Russo-Ukraine conflict

March 24, (THEWILL) – The United States Government has announced a new package of sanctions on Russian lawmakers and elites, defence companies, as punishments designed to ramp up pressure on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. The measures announced Thursday...

March 16, (THEWILL) - Just over a week after the UK government slapped sanctions on Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, the European Union has done the same. Over the weekend, reports surfaced that the Russian businessman will face severe measures from...

March 16, (THEWILL) - Russian football chiefs have failed in an attempt to suspend the ban on their teams appearing in UEFA competitions. The Russian Football Union (FUR) lodged an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after...

March 16, (THEWILL) - Russia's foreign ministry on Tuesday said that the US President, Joe Biden and a dozen other top officials had been banned from entering the country in a reciprocal response to US sanctions. The measure, which also...

March 15, (THEWILL) - The UK visa and immigration authority has temporarily suspended priority and super priority visa services for new study, work and family applications An announcement by the UK immigration department said it is currently prioritising applications made...

March 11, (THEWILL) - Russia on Friday said it was opening a criminal case against Meta for “calling for the murder” of Russians. The development, according to Russia, followed Meta's (the parent company of Facebook and Instagram) action relaxing...

March 11, (THEWILL) - The Facebook parent company, Meta Platforms, will now allow Instagram and Facebook users in certain countries to call for violence against Russians and their troops under the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In a temporary...

March 08, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian government has commenced evacuation of its nationals trapped for several days in Sumy, the besieged northeastern Ukrainian city. The 370 Nigerian students were among over 1,400 foreign students trapped in the Ukrainian city amid shelling...

March 08, (THEWILL) - A former Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanukovych, has urged the incumbent, Volodymyr Zelensky, to give up and surrender to Russia. Yanukovych's appeal was contained in a message circulated on Tuesday by Russian state agency, Ria Novosti. In the message, Yanukovych said...

March 08, (THEWILL) - In the aftermath of Russia's military intervention in Ukraine, FIFA is planning to enable foreign players in the country to temporarily suspend their contracts. Already, all eight of Krasnodar's international players, including Remy Cabella and Grzegorz...