINGRUSSIA CUTS OFF GAS SUPPLY TO FINLANDRussia's Gazprom on Saturday halted gas exports to neighbouring Finland, the Finnish gas system operator said, the latest escalation of an energy payments dispute with Western nations. Follow FRANC... France 248 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGRUSSIA FORCES CLOSURE OF CBC’S MOSCOW BUREAUIn a retaliatory move, Russia says it will shut down CBC’s Moscow bureau and strip staff of visas and accreditations following Ottawa’s decision to ban Kremlin-controlled RT from Canadian airwaves. CBC News10 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALEU PLANS TO CUT RUSSIAN OIL USE BY 2030European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiling a number of measures to boost European energy infrastructure, as it looks to cut its dependence on Russian fossil fuels. Simone Tagliapi... Bloomberg11 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKINGDECISION TO PUSH RUSSIA TO 'BRINK OF DEFAULT'The Biden administration is set to fully block Russian bond payments to US investors in a move that could force Moscow into its first foreign default in a century. Annmarie Hordern has the details ... Bloomberg11 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKINGMCDONALDS TO CLOSE DOWN IN RUSSIAMcDonald’s is making a complete exit out of Russia given the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine amid the war. Caleb Silver, editor-in-chief of Investopedia, joins Opening Bell to discuss the impacts of... Cheddar News12 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGERMAN WORKERS FEAR RUSSIAN OIL EMBARGOIn the northeastern German town of Schwedt, fears are running high. What will happen if an oil embargo comes into effect? With its refinery, Schwedt lives and breathes Russian oil. An end to suppli... DW News12 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGLOBALSURGING CROP PRICES FUEL FOOD SECURITY FEARS A rise in crop prices is giving a painful boost to food costs as wheat exports from Ukraine are impacted by the Russian invasion. Kay Hope, credit research analyst at Bank of America, offers insigh... Bloomberg12 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGHUNGARY HOLDING EU 'HOSTAGE' OVER RUSSIAN OIL BANTwelve days after the European Commission unveiled its plans to impose a phased embargo on Russian oil, negotiations are still dragging on. Hungary is now being accused of keeping the sanction pack... EuroNews12 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKINGHUNGARY SLAMMED FOR VETOING RUSSIAN SANCTIONSEuropean Union foreign ministers are still trying to reach an agreement on a Russian oil embargo. But as they negotiate a new round of sanctions - the sixth since the war in Ukraine began - one EU ... Al Jazeera13 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKINGFINLAND, SWEDEN INCH CLOSER TO JOINING NATO ALLIANCEFinland officially declared its intention to seek NATO membership, and Sweden’s ruling party said it’s in favour of abandoning neutrality by joining the alliance. They face opposition from Turkey, ... CBC News13 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGRUSSIAN SANCTIONS HIT GLOBAL DIAMOND MARKETThe global diamond trade is facing supply shortages and major disruption as US sanctions on a Russian mining giant cause panic across the industry. India's diamond polishers are caught in the middl... Bloomberg15 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGSANCTIONS CRIPPLE FACTORY TOWN IN RUSSIAFor generations, the town of Togliatti, located south-east of Moscow, has lived to the rhythm of the Russian car factory Avtovaz, 68% owned by French Renault maker. But with the war in Ukraine, int... France 2416 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGANALYSIS: WHY FINLAND IS PUSHING FOR NATO ENTRYFinland's leadership is calling for immediate membership in NATO "without delay" following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ari Aramesh, a national security and foreign policy analyst, joined Chedd... Cheddar News16 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKINGFINLAND, SWEDEN'S 'MASSIVE BLOW' TO PUTINThe former U.S. ambassador to NATO, Ivo Daalder, expects Finland and Sweden to formally request an invitation to join NATO within the week, in what he describes as a 'massive' blow to Russian Presi... CBC News17 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGARTIC TOWN FREEZES TIES WITH NEIGHBOURING RUSSIAKirkenes, a Norwegian town a stone's throw from Russia, was for over three decades a symbol of cross-border harmony in the Arctic. That came to a crashing end when Russia invaded Ukraine. Rachel Ju... Reuters18 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGRUSSIAN GAS HALT WILL COST JOBS, WARNS MINISTERWorkers at a German gas refinery on the Polish border have protested proposed cuts to Russian gas supplies. "Our existence is in play," one worker told Euronews. EuroNews18 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKINGUKRAINE TO CUT MAJOR RUSSIAN GAS PIPELINEUkraine says it has been forced to cut off supply at the Novopskov compressor station in eastern Ukraine as it can no longer ensure safety at the facility. Throughout the war in Ukraine the station... France 2418 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGHUNTING EUROPE FOR RUSSIAN OLIGARCHSThe MSA company in the Czech republic is suspected to belong to Russian oligarch Dmitry Pumpyansky. He's in Putin's inner circle and on the sanctions list. But MSA's ownership is intransparent. Wha... DW News19 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGRACE TO BUILD GAS TERMINAL TO AVOID RUSSIAN SUPPLIESAn LNG terminal is planned for Wilhelmshaven in the hopes of making Germany independent of Russian gas. Speed is of the essence. Is it possible to complete this terminal in record time? We visited ... DW News19 days ago