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Explainer-How Western sanctions target Russia

The United States, Britain and other Western nations have hit Russia with new sanctions following Russian's invasion of Ukraine on Thursday.

Reuters

Pandemic not fully behind us but signs of recovery – Donohoe

The Minister for Finance said that unemployment levels across the Euro area has reached a low of 7%, while output is back to pre-pandemic levels.

The Independent UK

Swiss sharpen measures targeting Russia

Switzerland will tighten its measures against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, President Ignazio Cassis said on Thursday, although the measures will not include an immediate freeze of the billions of francs held by Russians in Swiss accounts.

Reuters

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Ukraine invasion: what the west needs to do now – expert view

With the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has overstepped an important line. The west sat by and did little when Russia invaded Georgia in 2008 and annexed Crimea in 2014. But the full-scale invasion of Ukraine that is currently underway is impossible to ignore. Putin’s actions and his justifications…

The Conversation

Tony Connelly and RTE team moved to basement in Kyiv amid Russian air strike fears

The RTE Europe Editor is in the Ukranian capital covering the invasion along with dozens of other journalists on site

Dublin Live

EU says Putin's ominous threat to those who hinder him marks 'critical moment'

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and ominous threat against those who get in its way mark a critical moment, the top EU diplomat said on Thursday, shortly after promising "the harshest package of sanctions we have ever implemented".

Reuters

Nigel Farage says Ukraine invasion is result of EU and Nato provoking Putin

Former Brexit Party chief says the attack on Ukraine is a ‘consequence of EU and Nato expansion’

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EU boosts Bosnia force after Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The European Union decided on Thursday to almost double the size of its peacekeeping force in Bosnia by sending in 500 reserves as a precautionary measure to stave off any instability after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Britons living in EU can’t keep pre-Brexit rights, European court advised

Blow to UK nationals as advocate general finds against Alice Bouilliez, who objected to losing voting rights

The Guardian - UK

Live footage above Kyiv, Ukraine as Russian invasion gathers pace

There has been multiple explosions from missile strikes which have hit cities including capital Kyiv and Odessa. Dozens of people are feared dead and many more injured

Irish Mirror

Taoiseach Micheal Martin condemns 'outrageous' actions of Russia in Ukraine and promises 'severe' sanctions from EU

'Our thoughts must be with the innocent people of Ukraine at this, their most difficult hour'

Irish Mirror

Ukraine war: Germany offers to help with influx of refugees into eastern Europe

The statement comes hours after a full scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began

The Independent UK

Ukraine crisis: commodities prices surge as stock markets slump

Russian invasion of Ukraine fuels near-40% rise in gas price and oil to $105 per barrel as European stock markets tumble

The Guardian - UK

Irish premier condemns ‘outrageous’ Russian actions in Ukraine

Micheal Martin called the actions of Russia ‘an outrageous and moral breach of the most fundamental and basic principles of international law’.

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Conor McGregor's smiley picture and tribute to Russia's Vladimir Putin despite warning from security

Tensions are extremely high in Europe after Russia launched a military attack on Ukraine on Thursday morning.

The Conversation

Ukraine: how Europe's energy demands have made the crisis worse

In response to Russia’s invasion of eastern Ukraine, the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, announced that Germany has suspended certification of the new Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline between his country and that of Vladimir Putin. The fast-moving crisis in Ukraine throws into sharp relief the fissures that threaten European and…

The Independent UK

Ukraine airspace closure could ‘severely disrupt’ commercial flights

‘There is a risk of both intentional targeting and misidentification of civil aircraft,’ European body EASA warns operators

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine: Torn Between Russia and the West

Ukraine, sandwiched between Russia and the European Union, has since independence in 1991 been torn between its former Soviet master Moscow and the Western institutions it wants to join. Here is an overview: - Independence and nuclear arsenal scrapped - In December 1991, Ukraine votes in favor of independence from…

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Belgium wants EU to stop issuing visas to Russians over Ukraine - minister

Belgium wants the European Union to stop issuing visas to all Russian citizens, including students, workers and tourists, asylum minister said on Thursday in response to Moscow's attack on Ukraine.

Dublin Live

Irish citizens in Ukraine told to seek shelter as Simon Coveney blasts 'murderous' Russia invasion

Air raid sirens, explosions and gunfire have been heard across the eastern European country after Vladimir Putin's overnight address, which confirmed an invasion

The Independent UK

Fewer than 1% of asylum seekers Home Office wants to deport to EU actually deported after Brexit

Priti Patel’s plans to remove claimants not working as asylum backlog hits record levels at more than 100,000

Reuters

'I don't know what to do': fleeing Ukrainians start arriving in central Europe

Thousands of Ukrainians fleeing war with Russia started arriving in neighbouring central European countries on Thursday and the region braced for many more, setting up reception points and sending troops towards the borders to provide assistance.

Liverpool Echo

Non-essential travel ban for Brits lifted in EU countries

There are also new rules for Italy, Portugal, Greece and France

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson says ‘Putin must fail’ after Cobra meeting – as it happened

UK prime minister also says he has urged fellow leaders to remove Russia from Swift as he announces larges set of sanctions ever

The Independent UK

Russia will face ‘hard-hitting’ EU sanctions, says Ireland

Taoiseach Micheal Martin condemned the latest action by Vladimir Putin, promising that Russia will pay a ‘high price’.

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