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In the first month of Western sanctions against Russia, thousands of businesses stopped operations in the country either as a direct consequence, or because the public -- their customers -- had little appetite to see them make money while Russian troops continued the invasion of Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised his neighbouring EU country Hungary in an impassioned speech to European Union leaders on Thursday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised European Union leaders, saying that sanctions and support for Ukraine came "a little late".

It has been one month since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.

Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state, has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday. She was 84.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the French parliament on Wednesday via video link as he continues his campaign for western countries to impose tougher sanctions on Russia.

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the Italian parliament via video link on Tuesday morning.

Last week got off to an antsy start as the clause that many interpreted as a direct route to ban proof-of-work-(PoW)-based cryptocurrencies made a sudden comeback to the draft of the European Union’s key directive on digital assets. Many in the crypto policy space got immediate flashbacks to other instances of harmful last-minute additions to must-pass legislation days and hours before the vote. It all ended well, though, as the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs voted against the draft that contained the hostile language. Over in the United States, monetary policy kept growing more political, as evidenced by Sarah Bloom Raskin, President Joe Biden’s pick for the Federal Reserve’s vice chair for supervision, being forced to withdraw her nomination due to a Senate gridlock. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took time off urgent matters of national defense to sign a bill granting digital assets legal status into law. Other big narratives of the week included crypto platforms’ expansion into the Gulf region, a slew of crypto-related statements and actions by members of the U.S. Congress and some favorable policy developments in Australia.

U.S. stock futures were steady in overnight trading on Sunday after the S&P 500's best week since 2020.

It's now three and a half weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine and launched a full-scale war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for comprehensive peace talks with Moscow to stop its invasion of his homeland, without delay. In a late night video message, he said if the war continued, Russia would take generations to recover from its losses.

French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled his proposals to boost the national economy if he wins a second term at next month’s elections.

US President Joe Biden has branded his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a "war criminal" over his invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.

Amidst the ongoing war on its shores, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed into law the bill that will legalize digital currencies in Ukraine.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed off on a new law that will bring cryptoassets under a legal umbrella – and allow national market regulators to police the sector. The move will pave the way for the country to begin taxing crypto.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to address the German parliament on Thursday morning.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says "my heart breaks from what Russia is doing to our people" after Russian forces destroyed a theatre in the besieged southern city of Mariupol.

The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday ordered Russia to stop hostilities in Ukraine.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has enacted a law officially making cryptocurrencies legal in the besieged country.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine currently based in Kyiv, has signed a law establishing a legal framework for the country to operate a regulated crypto market. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has used a new overnight video address to signal some progress in ongoing negotiations between his country and Russia.