400 used bulletproof vests bound for Ukraine are stolen in NYC

Hundreds of donated bulletproof vests bound for Ukraine to help protect those fighting the Russian invasion, were stolen from a New York City non-profit office, police said Wednesday. The tactical vests, which were donated by local law enforcement, were taken sometime overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday from a building on Second Avenue that houses two Ukrainian … Read more

McDonald’s closes 850 restaurants in Russia 32 years after launch in Moscow

When it first opened its doors in January 1990, 30,000 Russians who had lived under the iron fist of Soviet rule queued patiently to get their first taste of McDonald’s Big Mac.  The fast-food giant’s first outlet in Russia opened in Moscow’s Pushkin Square, and caused such excitement that some people joined the queue without … Read more

Lord Daresbury under pressure to quit boardroom role at Russian bank

Aristocrat Lord Daresbury under pressure to quit boardroom role at Russian bank By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:05 GMT, 8 March 2022 | Updated: 22:05 GMT, 8 March 2022 An aristocrat faces pressure to quit his job on the board of a Russian bank. Lord Daresbury sits on the supervisory board at … Read more

Ramsgate pub slammed for offering Ukraine flag drinks to toast Russian planes shot down

Bar is slammed for offering blue and yellow drinks to toast Russian planes shot down but Nottingham pub wins praise after inviting drinkers to ‘have a wee on Putin’ as it puts image of Russian President’s face on its male urinal Coastal Bar, in Ramsgate, Kent, made drinks in the colours of the Ukraine flag  … Read more

Labour accused of ‘hypocrisy’ for calling on Tories to return £2m in Russian-linked donations

Labour is accused of ‘rank hypocrisy’ for calling on the Tories to return £2million in Russian-linked donations but refusing to do the same Labour accused of ‘hypocrisy’ for not saying if Russia-linked £1m will be returned It received it from hedge fund tycoon with business connections with Russia  Labour claimed such donors gave Tories £1.93m … Read more

Change chicken kiev to chicken KYIV! Shoppers call on UK supermarkets to stand with Ukraine

Change chicken kiev to chicken KYIV! Shoppers call on UK supermarkets to stand with Ukraine by removing Soviet spelling on packets of breaded classic ‘Kiev’ was standard spelling for city under Soviet rule, but Ukrainians used ‘Kyiv’  Today Twitter users took campaign to the aisles by tweeting UK supermarkets One said change would be ‘small gesture … Read more

Rate headache for Bank as Ukraine war throws future hikes into doubt

Interest rate headache for Bank of England as Ukraine invasion throws March hike into doubt By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:30 GMT, 24 February 2022 | Updated: 08:35 GMT, 25 February 2022 The invasion of Ukraine is set to cause a fresh headache for the Bank of England as it ponders whether … Read more

Labour MP told she is ‘morally wrong’ to compare Ukraine invasion to Palestine

Labour MP is told she is ‘historically wrong, factually wrong and morally wrong’ to make comparison between Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and the situation in Israel and Palestine By MailOnline Reporter Published: 22:07 GMT, 24 February 2022 | Updated: 07:16 GMT, 25 February 2022 The Labour MP for Sunderland Central Julie Elliott was told she … Read more

Emmanuel Macron’s rivals mock his summit failure

Emmanuel Macron’s rivals mock his summit failure after his efforts to avoid war in Ukraine proved fruitless Emmanuel Macron was last night mocked by his political rival, Marine Le Pen  She ridiculed him over claiming he’d secured a potential negotiation with Putin  Jean-Luc Melenchon also slammed Macron’s ‘dismal record in this whole affair’ By James … Read more

HENRY DEEDES on the Ukraine crisis and Boris Johnson’s threat of tougher sanctions

The clownish actors tried auditioning for weightier roles at last: HENRY DEEDES on the Ukraine crisis and Boris Johnson’s threat of tougher sanctions By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:42 GMT, 25 January 2022 | Updated: 22:50 GMT, 25 January 2022 Lunchtime in the Commons and all of a sudden there came a … Read more