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SWIFT
organizationUS, EU, UK, and Canada agreed Saturday to remove select Russian banks from SWIFT. SWIFT is a global financial messaging system, and Saturday's announcement could prove disastrous for Russia. Cutting off Russia would create costs for many banks and corporations in Europe and other countries that currently do business with Russia.
Sergey Lavrov
personPM told NATO leaders the UK would take immediate action against the Russian dictator and Sergey Lavrov. Comes after EU announced similar measures this afternoon. Taiwan announced Friday that it would join in economic sanctions, although it did not specify what those would be.
Joe Biden
personKetanji Brown Jackson, 51, currently sits on DC’s federal court. If confirmed, Jackson will become the first Black woman to ever serve on the US supreme court. Biden is filling his first Supreme Court vacancy after left-leaning Justice Stephen Breyer announced in January he would step down this summer.
Ketanji Brown Jackson
personKetanji Brown Jackson, 51, currently sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. She represented a range of criminal defendants, including Guantanamo Bay detainees, vindicating constitutional rights of scorned, persecuted, and impoverished individuals. If confirmed, Jackson will become the first Black woman to ever serve on the US supreme court.
the U.S. Court of Appeals
organizationKetanji Brown Jackson, 51, is currently serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. She would replace liberal Justice Stephen Breyer, 83, who is retiring at the end of the term. She is the first Black woman to be nominated to the Supreme Court in its 233-year history.
Volodymyr Zelensky
personMore than 100,000 Russian troops continue to attack the country on Russian President Vladimir Putin's orders. Loud explosions were reported across Kiev as Ukrainian officials expect a tank attack on the capital. Russian troops will arrive in Kyiv today and are now fighting in the outskirts of the city.
Ben Wallace
personDefence Secretary Ben Wallace said Russia had 'failed to deliver' on its 'day one' objectives. Russia has banned British airlines from landing at its airports or crossing its airspace. UK charities have urged the Government to open its borders to the thousands of refugees fleeing Ukraine in the wake of Russia’s incursion.
UEFA
organizationUEFA have stripped Russia of the right to host the 2022 Champions League final. The game will now be held at the Stade de France in the Paris suburb of Saint Denis. F1 bosses announced they have axed the Russian Grand Prix from next year’s calendar. Manchester United also confirmed they are ending their association with Russian airline Aeroflot.
Valery Gergiev
personValery Gergiev will not lead the Vienna Philharmonic in a five-concert US tour. The decision comes in the wake of the Russian president's invasion of Ukraine. UEFA will no longer host the Champions League final in St. Petersburg in May.
Aeroflot
organizationRussian airline Aeroflot banned from UK airspace. Comes amid a host of new measures announced by Britain. freezing of assets belonging to Russian titans in banking and arms manufacture. UK added another five individual Russians to its sanctions list. St Petersburg has been stripped of the Champions League final in May.
Supreme Court
organizationKetanji Brown Jackson is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. If confirmed, the 51-year-old would replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. Biden fulfilled his campaign pledge to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court. Harvard-educated Jackson rose from a public defender to the nation's highest court.
SWIFT
organizationGerman Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says Russia's offer of talks with Ukraine to be held in Minsk was a "poisoned offer" French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire calls SWIFT a “financial nuclear weapon” White House has been reluctant to cut Russia from SWIFT.
Nato
organizationBy 2025, the size of the regular British Army will have shrunk to 72,500. World oil prices topped $100 for the first time in more than seven years. RAC also warned the cost of petrol could rocket, with one analyst saying it could hit 155p due to the war.
Sebastian Vettel
personFormula 1 confirmed they are ‘closely watching’ the situation. Reigning world champion Max Verstappen agreed. UEFA will no longer host the Champions League final in St Petersburg. FIFA yet to comment on Russia's scheduled hosting of World Cup qualifying playoff semifinal.
Daniil Medvedev
personNovak Djokovic beaten by qualifier Jiri Vesely at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. World No 1 lost 6-4 7-6 to the world No 124. Daniil Medvedev will become the new world No 1 when the rankings update on Monday.
Aeroflot
organizationMajor Russian banks will be kicked out of the UK financial system. National airline Aeroflot will be banned from landing in the UK. Czech Republic will cease issuing visas for all Russian nationals.
Dmytro Kuleba
personUkrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says Putin has "launched a full-scale war" He calls on the world to help "stop Putin," saying "the time to act is now" U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Moscow’s forces were at “final point of readiness”
European Union
organizationEU foreign policy head Josep Borrell said it was 'among the darkest hours for Europe since the end of world war two' UK sanctions include a full asset freeze on Russian state-owned bank VTB. Boris Johnson pressed the case to G7 leaders for suspending Russia from Swift. President Joe Biden indicated opposition had come from EU states.
Novak Djokovic
personNovak Djokovic crashed out of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The World No 1 lost 6-4 7-6 to qualifier Jiri Vesely. World No.2 Daniil Medvedev will replace the Serb at the top of the rankings.
Sergiy Kyslytsya
personUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia's invasion had severed Moscow from the rest of the international community. Dnipro, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia airports closed until 5am (GMT) No reason was provided for the closures.