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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dredged up concerns that the country’s aggression would extend to social media, and that the Kremlin’s long-running campaign to use the internet to stir doubt and division in democracies would confuse public opinion on the war.

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov acknowledges ‘heated debates among cultural figures’, tells Russians now not time for divisions.

Saying “no to war” in their final telecast, the staff of TV Rain – among Russia’s few independent television channels – resigned on live television after an order to suspend operations due to the organisation’s coverage of the Ukraine crisis, NDTV reported.

I returned from London to help my country – now we watch with horror as Russian forces attack a nuclear plant near my hometown, says researcher Sasha Dovzhyk

Vladimir Putin insists Russia's invasion of Ukraine is going "exactly as planned." But as the war now stretches into its second week, some military analysts say otherwise. Russian casualties are likely much higher than the Kremlin expected, and Moscow's troops have thus far failed to make major advances in the…

Vladimir Putin has placed the Kremlin’s strategic nuclear weapons forces on ‘high alert’, prompting fears over what could happen next

There are a number of countries remaining neutral with other siding with Putin and his troops.

Latest updates: director general says new law appears to ‘criminalise the process of independent journalism’

Deputy prime minister says government was looking to seize UK property belonging to Kremlin-linked elite