By Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) – The United States will reopen its embassy in Ukraine soon, its top diplomat said on Monday after he and the U.S. defense secretary visited Kyiv, promising more military aid and hailing its success i…
Britain to send Stormer armoured vehicles to Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will send a small number of Stormer armoured vehicles fitted with launchers for anti-air missiles to Ukraine, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Monday. Wallace added that British assessments showed that around 15,000 Russ…
Finland, Sweden to begin NATO application in May, local media reports
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland and Sweden will together express their will to join NATO in May, tabloid newspapers Iltalehti in Finland and Expressen in Sweden reported on Monday, citing sources close to the matter. Despite tightening cooperation with th…
Possible to pay for Russian gas while complying with sanctions – Uniper
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Uniper, Germany’s main importer of Russian gas, on Monday said it would be possible to pay for future supplies without breaching European Union sanctions even though Moscow has demanded payments in roubles. Russia’s demand for gas …
Sodexo in talks with CVC on restaurant check business – Les Echos
PARIS (Reuters) -Sodexo has entered talks with buyout firm CVCon a deal about its restaurant check unit, French business daily Les Echos reported on Monday, citing sources close to the talks. Both CVC and Sodexo declined to comment. Sodexo is prepared …
UnitedHealth to sell Change Healthcare’s claims business for $2.2 billion
(Reuters) – UnitedHealth Group has agreed to sell Change Healthcare’s claims editing business to private equity firm TPG Capital for $2.2 billion, according to a regulatory filing. Earlier this month, UnitedHealth and Change agreed to extend the closin…
Germany to increase 2022 net debt by some 40 billion euros – sources
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany plans to increase new debt by 39.2 billion euros ($42.04 billion) this year to cushion Europe’s biggest economy against the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, government sources said on Monday. The envisaged new borro…
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) – The United States will reopen its embassy in Ukraine soon, its top diplomat said on Monday after he and the U.S. defense secretary visited Kyiv, promising more military aid and hailing the fight against Russia’s invasion. FIGHTING The follo…
Cargill says supports open markets after Indonesia limits palm exports
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S.-based commodities trader Cargill Inc on Monday said it supported open markets following Indonesia’s move to limit exports of palm oil. The company said in a statement it would follow any regulations decided by the government. I…
Wall Street strategists sound gloomy note as stocks drop again
By Lewis Krauskopf and Saikat Chatterjee NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -After a rocky week for U.S. stocks, a number of Wall Street strategists are pointing to reasons for further caution as investors face tightening monetary policy, corporate earnings, se…