Russia bans oil sales to countries using price cap
Image source, Reuters Russia has banned oil sales to countries and companies that comply with a price cap agreed by Western nations earlier this month. The price cap – which…
December 27, 2022
Russian sausage tycoon Pavel Antov dies in Indian hotel fall
Image source, Pavel Antov/VKImage caption, Antov had set up the Vladimir Standard company in the 2000
Squeezing wages is not the answer to inflation
(Photo: Pexels) The idea that wage increases will push up prices is a common inflation fear. But rather than a “wage-price spiral”, it is Europe’s vulnerability to global shocks that…
Ukraine war: Five ways conflict could go in 2023
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Destroyed Russian tank in liberated town of Sviatohirsk The conflict in Ukraine is about to enter its second calendar year. We asked several military analysts…
Eight reasons for Ukrainian optimism in 2023
Ukrainians have experienced an incredibly traumatic year but the country enters 2023 with reason for cautious optimism. While the war is still far from over, a number of domestic and…
Russia’s war in Ukraine accelerated process of ‘weaponising information’, says EU official
Russia’s war against Ukraine has accelerated the process of states ‘weaponising information’ and disinformation and the EU needs to refocus its efforts on tackling attempts at disinformation and manipulation around…
Three dead after shooting at Kurdish centre in Paris
A 69-year-old gunman opened fire at a Kurdish cultural centre and a hairdressing salon in Paris on Friday (23 December), killing three people and injuring three others, witnesses and prosecutors…
US congressman: Bulgaria’s chief prosecutor threatens stability of NATO
US Congressman Warren Davidson called on the US Treasury Department on Thursday (22 December) to take action against Bulgarian Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev for “corrupt actions” threatening “the stability and…