Stockport Council urged to cancel deal with Gazprom It is awful that it has taken [war] to happen in Ukraine for everyone to realise we cannot do this" Manchester Evening News · Mar 9, 2022
Sports are political: Reaction and inaction to Putin's war of aggression On March 3, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced that all athletes from Russia and Belarus would be barred from competing at the 2022 Paralympics. The decision came less than a day after the IPC announced it was permitting athletes from both countries to compete as neutrals. The IPC’s ban,… The Conversation · Mar 7, 2022
Dozens of firms have cut ties with Russia in the past week The companies have cut ties with Russia in an act of solidarity against Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine Wales Online · Mar 4, 2022
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service cuts ties with Russian energy firm Gazprom The fire service has taken a stand by ending its contract with Gazprom following Russia's invasion of Ukraine Chronicle Live · Mar 4, 2022
Salford mayor urges government to sanction its Russian state-owned gas supplier Salford City Council doesn't want to renew its contact with Gazprom - but says it can't currently be excluded from the usual contract tendering process Manchester Evening News · Mar 4, 2022
Co-op, Morrisons, H&M, M&S and more cut ties with Russia amid Ukraine invasion Shell, BP and British Gas have all taken steps to condemn and sever ties with Russia's economy Manchester Evening News · Mar 4, 2022
Russian gas supplies to Europe decline sharply Shipments of Russian natural gas through the Yamal Pipeline have sharply declined, a week after Russian troops invaded Ukraine. Gazprom insists it's fulfilling all of its European contracts, but the data has underscored the EU's dependence on Russian energy imports. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says ending that… France 24 · Mar 3, 2022
UK public authorities spent at least £25m with Kremlin-backed Gazprom last year Call for urgent review of all Gazprom contracts that ‘fuel Putin’s war machine’, says GMB union The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2022
Full list of UK sanctions placed on Russia as businesses begin to boycott the country As well as UK Government sanctions, a number of large firms have also stepped in and cut ties with Russia. Daily Record · Mar 3, 2022
Putin's 'murderous regime' gas supply link to Merseyside hospitals Gazprom and its subsidiaries were paid hundreds of thousands by several local NHS trusts Liverpool Echo · Mar 3, 2022
Gazprom: London councils gave Russian state gas firm nearly £2m Councils cut ties with Russian gas firm Gazprom as Ukraine conflict escalates Evening Standard · Mar 3, 2022
NHS told to stop using energy supplied by Russian-owned Gazprom More than a dozen NHS trusts are thought to be supplied by Gazprom, alongside several local councils. The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2022
UK politics: we must ensure Putin fails, UK foreign secretary says – as it happened Latest updates: Liz Truss says Putin must lose in Ukraine as she praises courage of Baltic states The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2022
London Stock Exchange suspends trading in 27 firms with strong links to Russia Energy and banking companies Gazprom and Sberbank, plus EN+, Lukoil and Polyus among firms The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2022
The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2022 NHS leaders act on hospital links to Russian energy suppliers It is unsustainable for any organisation like the NHS to have links with Putin’s regime, says Jeremy Hunt
The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2022 English councils seek to end contracts with Russian-owned gas firm Merton and Suffolk councils want to pull out of Gazprom deals to show solidarity with Ukraine
Nottingham Post · Mar 2, 2022 Nottinghamshire council makes statement over 2 Gazprom contracts The energy giant is majority owned by the Russian state
Evening Standard · Mar 2, 2022 £430billion wipeout: Russian stocks crash 98% on London indexes as sanctions bite UK-listed depositary receipts of Russian companies are evaporating in value as sanctions take effect.
Daily Mirror · Mar 2, 2022 John Lewis, Sainsbury's, H&M and 25 more firms that have cut ties with Russiain past week British Gas, Morrisons and PayPal are just some of the huge companies suspended ties with Russia in an act of solidarity against Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine
The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022 UK businesses and fund managers scramble to cut ties with Russia’s Kremlin-linked firms British Gas, Total, and City fund managers in charge of trillions of pounds are rapidly dropping investments in Russia in response to Ukraine invasion
The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2022 British Gas owner follows BP and Shell in cutting Russia ties Centrica announces end of gas supply agreement with Kremlin-controlled Gazprom
Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2022 ‘Uninvestable’: Businesses rush to cut ties with Russia as ‘moral’ pressure grows Shell has cut links with state gas company Gazprom, investors are dumping stocks and bitcoin is spiking with the rouble at all-time lows
Daily Mirror · Mar 1, 2022 True cost of Gazprom sponsorship with UEFA set to lose millions from cutting Russia ties UEFA have severed their deal with Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom despite only agreeing a lucrative extension with the former Champions League sponsor last year
The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2022 UK firms rush to dump Russian assets amid efforts to isolate Moscow British Gas owner Centrica cuts ties as Legal & General, Abrdn and Nest all try to sell stocks
The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2022 Fund managers ditch Russian assets, global stocks slide, bitcoin rises after latest sanctions – as it happened European stocks slide further while Moscow stock exchange remains closed for second day; rouble steadies and Brent crude rises above $100 a barrel