# Github suspends accounts of Russian developers linked to sanctioned firms

# Github suspends accounts of Russian developers linked to sanctioned firms

” Github suspends accounts of Russian developers linked to sanctioned firms “ Major developer platform Github has reportedly blocked more than a dozen accounts of Russian developer’s associated with organizations sanctioned by the United States government.  The sanctioned accounts include some of the largest banks in Russia: Sberbank and Alfa-Bank, as well as individual developers with…

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#Russian Roman Abramovich reportedly pushes Ukraine peace talks

#Russian Roman Abramovich reportedly pushes Ukraine peace talks

“Russian Roman Abramovich reportedly pushes Ukraine peace talks” Sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has traveled to Kyiv to try to restart peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, according to a report — just days after another $7 billion worth of his assets were frozen. Abramovich huddled with Ukrainian government representatives to try to revive talks…

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#Nokia to stop doing business in Russia

#Nokia to stop doing business in Russia

“Nokia to stop doing business in Russia” Telecoms equipment maker Nokia is pulling out of the Russian market, its CEO told Reuters, going a step further than rival Ericsson, which said Monday it was indefinitely suspending its business in the country. Hundreds of foreign companies are cutting ties with Russia following its Feb. 24 invasion of…

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#Putin shrugs off financial sanctions as ruble rebounds

#Putin shrugs off financial sanctions as ruble rebounds

“Putin shrugs off financial sanctions as ruble rebounds” Vladimir Putin’s Russia is earning more from its energy exports than it was before it invaded Ukraine, and the ruble has bounced back to its prewar value. Tell us again about those “crippling” sanctions. Yes, President Joe Biden on Friday signed two bills expanding US financial restrictions…

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#Sanctions against Putin’s daughters are ‘difficult to understand,’ Kremlin says

#Sanctions against Putin’s daughters are ‘difficult to understand,’ Kremlin says

“Sanctions against Putin’s daughters are ‘difficult to understand,’ Kremlin says” A top Kremlin spokesman is lashing out after fresh US and European Union sanctions targeted Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters and other family members of prominent Russians in response to the Ukraine invasion. Putin’s daughters, Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova, were among the most notable…

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