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Christian Eriksen
personChristian Eriksen came off the bench in Brentford's 2-0 defeat to Newcastle. The Dane suffered a cardiac arrest while playing for Denmark at Euro 2020. Josh Dasilva was sent off for a bad challenge on Matt Targett. Joelinton and Joe Willock sealed the win for Newcastle at St James' Park.
Roman Abramovich
personRoman Abramovich has stepped aside as Chelsea owner for the time being. The 55-year-old made the announcement in a statement on Thursday. He said he was ‘giving trustees of Chelsea’s charitable foundation the stewardship and care of the club' Football decisions will remain the responsibility of Marina Granovskaia and Petr Cech.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Gazprom
organizationUS President Joe Biden announces "devastating" Western sanctions against Russia. Sanctions target Russia's two largest banks, which will have their assets frozen and will be cut off from US dollar transactions. Gazprom and other major companies will not be able to raise financing in Western markets. UEFA will convene an emergency meeting of its top board members on Friday.
Vladimir Putin
personPresident Biden announced economic sanctions against two key Russian financial institutions and several Russian oligarchs. Additional global sanctions will be a blow to Putin, Sen. Amy Klobuchar says. U.S. has targeted ten of Russia's largest financial institutions, the White House says.
Volodymyr Zelensky
personUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy apparently told his Austrian counterpart that his country may not be able to withstand Russia's offensive. Zelenki told Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer that “I don’t know how much longer my country will exist,” Nehammer said. UN Security Council will hold an emergency session on Ukraine on Wednesday night.
Antonio Conte
personTottenham Hotspur lost 1-0 to Burnley at Turf Moor on Wednesday. Spurs have lost four of their last five Premier League games. Antonio Conte has hinted he could leave the club at the end of the season. Chairman Daniel Levy is expected to meet with Conte this week.
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.