War in Ukraine: who are these Russian oligarchs targeted by Western sanctions? – The Weekend Diary
On February 24, Vladimir Putin brought together the fine flower of Russian capitalism. That very morning, Russian troops attacked Ukraine and the bosses are already worried about sanctions. But Alexander Shokhin, president of the Association of Russian Industries, assures that “the Russian economy is solid, but will have to adapt as we did in 2014 […]
Economic sanctions: Vladimir Putin personally targeted – Le Journal du weekend
This is an unprecedented measure, because it concerns for the first time the president of a member country of the UN Security Council. Freezing the personal assets of Vladimir Putin and his Minister of Foreign Affairs on European soil, a strong and symbolic sanction, but still it is necessary to be able to apply it. […]
equal pay for women and men “is demagogic”, according to Pascal Praud
The United States Soccer Federation has pledged to pay equal pay for the women’s and men’s national teams in all friendlies and tournaments, including the World Cup. The decision was made after an appeal against US Soccer‘s discriminatory policy was filed by 28 players from the US Women’s National Team. “It’s perfectly demagogic”, reacted Pascal […]