YouTube blocks Ruptly video agency
The Google-owned video platform has vowed to block all channels linked to “Russian state-funded media” YouTube, owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, has shut down the Ruptly channel, the video …
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Russian dogs banned over Ukraine
The international punishment of Russia over the Ukraine invasion has extended far beyond economic sanctions The British organizers of the world’s biggest dog show, Crufts, have banned Russian owners and …
Moscow rejects Washington’s chemical weapons comment
The State Department’s suggestion that Russia could use chemical weapons in Ukraine is baseless, Moscow says Anatoly Antonov, Russia’s ambassador to the United States, accused Washington on Saturday of trying …
US won’t track citizens who travel to Ukraine to fight
The State Department has discouraged Americans from traveling to Ukraine, but said it won’t stop them Washington has no plans to keep track of US citizens who volunteer to fight …
US allows ‘certain transactions’ in LNR & DNR
The Treasury Department permitted non-governmental US actors to do humanitarian work in Donbass The US Treasury Department has authorized non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to conduct humanitarian work, including “democracy building,” in …
Instagram responds to pending ban in Russia
Moscow cracked down on Meta after it permitted calls for violence against Russian citizens Instagram has denounced Moscow’s decision to ban the Meta-owned social network as “wrong,” arguing that it …
US sanctions Russians over North Korea
Washington has accused several Russian businessmen and companies of aiding Pyongyang’s missile and nuclear program The US government has sanctioned several Russian entities and individuals for allegedly helping a North …
Pink Floyd pulls music to support Ukraine
English rock band yanks post-1987 songs and leader’s solo catalog from Russia and Belarus amid Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour announced that all of his solo …
Serbia vows punishment for volunteers going to Ukraine
Citizens fighting for either side face prosecution and severe penalties, Belgrade has announced Serbian law forbids citizens to volunteer to fight in foreign wars, and anyone who does so in …
Russia sets date for Instagram shutdown
Russians have two days to claim their data before ban over Meta’s new “hate speech” policy goes into effect Citing the “unprecedented” decision by Instagram’s parent company Meta to allow …