London has followed the US and EU in sanctioning lawmakers who supported the recognition of Donetsk’s and Lugansk’s independence The UK government imposed sanctions on 386 members of Russia’s State Duma on Friday, targeting all lawmakers who voted for recognizing the sovereignty of Ukraine’s breakaway republics, Lugansk and Donetsk. Moscow’s formal recognition of the two…

Marriott International has paused opening new hotels and investing in the country Hotel chain Marriott announced on Thursday that it has decided to suspend all future hotel development and investment in Russia due to the situation in Ukraine. Existing hotels in the country will continue to operate.

Brussels plans to propose phasing out Russian fossil fuels to improve European energy security The European Commission is planning to unveil, before its summit in May, a set of proposals for abandoning Russian gas, oil and coal, the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.