Financial Times Ukraine news

2022-03-24 17:33:31 An hour after Putin had ordered Russian troops into Ukraine, thousands of modems across central Europe lost their data connection. How is Ukraine preparing against cyber attacks? (free to read)
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The war in Ukraine 'has put an end to globalisation', says Blackrock's chief. Larry Fink argues that the war will further drive up inflation and prompt companies to pull back from their global supply chains. Read more about what he said here:
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Should Nato become engaged in the war in Ukraine? Two members of the FT’s editorial board discuss the pros and cons of western intervention.
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2022-03-23 23:05:03 Nato will provide Ukraine with equipment to defend itself against chemical and nuclear weapons as western capitals fear that Moscow could use them (free to read).
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has resisted an immediate embargo of Russian fossil fuels, warning it would trigger a European recession.
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Vladimir Putin’s special climate envoy has quit, becoming the highest-ranking official to leave the Kremlin since the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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Opinion: Russia’s war in Ukraine will remake our world, with the ramifications for the global economy already all too evident. Increased energy and food prices will reduce the real incomes of consumers by far more than GDP losses alone, says Martin Wolf, the FT's chief economics commentator.
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2022-03-23 17:15:54 Breaking news: Nato leaders are preparing to send equipment to Ukraine for use in defence against chemical and nuclear weapons, the head of the alliance Jens Stoltenberg has said. Open / Comment

2022-03-02 22:35:23 Breaking news: Roman Abramovich has put Chelsea football club up for sale after 19 years of ownership, waiving £1.5bn it owes him and pledging to donate proceeds of the sale to victims of the war in Ukraine. Open / Comment

2022-03-02 21:52:00 Here are the latest updates on the war in Ukraine:

Wednesday was one of the most destructive days so far in the war, with Russia heavily bombarding Ukraine’s frontline cities and critical infrastructure. (Free-to-read)

Analysis: Despite pressures, China’s Xi Jinping is unlikely to ditch his ‘best friend’ Vladimir Putin (Free-to-read)

A Russian adviser for the World Bank has stepped down, becoming the first Russian official to resign from a prominent position at an international body in protest against the war.

The reduced role of air power so far in the war in Ukraine is down to neither side establishing superiority in the skies above the battlefield, according to analysts. Open / Comment

2022-03-02 16:59:02 Here are the latest updates about the war in Ukraine:

Free to read: Chinese people stranded in Kyiv have become the target of Ukrainian anger in a backlash over Beijing’s failure to criticise Russia.⁠

Wheat prices have hit a 14-year high, breaching $10 a bushel as ports have closed and leading grain traders including ADM and Bunge suspended their operations in Ukraine after the Russian invasion.

Credit Suisse has asked hedge funds and other investors to destroy documents relating to its richest clients’ yachts and private jets, in an attempt to stop information leaking about a unit of the bank that has made loans to Russian oligarchs who were later sanctioned.

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2022-03-01 21:46:59 Here are the latest updates on the war in Ukraine:

The war in Ukraine has reduced the number of international commercial flights going into Russia. We are tracking Russia's invasion of Ukraine in maps. Click here for more. (Free to read)

The International Criminal Court is set to investigate Russia’s alleged war crimes in Ukraine. (Free to read)

‘Putin may be the most dangerous man who has ever lived’, said our chief economics commentator Martin Wolf

Ukraine’s government, economy and banking systems are still functioning. How is this possible? The nation has been laying the groundwork for operating under conditions of a full-scale attack for years Open / Comment

2022-03-01 18:31:30 Breaking news: China signalled it was ready to play a role in finding a ceasefire in Ukraine as it 'deplored' the outbreak of conflict in its strongest comments yet on Russia's invasion. Open / Comment

2022-03-01 15:14:05 Here are the latest updates about the war in Ukraine:

The FT is tracking Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in maps: Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has entered its sixth day. Russian troops are driving deeper into the country having attacked Ukraine from three directions: its northern border with Belarus, the eastern frontier with Russia, and in the south from Crimea. (Free to read)

The UK home secretary Priti Patel has resisted pressure to ease requirements for Ukrainians seeking to enter Britain as they flee Russia’s invasion.

Ukraine’s president called Russia ‘a terrorist state’ after artillery strikes hit residential areas in Kharkiv and an explosion destroyed the city’s local government headquarters.

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2022-03-01 00:29:17 Here are the latest updates about the war in Ukraine:
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky signed a formal application on Monday for his country to join the EU
Shell has joined BP and Equinor in pullback from Russia
Ukraine is planning to issue a ‘war bond’ to fund its armed forces
Russia launched on Monday a gruesome attack against the city of Kharkiv, in an escalation that analysts warned may only be a foretaste of worse to come (free to read) Open / Comment