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2022-02-26 02:49:21 The decision by Canada to slap sanctions on Putin and Lavrov is 'unprecedented' and signals that Ottawa and its allies are deliberately moving toward breaking off relations with Moscow, Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov tells Sputnik.

“The decision of Trudeau's Cabinet is totally unacceptable. It contradicts all principles of interstate relations and diplomatic ethics,” Stepanov says. Open / Comment

2022-02-26 01:39:13 US will impose full blocking sanctions on the Russian Direct Investment Fund - White House Open / Comment

2022-02-26 01:20:32 The White House has asked the US Congress to allocate $6.4 billion to assist Ukraine in its conflict with Russia and to support Eastern European nations grappling with the impact, Bloomberg reported. Open / Comment

2022-02-26 01:19:36 Dell Technologies suspended sales of its products in Ukraine and Russia, and will closely monitor the ongoing conflict to determine if additional measures are necessary, a Dell spokesperson told Sputnik. "We will continue to closely monitor the situation to determine our next steps," the spokesperson said. Open / Comment

2022-02-26 01:17:56 Canada will impose sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and other senior officials, including Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the Russian Chief of Staff, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. He admitted, however, that the sanctions would have limited impact, as Putin "doesn’t have much if anything in terms of personal holdings in Canada.”
Trudeau said Canada supports removing Russia from SWIFT and said Ottawa would also impose new sanctions on Belarus and its leaders, targeting 57 individuals. Open / Comment

2022-02-26 00:29:00 The province of Ontario ordered liquor stores to withdraw all Russian products from their shelves in a sign of condemnation of Moscow over a military operation in Ukraine, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy says Open / Comment

2022-02-26 00:17:25 Biden does not want to talk to Putin right now, but it doesn't mean the US has ruled out diplomacy forever, the White House says Open / Comment

2022-02-25 23:41:38 The US will join Europe in sanctioning President Putin, Foreign Minister Lavrov, and members of the Russian national security team, the White House says Open / Comment

2022-02-25 23:20:06 The UK has imposed sanctions against Putin and Lavrov.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said the president and the foreign minister have no bank accounts in the UK or anywhere else abroad. Open / Comment

2022-02-25 23:14:24 Moscow's idea of holding talks with Kiev in Minsk is “not diplomacy,” as “real diplomacy” cannot take place “at the barrel of a gun,” the State Department says.

Earlier in the day, Zelenskyy suggested to President Putin that they sit down at the negotiating table. Russia said it is ready to send a delegation to Minsk for talks. Kiev later suggested holding talks in Warsaw, and then stopped responding, according to the Kremlin. Open / Comment