Financial Times – Russia’s banks propped up by Chinese cash after sanctions 

The Financial Times reports that Chinese lenders extended billions of dollars to Russian banks when Western institutions pulled out of the country after its invasion of Ukraine last February. 

Sharing the front page is the story the Irish government is reportedly seeking legal advice in an attempt to half the UK’s Northern Ireland legacy bill. The bill would offer a conditional amnesty to those accused of killings during the Troubles. 

Irish FM Micheál Martin tells the paper that there are concerns the bill is not compliant with the European Convention on Human Rights, and says it will not deliver for victims.

But Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said while he was aware the bill would not please everyone, the prospect of convictions a quarter of a century after the Troubles had ended, was slim and called for Dublin to cooperate.