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Morning Brief: Top Stories Dominating Financial Media on Friday, April 8

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Benzinga

Russians' spending on food doubles following Ukraine war - U.N. food agency

Russian citizens are spending on average 40% of their disposable income on food - about twice as much as they did before the Russia-Ukraine war, the director of the U.N. food agency's Russia liaison office told Reuters.

Reuters

Why this week's French elections matter to the wider world

With war singing the European Union's eastern edge, French voters will make a choice in a presidential election that will have an impact beyond the country's borders

The Independent UK

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US Sanctions Russian State-Controlled Diamond Miner That Controls 30% Of Global Supply: Bloomberg

The U.S. Treasury has extended sanctions to Russian diamond miner Alrosa PJSC, potentially cutting off about 30% of the world’s supply of rough stones, writes Bloomberg. According to a license from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control, clients of Alrosa and other counterparties must stop all dealings with the miner by…

Benzinga

Ukraine: Vladimir Putin's daughters sanctioned by UK and EU

The latest round of UK sanctions have targeted the Russian President's own family as the west tightens up measures against the Putin regime.

Daily Record

What will the EU do about Hungary's Orban?

Emboldened by his landslide electoral victory, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has raised the stakes in his many fights with the European Union - ranging from liberal democratic rights to ties with Russia as it wages war on Ukraine.

Reuters

UK joins US in imposing sanctions on Putin’s daughters

Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova will be subject to asset freeze and travel ban

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Johnson hails German ‘determination’ over Ukraine before Scholz meeting

British PM plays down countries’ differences as he praises chancellor for efforts on Russian energy imports

The Guardian - UK

Ryanair, EasyJet, British Airways passport warning with rules differing between airlines

Many UK travellers have been left confused by passport rules, with some even being turned away from their scheduled flight, due to different airlines — as well as the government — offering conflicting advice

Glasgow Live

Priti Patel apologises over ‘frustrating’ time taken to grant visas to Ukrainian refugees

‘Always easy to blame someone else,’ says home secretary

The Independent UK

Brussels says oligarchs' assets worth almost 30 billion euros frozen in EU

The European Commission said on Friday that European Union governments had frozen about 30 billion euros ($32.6 billion) of assets linked to oligarchs and other people sanctioned by the EU since the start of the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

EU Calls on Israel to Protect Palestinians from Settlers

The European Union has called on Israel to take necessary measures to protect Palestinians and their property, voicing its deep concern about the rising violence of extremist settlers in the occupied West Bank. “On 4 April, two Israeli HRDs were accompanying a Palestinian shepherd and his flock of sheep on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine envoy raps Germany over 'shameful' energy dependence on Russia

Ukraine's ambassador to Berlin has accused the German government of half-hearted support for Kyiv and said his country had become a victim of Germany's "shameful" energy dependence on Russia.

Reuters

Ban European flights and car use in cities to hurt Putin, report urges

Strong measures by Europe could quickly deprive Russia of oil and gas income worth billions, experts say

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Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Imposes Sanctions on Putin's Daughters

The European Union has imposed sanctions on two adult daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of a new package of measures targeting Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, according to two EU officials. The EU included Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova in its updated list of individuals facing…

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson condemns Russian rocket attack on Ukraine’s railway in No10 presser

The Prime Minister announced the UK will send another £100m in military equipment to Ukraine

Evening Standard

UK sanctions Vladimir Putin’s daughters

The UK has imposed sanctions on Vladimir Putin’s daughters as part of a new package of measures targeting Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

War crimes in Ukraine should not go unpunished, EU commissioner says

It is important to collect evidence of war crimes in Ukraine from fleeing refugees so acts will not go unpunished, European Union Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said on Friday.

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The Guardian - UK

Easter travel chaos: what to do if your flight is delayed or you catch Covid

Flight’s cancelled? Missed it as a result of queues? Stuck at a ferry port? We look at your rights

The Independent UK

EU imposes sanctions on Putin's daughters

The Independent UK

EU targets Putin’s daughters in new sanctions

UK and EU sanction two of Vladimir Putin’s daughters days after the US imposed restrictions on the pair

Asharq Al-Awsat

200 European Observers For ‘Transparent’ Monitoring of Lebanon’s Elections

Around 200 observers from the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) will be deployed in Beirut and all regions to monitor the upcoming parliamentary elections on May 15, EU EOM Chief Observer, Gyorgy Holvenyi announced on Thursday after a meeting with Lebanese President Michel Aoun at the Presidential Palace.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Proposes 500 Million Euros More for Arms to Ukraine

European Council chief Charles Michel on Thursday backed a proposal to release an additional 500 million euros ($540 million) to provide arms for Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

Therese Raphael: Only one thing will help Ukraine now. Weapons

The first stage of the war in Ukraine didn’t go according to Vladimir Putin’s plan, but it is the next four weeks that could determine how the map of Europe is changed as a result of his invasion. The incremental sanctions tightening we’ve seen in recent days will make little…

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: The EU’s awkward Hungary issue

On April 3, Hungary’s anti-liberal, ultranationalist prime minister, Viktor Orban, won a fourth term. While the West remains fixated on the war next door in Ukraine, the threat of Hungary’s continued march away from liberal democracy is coming from inside the Western house. It remains an embarrassment for a bloc…

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