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US, EU, G7 and Australia announce new price cap on Russian petroleum products
The US and allies are trying to further limit Russia’s ability to make money and finance its war efforts with new price limits on products like gasoline and fuel oil, a senior Treasury official announced Friday — adding to sanctions on Russian energy …
Ex-prosecutor’s new book details fight over indicting Trump
As the Manhattan district attorney’s office ramps up its yearslong investigation of Donald Trump, a new book details just how close he came to getting indicted.
How to unsend an Outlook email on a Mac
Have you ever wished you could correct a mistake in an email the second after you send it? This Outlook setting for Mac gives you 10 seconds to make a quick fix. Here’s how.
Ex-prosecutor’s new book details fight over indicting Trump
As the Manhattan district attorney’s office again ramps up its yearslong investigation of Donald Trump, a new book by a former prosecutor who once led the probe details just how close the former president came to getting indicted — and laments friction…
The new global gold rush
After decades of being seen as a go-nowhere investment, investors are taking a shine to gold again.
Commentary: Amid winter energy crisis, UK households decide between staying warm or saving money
A drastic increase in energy bills has caused many in the UK to think twice before switching on the heater this winter, says Jacky Leung.
Commentary: Let’s be big enough to accept this economic gift
With China’s reopening and an end in sight for interest rate hikes, the global economy might be past the worst, says Daniel Moss for Bloomberg Opinion.
Tweets On The Russia – Ukraine War
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 3 February 2023
Find out more about the UK government’s response: https://t.co/lWT8kTolVn
🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/8WJTfSaE0x
— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) February 3, 2023
NEW: A Ukrainian intelligence official stated that #Putin ordered the Russian military to capture #Donetsk and #Luhansk oblasts by March 2023, supporting ISW’s most likely course of action assessment for a Russian offensive in eastern #Ukraine. Latest: https://t.co/KVnPz0GGlB pic.twitter.com/YHHq0WKAAQ
— ISW (@TheStudyofWar) February 3, 2023
#UPDATE The EU on Friday pledged to support Ukraine “every step of the way” in its quest for bloc membership as top officials gathered in Kyiv for a highly symbolic summit ▶️ https://t.co/51mjWuiVLx pic.twitter.com/Q2Y8VdKVdm
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 3, 2023
Top European Union officials are meeting in Kyiv with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a show of support for Ukraine as the country battles to counter Russia’s invasion and strives to join the EU as well as NATO. https://t.co/FcDSsHa2yX
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 3, 2023
“The fact that we are here [in Ukraine] speaks more than a thousand words.”
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said regarding EU leaders meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv for a historic summit. pic.twitter.com/wgyySfcz6u
— DW News (@dwnews) February 3, 2023
Speaking at a town hall event, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz explained why he is “one of the very few who talk to Putin on the phone” from time to time 👇pic.twitter.com/RCGs2gg4qr
— DW News (@dwnews) February 3, 2023
🤡🎪🇺🇸🇷🇺Former CIA director admitted that the US wants to overthrow the government in Russia
If Russia or China ex-director of intelligence services states such things that want to overthrow the US goverment,mainstream media will cry so much that entire Universe can hear them pic.twitter.com/bhQNCRrmmQ
— AZ 🛰🌏🌍🌎 (@AZgeopolitics) February 3, 2023
NATO urged Russia to respect the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty signed in 2010, and called on Moscow to allow the resumption of on-the-ground inspections of military sites. https://t.co/GQ9mFuKjVb
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 3, 2023