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Slovakia to send military material worth 2.6 million euros to Ukraine – media
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia will send military material worth 2.6 million euros ($2.9 million) and other aid worth 8.4 million euros to Ukraine, local media reported on Saturday. ($1 = 0.8875 euros) (...
Feb 26, 2022
Russia no longer needs diplomatic ties with West – ex-President Medvedev
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia doesn't really need diplomatic ties with the West after it imposed sanctions on Moscow over what he called Russia's military operation in Ukraine, former president and top se...
Feb 26, 2022
Boxing – Alvarez to move up to light-heavyweight, face Bivol in WBA title bout
(Reuters) - Undisputed super-middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will move up to the light-heavyweight class to take on undefeated Russian Dmitry Bivol in a WBA title fight on May 7, the Mexic...
Feb 26, 2022
Olympics – Freestyle skiing – Smith awarded ski cross bronze after FIS overturn yellow card
(Reuters) - Swiss skier Fanny Smith will be awarded the women's ski cross bronze medal after her yellow card for an infringement in the Winter Olympics final was overturned by an appeals commission, t...
Feb 26, 2022
Internet in Ukraine disrupted as Russian troops advance
By James Pearson and Raphael Satter LONDON (Reuters) - Internet connectivity in Ukraine has been badly affected by the Russian invasion, particularly in the southern and eastern parts of the country w...
Feb 26, 2022
Cutting Russia off from SWIFT a “matter of days” -euro zone central banker
PARIS (Reuters) - A decision to cut Russia off from the global SWIFT payment system will be taken in a matter of days, the governor of a central bank within the euro zone told Reuters on Saturday. "SW...
Feb 26, 2022
Italy’s Draghi supports Russia’s disconnection from SWIFT -Zelenskiy
(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi had supported Russia's disconnection from the global SWIFT payment system in a phone conversati...
Feb 26, 2022
Lithuania says Netherlands to send additional troops
VILNIUS (Reuters) - The Netherlands will send additional troops to Lithuania to reinforce the Baltic NATO deployment, the Lithuanian defence minister said on Saturday. "Yesterday I spoke with Dutch mi...
Feb 26, 2022
Some 100,000 Ukrainians have entered Poland since war began-interior minister
MEDYKA, Poland (Reuters) - Around 100,000 people have crossed into Poland from Ukraine since Russia launched an invasion on Thursday, including 9,000 who have entered since 7 a.m. on Saturday, Poland'...
Feb 26, 2022
No immediate impact from Russia sanctions on bond index rebalancing – JPMorgan
LONDON (Reuters) - JPMorgan said there was no immediate impact from sanctions on Russia at the month-end rebalancing of its emerging market bond indexes. The indexes are key performance benchmarks for...
Feb 26, 2022
