The UK Government has announced that around 3,000 tickets will be made available for displaced Ukrainians living in the UK to attend the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. Liverpool is set to hold the competition in May, as 2022 winners Ukraine are not able to host after Russia invaded the country just over a year ago. …
Softjourn’s contingency plans for Ukraine office put to the test
Softjourn, a technology service provider with a focus on ticketing, has outlined how it has continued to operate its Ukraine offices in the midst of war with Russia. Softjourn has had a contingency plan in place for a number of years to keep the company going and workers safe. “Our contingency plan began in 2014, …
Ukraine’s tech sector 100 days in
Friday marks 100 days since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Although conflict and tensions have raged between the two nations since 2014 when Russia invaded Crimea and Russian-back separatists seized part of Donbas in south-eastern Ukraine, it was Putin’s full-blown military operation in February that brought international scorn, sanctions and …
Opening Shakhtar Donetsk peace match raises €102,000
Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk has embarked on a peace tour, playing football in other countries to raise money following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The money from each friendly will be donated towards humanitarian aid in Ukraine, with the first stop of the ‘Global Tour for Peace’ having taken place in Athens against Olympiacos. A crowd …
Chelsea requests FA Cup tie to be behind closed doors
Chelsea will be unable to sell tickets for Saturday’s FA Cup quarter-final at Middlesbrough, and the Premier League club has asked the English Football Association (FA) to move the game behind closed doors as a result. The club had approached the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) to sell tickets for the away game at Middlesbrough’s …
Chelsea unable to sell tickets after Abramovich sanctioned by UK Government
English Premier League football club Chelsea will not be able to sell new tickets to matches following the sanctioning of Russian owner Roman Abramovich. Abramovich has been sanctioned by the UK Government due to his close ties with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Putin ordered the invasion of neighbouring country Ukraine on February 24 and a …
More artists pull performances in Russia and Ukraine
American rock band My Chemical Romance has become the latest act to cancel upcoming shows in Russia and Ukraine. In a statement posted on social media platform Instagram, the band said: “With deep regret, My Chemical Romance is cancelling our Ukraine and Russia shows in June 2022. We hope to be able to play for …
Sport and live entertainment condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ordered invasion of Ukraine, figures and clubs in sport, art and live entertainment have not only condemned his actions but have also cancelled performances and matches in response. The Russian State Ballet was due to perform at theatres in Northampton and Wolverhampton, but has now been cancelled due to the …
Formula 1 cancels Russian Grand Prix
The Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix has been cancelled following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. F1 bosses released a statement on social media after a meeting between stakeholders and governing body the FIA concluded the sport could not race in Russia. The statement read: “The FIA Formula 1 World Championship visits countries all over the …
UEFA switches Saint Petersburg’s Champions League final to Stade de France
UEFA has today (Friday) moved the staging of the 2021-22 Champions League final from Saint Petersburg to Paris, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Executive Committee of European football’s governing body today held an extraordinary meeting following what UEFA described as the “grave escalation of the security situation in Europe”. Having originally been due to …