LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) – Britain’s government on Monday targeted Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and another Iran-linked group after a string of antisemitic attacks on British streets, using proscription-like powers designed to tackle state-backed threats. The power would effectively outlaw support for those groups and give police and intelligence agencies new powers to tackle…
LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) – Britain on Monday announced a new package of sanctions targeting Russian cyber networks, which it blamed for trying to sow chaos and division across Europe. “Today’s action targets 24 individuals and entities behind the destructive cyber and hybrid operations including cybercriminals involved in proxy networks linked to the Russian Intelligence Services,”…
July 13 (Reuters) – EU countries have yet to reach agreement on a broad 21st package of sanctions against Russia, but may decide on Monday to add 250 individuals and entities to their Russia sanctions list, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said. “We are hoping that we get 250 listings agreed .. this is…
PARIS, July 13 (Reuters) – Western allies will seek to secure more air-defence commitments for Ukraine when they meet in Paris on Monday, as shortages have left it increasingly exposed to Russian ballistic missiles, despite recent shifts in momentum on the battlefield Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will be joined by at least 25 leaders for…
KYIV, July 10 (Reuters) – China could play a decisive role in pressuring Russia towards peace talks, helping end its war in Ukraine, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said on Friday, adding that the next several months would present a window for a diplomatic solution. Graham, a frequent visitor to wartime Ukraine, met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy…
By Daphne Psaledakis and Olena Harmash WASHINGTON/KYIV, July 10 (Reuters) – Four U.S. senators said on Friday that they had reached agreement with the Trump administration to move forward with updated legislation on Russia sanctions. “We are proud to announce that we have reached an agreement with the Trump Administration to move our updated Russia sanctions…
KYIV, July 10 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Prosecutor General said he held consultations with his Monaco counterpart on Friday as authorities are looking into a high-profile bombing targeting a Ukrainian-born businessman. Ruslan Kravchenko, in a statement on Telegram, called for a joint group to continue the investigation after a major suspect was found dead near Ukraine’s…
MOSCOW, July 10 (Reuters) – The International Energy Agency has downgraded its projections on Russian oil production because of Ukrainian attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure, the agency said on Friday. Ukraine has stepped up the drone strikes on energy facilities including oil refineries in recent months, seeking to stifle Moscow’s war efforts. “Continued strikes…
WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) – Russian strikes killed at least 265 civilians in Ukraine and injured 1,816 in June, the highest combined casualty count since the first months after Moscow’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, a top U.N. official told the Security Council on Thursday. U.N. political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo said the number of…
KYIV, July 9 (Reuters) – Authorities in Ukraine launched inquiries on Thursday into violent clashes in the western city of Lviv a day earlier over the country’s military draft, the latest sign of wartime tensions over the call-up in the fifth year of the war with Russia. Prosecutors said a group of people blocked on-duty…