The United States hit a series of Russian tech firms with sanctions Thursday, including the nation’s largest chip maker, in the latest economic punishment for Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The US Treasury said the sanctions are “part of its crackdown on the Kremlin’s sanctions evasion networks and technology companies, which are instrumental to the Russian […]
Month: April 2022
Ukraine war: Russian forces regrouping for attack – Nato
Russian forces in Ukraine are regrouping to double down on their attacks in the east of the country, according to Nato’s secretary general. “Russia is trying to regroup, resupply and reinforce,” Jens Stoltenberg said. The UK said Russia was bringing in between 1,200 and 2,000 troops from Georgia as reinforcements. Moscow said on Tuesday that […]
President Bazoum pledges Niger Republic’s support to fight banditry
President Mohammed Bazoum of the Niger Republic has pledged his country’s support to help Nigeria tackle banditry and other security threats. The president said this on Thursday when he visited his Nigerian counterpart, President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. According to him, Nigeria’s support towards the multinational joint task force (MNJTF) operation […]