Data | Energy inflation in Europe peaks at 40% as Russia squeezes oil supply

Data | Energy inflation in Europe peaks at 40% as Russia squeezes oil supply

Despite high dependence on Russian oil, supply to most European countries has taken a hit Despite high dependence on Russian oil, supply to most European countries has taken a hit In the seven months following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the tables have turned. Initially, major financial and commercial sanctions were imposed on Russia by the […]

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Ukraine rules out ceasefire as fighting intensifies in Donbas

Ukraine rules out ceasefire as fighting intensifies in Donbas

Ukraine ruled out a ceasefire or concessions to Moscow while Russia intensified an offensive in the eastern Donbas region and stopped providing gas to Finland, as Polish President Andrzej Duda prepared to address the Ukrainian parliament on Sunday. After ending weeks of resistance by the last Ukrainian fighters in the strategic southeastern city of Mariupol, […]

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Russia says it’s not planning to block YouTube or cut itself off from internet

Russia says it’s not planning to block YouTube or cut itself off from internet

Russia is not planning to block Alphabet Inc’s YouTube, the minister for digital development said on Tuesday, acknowledging that such a move would likely see Russian users suffer and should therefore be avoided. Russia has blocked other foreign social media platforms, but despite months of fines and threats against YouTube for failing to delete content […]

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