The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Russia says its forces capture village in Ukraine's Kharkiv region

Russia's defence ministry said on Saturday that its forces had captured Hrianykivka, a village in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region that is well to the north of most significant fighting.

Reuters · Feb 18, 2023

Macron - France wants Russia's defeat, but not to 'crush' it

France wants Russia to be defeated in Ukraine but it does not want to "crush" it, President Emmanuel Macron told paper Le Journal du Dimanche.

Reuters · Feb 18, 2023

Zelenskyy 'born for this moment,' Sean Penn says at Berlin

Just hours before Russia began its invasion of Ukraine nearly a year ago, actor Sean Penn had his first on-camera meeting with the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2023

Harris says Russia committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine

Vice President Kamala Harris said the U.S. has concluded that Russia committed “crimes against humanity” in its invasion of Ukraine and vowed that Moscow would be held to account for its actions.

Tribune News Service · Feb 18, 2023

Mateusz Morawiecki: 'Without the US, there wouldn’t be a free Ukraine anymore'

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki sat down with FRANCE 24’s Marc Perelman at the Munich Security Conference to talk about the war in Ukraine and US President Joe Biden’s upcoming visit to Poland to mark the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion.

France 24 · Feb 18, 2023

Hungary's Orban accuses EU of prolonging war in Ukraine

Hungary's prime minister says the European Union is partly to blame for prolonging Russia’s war in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2023

Kremlin critic missing amid prison transfer, allies say

Relatives and allies of an opposition politician imprisoned in Russia say they haven’t heard from him in a month and are worried about his well-being

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2023

'It's the anniversary of our resistance - but we still need your help'

Nearly one year on, Ukrainians in Manchester reflect on the Russian invasion

Manchester Evening News · Feb 18, 2023

Serbian nationalists and pro-Russian activists protest against closer ties with Kosovo

Protesters cheered “Serbia-Russia” as far-right leader Damjan Knezevic urged people to riot if their demands were not met

Evening Standard · Feb 18, 2023

Hungary's Orban says Europe 'drifting into' Ukraine war

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday that Europe was "indirectly at war with Russia" as several European countries pledge to send battle tanks to help Ukraine fight Moscow's invasion.

Reuters · Feb 18, 2023