Uefa terminates £100m Gazprom sponsorship as sport shuts out Russia February 28, 2022 European football’s governing body Uefa has confirmed the termination of its long-standing sponsorship deal with Russian state energy company Gazprom. The move came as Uefa banned Russian teams from its international and club competition following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. “Uefa has today decided to end its partnership with Gazprom across all competitions,” it said. [...]
Liz Truss says ban on Russia Today risks Kremlin crackdown on the BBC February 28, 2022 Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has warned that if the UK bans Russia Today then the BBC could be banned from Russia amid fears of a Kremlin crackdown. She said: “We want the Russian population to hear the truth about what Vladimir Putin is doing”. It comes after calls in the UK that the state-controlled Russian [...]
Fifa, Uefa and IOC heed calls to ban Russia from international sport February 28, 2022 Russia faces an indefinite period of exile from international sport after major bodies including the International Olympic Committee, Fifa and Uefa bowed to calls to ban the country. The IOC said Russian teams and athletes should not be allowed to compete in international competitions, even under a neutral flag, as a result of the country’s [...]
Airbnb vows to home 100k refugees as Ukraine crisis continues February 28, 2022 Airbnb announced it would offer free, temporary housing for up to 100,000 refugees fleeing Ukraine. Chief Executive Brian Officer Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia, the chairman of the home rental company’s non-profit arm, said they have sent letters to leaders of Poland, Romania, Germany and Hungary offering help to house the refugees. Announcing the news via Twitter, [...]
Comparethemarket pulls ads featuring Russian meerkat amid Ukraine crisis February 28, 2022 Comparethemarket has pulled its ads featuring the animated Russian meerkat Aleksandr Orlov from news bulletins following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The price comparison site said it had reviewed its media plan to make sure the adverts did not appear around content such as news bulletins on the Ukrainian conflict. “The Comparethemarket meerkats are fictional characters. They have [...]
Bitcoin holding steady in the face of Putin’s escalating threats February 28, 2022 The price of Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market cap, climbed past $39k yesterday and even looked set to surpass $40k, before dropping back to $38,500 last night.
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Not a good morning for Putin: 500 Russian soldiers killed, rouble crashes, bankrun in Moscow, Russia kicked out of SWIFT February 28, 2022 Tens of thousands of Russians are trying to take out cash across the Russian capital of Moscow, while the Russian rouble is down by nearly 30 per cent cent against the US dollar this morning after Western nations moved to block Russian banks from the SWIFT global payment system. The rouble was trading at a [...]
Exclusive: Nearly three quarters of UK tech leaders are concerned regulation will halt M&A in 2022 February 28, 2022 New data has revealed that 73 per cent of senior tech, media and telecoms professionals in the UK are concerned about regulatory activity increasing and impacting their ability to carry out deals in 2022.
BP ditches stake in Rosneft after Russian invasion of Ukraine February 27, 2022 BP will ditch its near 20 per cent stake in Kremlin-backed energy giant Rosneft, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.