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The Latest Breaking News from Moscow

Russia declares ceasefire in Ukraine, opens humanitarian corridors for civilians to leave

Russia on Saturday declared a ceasefire in Ukraine for opening up humanitarian corridors for civilians to be evacuated.

Dynamite News

France urges citizens to leave Russia if presence 'not essential'

France has "strongly" urged its citizens to leave Russia if their presence there is "not essential", following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine last week and the closure of airspace between Russia and the European Union.

Radio France Internationale

Evacuation of Ukraine port city delayed

Officials in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, surrounded by Russian forces, on Saturday delayed an evacuation of the civilian population, accusing Moscow’s troops of breaking a ceasefire.

Bangkok Post

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Russia announces a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine after over a week of war

A partial ceasefire has been agreed between Russia and Ukraine on Saturday so that humanitarian corridors are opened for civilians to leave the cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha

Daily Mirror

Russia's demand for US guarantees may hit nuclear talks, Iran official says

Russia's demand for written U.S. guarantees that sanctions on Moscow would not harm Russian cooperation with Iran is "not constructive" for talks between Tehran and global powers to revive a 2015 nuclear deal, a senior Iranian official said on Saturday.

Reuters

'My heart is breaking': Russians fear economic nightmare about to unfold

In bright sunshine, a long queue of shoppers snaked outside an IKEA store near Moscow late last week. Similar scenes were repeated across Russia as families rushed to spend their fast-depreciating roubles at the Swedish retailer which is exiting the crisis-hit country.

Reuters

Russia Blocks Facebook Over ‘Discrimination’ of State Media

Russia on Friday blocked Facebook and moved to impose harsh jail terms for publishing "fake news" about the army as part of efforts to muffle dissent over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Social media staple Facebook was blocked over several instances of "discrimination" of Russian state media, media regulator Roskomnadzor said,…

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The International Monetary Fund announced it could approve $1.4b emergency funding – as it happened

Biden says US and allies have ‘raised the costs’ on Russia over its aggression, as credit card giants Visa and Mastercard halt Russian business operations

The Guardian - AU

Singapore sanctions Russia over 'unprovoked attack' on Ukraine

Singapore announced sanctions against Russia on Saturday that include four banks and an export ban on electronics, computers and military items, in a rare move by the Asian financial hub in response to what it said was Moscow's "dangerous precedent" in Ukraine.

Reuters

Putin likens Western sanctions to war as Russian assault traps Ukrainian civilians

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Western sanctions were akin to war as his forces pressed their assault on Ukraine on Saturday for a 10th day and the IMF warned the conflict would have a "severe impact" on the global economy.

Reuters

West ramps up support for Ukraine but refuses its main ask: A no-fly zone

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces pressed their offensive against key Ukrainian cities Friday in a heavy bombing and shelling campaign that has led to a ballooning humanitarian disaster, spurred a growing exodus of people and raised fears of a wider calamity after Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant was set ablaze.

Los Angeles Times

Will old Christian prophecy protect Ukraine?

Kateryna Yushchenko, the Chicago-born wife of the ex-Ukrainian president, called attention to a mosaic of the Virgin Mary in Kyiv that legend has it protects the country from atop its perch in St. Sophia cathedral.

Chicago Sun-Times

Italian police seize yacht owned by Russia’s richest man

$27m boat impounded after EU blacklists owner Alexei Mordashov following Moscow’s attacks on Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Facebook and Instagram banned in Russia, country's communications regulator confirms

The move is a major escalation in an ongoing confrontation between big tech companies and Russia, which has in recent years issued a slew of fines and hobbled services through slowdowns.

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McClatchy Washington Bureau

Russia told Germany to hand over a US citizen. After invasion, he was sent home to Miami

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to worldwide condemnation and a cascade of momentous actions: the seizure of oligarchs’ yachts, the freezing of bank accounts, a flood of Ukrainian expatriates returning to their homeland to fight and a precipitous plunge in the ruble.

The Independent UK

Hello? Moscow? US says Russian defence officials picked up test call of ‘deconfliction hotline’

Line is meant to prevent situations which could result in US and Russian troops exchanging fire

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin bizarrely denies his Russian forces are bombing Ukrainian cities

Russian President Vladimir Putin brazenly lied to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a call on Friday saying that reports of Moscow bombing Ukrainian cities were "fake"

Daily Mirror

Putin wanted for war crimes over Ukraine as $1million reward put up for his arrest

Ukraine came close to a nuclear disaster after Vladimir Putin’s forces attacked Europe’s biggest atomic power plant. The strike on the Zaporizhzhia plant sparked fears of a radioactive catastrophe

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Wales Online

Former Moscow-based diplomat on Ukraine invasion by 'angry, ranting' Putin

Former Moscow-based diplomat Paul Knott looks at a week of devastation in Ukraine and his insight into where the war is going

Reuters

Italy seizes yacht owned by Russian oligarch Mordashov -source

Italian police have seized a yacht owned by Alexey Mordashov, the richest man in Russia before being blacklisted this week by the European Union following Moscow's attack on Ukraine, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday.

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: Moscow resumes offensive on Mariupol

Ukraine-Russia news from March 5: Ceasefire fails in the key city, allegations of violations by both Russia and Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Russia, Ukraine trade barbs at UN over nuclear plant attack

Ukraine envoy accuses Russia of ‘nuclear terrorism’; Russian ambassador dismisses reports of attack on nuclear plant.

Daily Mirror

Putin restricts access to Twitter as Russia launches information war against Ukraine

Russian state communications regulator Roskomnadzor has restricted access to Twitter hours after it blocked Facebook in a major escalation amid the ongoing confrontation between big tech and the Kremlin

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war a ‘catastrophe’ for global economy as stock markets plunge

Moscow stock exchange remained closed during the week, while the rouble fell to record lows

ABC News

Russia-Ukraine war updates: Ukraine and Russia trade blame for trapped residents trying to flee fighting

Russia and Ukraine are blaming each other for a failure to provide safe passage to civilians fleeing two cities besieged and bombarded by Russian forces. Look back on the latest updates from March 5.

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